Pay the $17,000 fee or JV?

[Alex Kouramanis]

Hi all,

What do you think about this:

If you had a $300k mortgage that you had to port or else you would pay a hefty fee of $17,000, would you be better off paying the fee and getting new mortgages at lower interest in smaller deals on your own, or would it be better to JV with someone who will not put money in on a five year deal but take care of the management role and split revenue? I guess the question really is about, should you work with someone who has a deal but whom you don't have a history with and who won't put money in (because of course there are investors lined up who won't ask for that)? Would it really be better to pay that crazy fee and go it alone?

Thanks!