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Business Formation Attorneys in/near San Antonio
Hello my name is Seth. I am looking for an Attorney to help with setting up my Real Estate Investment Company. I live in San Antonio and would prefer someone close, but is not a necessity. I am not from San Antonio so if any has any recommendations or if you yourself are an Attorney that could help, please message me. Thank you in advance for the replies.
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Originally posted by @Cody L.:
Just do your LLC on your own. I've done it 1000000000000 times. It takes 10 min (okay, 20 min the first time). Same with an IRS EIN. That takes maybe 3 or 4 minutes. EIN is free, the LLC costs $300 (state fee). No reason to pay an attorney. It will literally take you less time to do it yourself then to ask here how to do it and the time to then call attorneys.
I can't speak for California entities, but in TX, filing an LLC using the state-provided forms provides the bare minimum protections. There's a lot more a competent lawyer can do in LLC formations.