I don't want to just show without some form of formal invite.

I work in sugar land in the town center area. maybe we can meet up for a lunch or even a formal meeting, my partner and i need to speak to CPA soon. 

I'm currently expanding my role as landlord jack-of-all-trades in an attempt to take advantage of my nights, weekends, and the skilled labor of people who have done work for me in the past, but don't have the infrastructure in place to formalize their own business plans and processes.Frankly, I would prefer to be a contractor full-time, but I haven't yet built up the pipeline I believe is necessary to allow me to quit my current W-2 job.

@Andres Diego I had to get formal appraisals done on the properties and then I had to submit those along with the purchase agreements to the IRS.

The buyer would potentially provide a down payment (agreed by both parties) and then the seller will hold a promissory note for the difference between the sales price of the property and the down payment provided by the buyer.In essence, the seller then becomes the bank/lender and then must follow all of the same laws that lenders must follow in the event of a default and formal foreclosure proceedings must occur.In regards to the renting of the property.

so, besides the formal training in REI i have, i attended 2 of @Brandon Turner's webinars and just bought @JScott's book on flipping( i'm excited),  i'm so ready to dive in with both legs cos i don't want to be a victim of analysis paralysis!!.

@Toby Coons, what you are describing is a Joint Venture Partnership, which should be formalized in legalese writing if you proceed.

I wanted to give a formal newbie introduction of myself to Bigger Pockets, and to the Arizona Investors out there.

The mail not returned, I'd send them a more formal letter a month later.

We didn't pay the commission, the seller did, but we feel like that could have been a negotiating point for us if we had an agent willing to do the "formalities" for a lesser commission when we found the property.