If it is just the business and not buying a building or the land beneath it then it is not generally a real estate licensed activity.You need to check for each state what is or is not required.You could go on a site like Rocket Lawyer etc. and for a nominal fee ask the question.In commercial real estate transactions you can generally have consulting and other fees on the HUD-1 as RESPA does not typically apply.To look for more businesses you could look at bizbuysell.com  Sellers typically want 3 times gross profit earnings so if 100k a year after expenses they want 300,000.

Hello, BiggerPockets.I'm new to the Houston area and am hoping to connect with others that are focused on small apartment investing (less than 30 or so units).

Hi, I am considering gutting my 3-bdrm rental house and building a 6-plex Class C that caters to the working families in South East Houston. 

Hi,I'm writing this from Houston, TX.

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BP - I live in Houston, TX, and unless you have been living under a rock, you have heard about widespread flooding from Hurricane Harvey.  

Hi,So, I am from Houston and I was there last week helping friends and family recover from Hurricane Harvey.

So what are expectations of cash flow per month in the Houston area?  

My wife and I just purchased our first property in Houston TX  with our VA loan.We got very lucky and purchased a home for 50k in a neighborhood that goes from the low 90k-120klooking for some advice to what moves i can make with this current property to invest in other properties to hold and rent.

These homes are new construction located in a dry area of Houston, TX that was not affected by Hurricane Harvey.