I still see great deals in Detroit and there is a lot of media buzz around Detroit for its rise in values and upward trajectory.

Fort Worth based with the organizer Jimmy Reed.

This isn’t a direct answer to your question, but one thing I found useful when making new broker contacts was calling those who had properties listed/recently listed and try to organically build a rapport.

Just because the news or social media says rates dropped, does not mean every lender will drop their rates.

Can anyone give me some advice on organizing my system?

I suppose I don't trust hearsay and the media as much as I used to.

In most areas of the country, both vacant and improved land will have some kind of property taxes (minus religious organizations and few other exceptions).

But LLCs and banking accounts is mostly your personal preference of how you would like to organize your business structure.

An established organizer offered me a partnership and wants to give a friend 10% equity for scouting new locations.Questions:1.Would hiring a professional real estate agent be more efficient and beneficial than giving a friend 10% equity for this task?

I use BP to escape from social media and the politics, lol.