You will have to deal with payroll, getting federal and state tax IDs, and doing quarterly payments and filings to both.

US Military has no parallel today with regard to size and sophistication (Mainly sophistication ...)

While I am still learning how to get the most out of the site and havent even herd of a pro account until now, I agree that it would be nice to have a way to only deal with people who are already in the know and can discuss topics on a higher level of sophistication... more importantly, discuss business opportunities with people who are actually capable of doing business.

Sophisticated sellers, such as banks, REITs, institutions, have developed methods of seperating "real" buyers from those that will only close if a laundry list of unlikely events occurs, i.e., 100% financing, sale to a third party, etc.

Sometimes what comes along with the option contract are investors with a lack of sophistication or professionalism and that, more times than not, will cause the lender to question their character or capacity.

When dealing in commercial properties, you are not dealing with mom and pop, you're dealing with sophisticated business people and if they aren't they hire people who are.

One LLC is the buyer of the real estate, another is the business operations, which was existing and is buying the sellers' business.We would like to keep the seller as an independent jobber, selling products and leasing the equipment that he runs from his old clients, but may end up having to add him to the payroll in some sort of capacity, part time perhaps, which is not a problem, there are other employees there.

If the commercial is listed most that I have had dealings with want their agent/broker to earn is commission, meaning I'm talking to them before I get to the seller.Residntial can be the same wy, but usually your seller is less sophisticated in such matters and can easily be intemidated when you start talking about disclosures and contracts, I'm saying some, and a Realtor then becomes an asset.I don't suggest anyone new in the game as a buyer deal with a listing agent, they should have a buyers' agent at first.

Employees have first dibs on assets as payroll before an outsider who sues a non-profit.

I don't have an intricate strategy, with demographic surveys, IRR and NPV calculations, leveraged buyouts, and city planners on my pay roll.