Hi,I am needing to know when writing a proposal should you keep it simple, keep to fact, and how many pages should I keep it to.

I met a broker in my local REIA and he came to me with a proposal to pay him for acquisition of foreclosure properties from auction.

@kevin gerace - I'd draw up a proposal at least with a letter of intent to buy with your offer, spelling out why you priced it as you did and how quickly you'd be able to close the deal and see what happens.

A small developer I know has proposed a partnership that's pretty intriguing but I'd appreciate some opinions on it. 

It was probably suggested by an apartment-dweller and legislated by people who have their staff members or their brokers take care of domestic matters, such as a home sale.

I propose we meet at a different member's project each month; when that isn't practical, a restaurant.

The NEW lease-option design...As I understand it, one of the requirements of the new Consumer Finance Protection Bureau, birthed from the Dodd-Frank legislation, is that ANY lender in an installment sale has to verify that the borrower is capable of repaying the loan, just like a traditional mortgage lender must.

If that means taking smaller distributions of cash over a period of years rather than a lump sum, great.What you have proposed is complex, expensive, and does have some risk associated with it.  

Some of this will totally depend on the age of your unit, so keep that in mind too. 100 year old houses can propose more issues than more recent construction.

At any rate if they sell their notes I'd propose a note purchase.