It helped a great deal with the market recovery as these Wall Street funds provided a role that the secondary loan servicing market was unable to perform for a few years.For the primary markets like, L.A., Las Vegas, Orlando, Tampa, Miami, Atlanta, Dallas, Houston, Phoenix, Boston these hedge funds sped up the recovery at a rapid rate.

Try not to tie-in substantial lessee improvements with the option exercise.5.

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.

My initial reaction is that I would inform the Seller that failing to close would breach the contract, that you are fully prepared to close and will proceed as if closing will happen as scheduled in the contract, and that if Seller breaches the contract you will have no choice but to exercise your right to seek a remedy.

What would be the main things we would need to sit down and hash out right from the get-go so that we are clear on each other's roles in the business.

On the venture side guidance, advisory roles, introductions to early customers, or other strategic partnership value is a big deal to the companies VCs fund.  

So, if ANY of the members of BP ever have any questions regarding health / dieting / exercise / training / nutrition, please feel free to reach out.

That is NON-taxable until the option is either exercised or expires. 

How much of a role did RE play in getting to where you are now?

The scenario where this plays an important role is if the permitted uses are ones that do not pay as well as the current "retail" type use.