He even asked his assistant if he could get the chat turned on.

He can spend the next few years-ish getting a finance degree through an online school while working part time, but he just got offered a full time position helping with sales for a local wholesale real estate company. 

That could be achieved without spending an inordinate additional amount in cap ex; In fact all I have seen had these items in common1.

I spend money on postcards, distressed lists and a website.

Make sure to keep your eye on the prize and do not spend too much time chasing after the next hot thing.

.🔹 Delegate – If you’re spending hours on tasks that someone else can do for $20 an hour, it’s time to outsource.

Evan,  As a local broker, I’ve assisted many clients with the entity transfer process, often referred to as a "drop and swap."

If you go with the partnership route1) You need to manage the money going in and out of the business bank account.2) File a partnership return and be responsible for issuing K-1's3) make distributions to you and your partner for cash flow that you receiveYou will likely spend many hours on a nice gesture.I may want to consider instead to give a christmas gift or a bonus for early completion of projects.

This will give you a baseline of how much you spend per month.

I provide my application and screening criteria on my website so applicants can look for themselves before spending any money.