If the LLC is incorporated in another state, then by default any business activity conducted in the state of Texas (including banking) would probably classify it as a "foreign" entity.

Based on your own narrative, this seems like the way to go if committing to a single Realtor. 2) Call the listing agent every time & seek a discount on the overall commission, since the listing agent will now get both sides of the commission split.

I was under the mind-set that LLC(s), incorporating, are a good way to legitimize your business, separate your personal life and expenses from your business and protect your personal assets from others.

I'm in Canada, so LLCs aren't really a thing here and the benefits of incorporating in Canada to my knowledge have mostly been nerfed.This gives me a good idea of what kind of questions and people I need to be talking to next to continue growing. 

@David Miller in the past I've never charged a acquisition or management fee for structuring a deal but I do like the idea of incorporating those fees going forward and putting them towards my equity position. 

If so, Where did you incorporate?

Could it be that they are mining one another's data and incorporating that into their search results based upon success/failure rates on each site?

To these responses I just cut/paste the ad narrative into an email reply.

I'm a bit confused as some lenders incorporate prime, others use 1-year treasury and others are offering a fixed rate...This will be my first HELOC.

It's my understanding from reading here on BP that flipping is taxed as income, not capital gains; as such, would the money from a flip I bought and started last year but which is still owned count as a loss for last year's taxes, or is that money somehow now incorporated into my taxes at all until I sell the property?