Any business is about people more than the product or service the business purports to produce.If facts and data is all you are really after...I like this web site: http://www.city-data.com/.Excellent question by the way.To your success!

A quick web search can give you information about national (and sometimes geographic) averages for tax prep, but there's not much public information about non-tax prep services.

Don't have her number on my phone but easy to find on the web.

However, most people aren't brokers, so having a credible web presence is very important. 

I also got the alert yesterday about property taxes increasing in Abilene so I know it will be more than currently listed on the county web site for homes I look at. 

My name is Melanie Stephens and I write a column for BiggerPockets Wealth Magazine on “Biggest Mistakes/Lessons Learned” in real estate.I am looking for stories from BP members about that ONE deal or real estate opportunity that "got away.”

Each partner brings something to the table.Example: The equity partner owns vacant land and has the funds to develop the land, but doesn't have the construction or developement background.The other partner has experience in development/construction, repositioning and dispositions.50/50 might be to large of a risk as there is no incentive for the contractor to put foward his best effort.If I had this opportunity I would set it up where I would get an preferred return of 8% and a 75/25 split.Have the contractor also add funds into the project for materials and labors. and having all the terms spelled out and agreed to before forming the partnership.A suggestion on setting up the partnership payout.http://www.ccim.com/cire-magazine/articles/splitting-profits

Greetings BP,I found a few REI meetings in the Richmond Area serching the web, however does anyone know where I can find a complete meeting list for Richmond?

I have found that the numbers on the properties I find off of the Big web sites are priced pretty high and won't work with our formulas. 

But if you want to read more info I recommend you go to the Texas Comptroller web site.