Another thing I can think of is trusts are just plain complicated to use with partnership structures, if the trust is the only owner.

I am also very interested in continuing to learn about other ways to make deals happen through partnership and creative finance to allow faster growth than just 1 house per year.Thanks everyone for reading, hope to see you around the forums. 

I am the sole owner of the property and we never made a contract regarding payment or partnership.

Background: My father, uncle, and aunt each share equal ownership in a general partnership that owns three large commercial properties (5 parcels in total).

I am an investor and I have several people close to me that would like to invest their money with me through partnerships.

My question is, how can I structure a partnership deal with him to create a WIN-WIN for both of us?

But then the question becomes, what do you bring to the partnership?

Hard lending, partnerships, etc.

For a commercial property they will expect a larger downpayment, some sort of business plan and a track record or a partnership with somebody that has a track record.

Good morning BP,
I'm new here and new to real estate investing and eager to start my first deal before the end of this year. Having picked a direction that I'd like to start - multi-family home, northwest metro Detro...