I spent three days last September at a Perry Marshall event with Richard Koch, a onetime partner in the firm.

I am a firm believer in offer-counter-offer.  

Something like half of all law school grads don't practice in law firms.  

During my time at Lowe's, a few of my friends from one of the local universities wanted to start a real estate investment firm in late 2007-early 2008.

I haven't always lived overseas - hence the investments in the US, but it has been a relatively recent development that has changed the way that both and and my partners work together.I am a part-time real estate investor, working a full-time job as a consultant for a large firm.

Anyone wanting to do this either needs to hire a qualified law firm or a specialized consulting firm to help them with this.

I'd go in with an offer of 189k, and see how hard and firmly they bounce it.

I have had an internship and a job offer with a top ten national firm.

Would like to hear from other investors with problems so we can discuss solutions and to see if one firm has more than its share of problems, etc.

It doesn't have to be confrontational, just firm.