Spell out the complete agreement of how expenses, profits (or losses), and other responsibilities are to be split—put everything in writing.Do a background check on the partner to confirm there are no outstanding liens, judgments, or active lawsuits against them.Hope these suggestions help.

Let me know if I can help in any way!

Up to this point, this is how I understood Nevada LLCs: Nevada LLCs can maintain a level of privacy because the state allows for the formation of anonymous LLCs, meaning that the owners' names and addresses do not need to be publicly disclosed.

I would just like to know if any of you had any advice for me on your journeys and how you guys were able to get to where you were.

Looking for some advice on how to structure my first partnership.

My initial thought is to advise them to continue to offer the fee to avoid alienating buyer agents, especially if this is how buyer brokers are creating their short lists to share with clients.

Do you knock on the flight deck door to let the captain know that he could get there faster at a higher altitude?  

Pittsburgh is a good market, but one you have to know very well to capitalize on.

Knowing people is very important in this business.

How big of a client base are we talking?