I know one developer for retail that takes 50% back end promote regardless of deal size.

Morris has to take ownership here to save his name.. he has to buy properties back that should never have been sold and or pay to get them rentable as he is the one promoting this and leading these people into these highly risky investments.

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@Richard OlshoveInstead of trying to figure out the consequences of this particular structure (seemingly influenced by a certain national promoter of over-complicated structures), I recommend you pay for two consultations with two experts:a real estate accountantan asset protection attorneyDoes not matter which one is first, but you need both, and both should have multi-state experience.Good entity structuring is always case-by-case, as it depends on:your current REI holdingsyour future REI plansyou current and future overall financial situationinvolvement of other peopleyour risk toleranceyour risk exposureyour overall asset protection plan, which is more than entitiesyour overall attitude towards complexity and hassleyour support teamand moreThis particular structure can help in some cases and hurt in others.

How would you go about an effective 5 year marketing and promotion plan?

Since @Dan Deppen isn't allowed to promote his own podcast, here is his interview with @Brett Burky: podcast

When I was buying I realized that the purchase price was the figure that I had the most control over and was the most important figure, so I became VERY aggressive at negotiating the price, which meant often I was buying off-market properties and usually the only offer on the table.I believe that BP prefers to not promote services here in the Forum, so I would be happy to chat in messages or by phone outside of the forum to see if financing is a fit for your projects, Rob.

Real estate agents have used drone photography to promote properties.

Then the developer may test several possible splits of the final disposition to see is there is a stucture where the equity investors can get an adequate IRR and the developer can also get a reasonable "promote" over and above the fee income.

Write some really good content for my site and I will gladly link back and promote your site.