Hey guys, I've been huge fan of the podcast for a couple months now, and I finally got around to joining the community.

Glad to finally have you on Bigger Pockets!

Hello BP.I've been saving money and finally have some money to start investing.

Finally, as an example, I was able to negotiate a 17k deliquent HOA balance down to 10k payable at closing for a short sale condo. so that was a 40% discount...

laurenbeth,I am glad I finally stated getting a response on this post.

I finally learned how to properly evict them and decided now I can put in good tenants that have been screened.What I found out is that good tenants don't want to rent there.

Finally, as the others have said, I would certainly recommend becoming an expert in your local laws.Good Luck,Mike

As well, will I have to show the final buyers my spread?

The sale of property as an individual is considered a sale of a real property interest, but the acquisition of property through a partnership is actually a purchase of a personal property interest because you own an interest in the partnership and the partnership (not you) owns the interest in the real estate.

I typically charge a 6% commission on the final sales price.Commissions are not set in stone they are negotiable some as high as 10% for commercial and land.