Same role as you as an investor.

Hi JohnYes using options is helpfulHere is language on one of my option to puchase agreements—————FINANCING This option may be exercised by any or all of the following INITIALED terms:a) Cash or Third Party Financing: Buyer will pay cash or obtain third party financing such as a mortgage or other loan (s) in the amount of:$___________________________ Initials: Optionor ________ Optionee ________ (Term Accepted)b) Lease Purchase: Optionor will grant buyer the option to purchase the property in the amount of: $______________________________whileleasing the property for a ___ month period with payments of $_____________ per month due and payable on the first day of each month with $_________ down as non-refundable option consideration.

@Melissa DunnYou need to decide for yourself and also discuss with your potential partners: is the plan to keep you&your husband in a deal long term = give you an equity position OR as mentioned by @Matthew John and @Theo Hicks get paid for the services provided via upfront flat fees.Keep in mind, your partners must also have some sort of active role in this deal to ensure this is qualified as JV.

@Natalia Benshaw Since this is your first partnership with these people, ensure that all roles and responsibilities are clearly spelled out in the operating agreement, as well as the voting rights and the decision making.

Even though it took awhile to change the payments from automatically going to the previous owner instead of you, it seems Section 8 could play a bigger role here in recovering these funds. 

I need to find time to exercise so I live long enough to enjoy what I will build, not to mention walk my daughters down the aisle.

We do each have our roles in the business, and we have to respect each other's authority especially when it comes to our employees.

Lease Option A B C transaction question: “B” has an equitable interest in a property from “A” with lease option for say 200k to be exercised in 36 months.

So glad I did because that kept me from running up my own credit cards. yes I think Jason Hartman had some interesting interaction with the owners of TLBC and based on that one would want to exercise caution to the extreme. 

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