Scott, excellent point about thinking before simply dividing the profits by the number of partners.

Next week I will began to meet with and select investors who need a great bird dog with Real Estate experience.  

Personally, I have a couple of excel spreadsheets that work really well for me.

I would just say excel is great and the homedepot/lowes online cart.

excellent.  

The changes are all designed to protect the consumer, the buyer and the seller in each real estate transaction.And while everyone generally agrees that consumer protection is crucial, some of the changes may prove to be challenging, both to real estate professionals and to the consumers they serve.Before getting into the specifics, here are two basic reasons the new RESPA requirements may become challenging: 1) the need for more specific consumer disclosures, and 2) the need for those disclosures to be presented to the consumer in final form 3 days prior to closing.Conceptually, specific disclosures, as well as strict timelines for completion by professionals and presentation to consumers, both sound like excellent ideas.

I currently have a position as a residential construction manager which is providing me excellent experience and knowledge for future real estate deals.

We have excellent credit and down payment but it's obviously a risk buying without current tenants and I am wondering if we'll run into trouble with getting the loan because of this.Thoughts? 

After you've done this, you'll be in a much better position to know how to select and attorney and relate to them. 

Excellent Dion.