What could be the best way to get involved where I ain't breaking no brokering rules and protecting myself from getting paid?

You can't protect a property forever, but an option will put you in the drivers seat and keep you out of many of the birddogging issues of acting as a broker. ith an option you have an interest in the property, of sorts, but you hold the option and that's what you sell for your fee.

You should be able to ask the Trustee what the payoff and address is, but understand he gets paid to foreclose not to act as a broker.

How did your conversations with the brokers go?

His knowledge of commercial real estate is very sound and he thinks like an investor.After that, you should be able to start searching in your particular market for a commercial RE broker/agent to find your types of properties.

You will need to submit the offer with a buyers agent to the list agent, or have the list broker provide you a buyer agent from that office.

There are ways to do that (giving money to a Hard money broker, real estate backed equities, etc)... but getting 9 partners and buying a million dollar investment is definitely not one of them.Partners, especially a LOT of partners, greatly complicate the process, they definitely don't make it easier.

A mortgage broker who really understands investor lending can be a big help, too.The FDIC Institution Directory can be handy, too.

Hi from a Wisconsin-licensed real estate broker.

When I sent it back to the broker he returned it to me and had me leave those portions blank.