I meet some of my most influential connections at these meetups including fellow investors, mentors, lenders, contractors etc.

Is it better to renovate the basement of your house and turn it into a legal basement apartment or join a JV and use the money to make a down payment on another property to rent out?

Hi Steven, the best hard money lender will meet the following:1. be willing to work with you (ie lend you the money)2. give you the best rate and terms3. require minimum paper work from you 4. minimum collateral5. they have deep pockets Once you find a good hard money lender, make sure you treat them right.

Our current focus is working on 1-4 unit fix and flips, but eventually work towards being able to refinance properties and keep and cash flow them.My question is  tailored on the the way I should structure our relationship for the legal and tax base purposes.Should I secure the deals under my business and pay my partner out of my business operating account?

Paperwork and legal stuff?

@Damon Moore Georgia REIA (google as I don't think I can post the website) has an entire calendar of events each month from their monthly member meeting to the group meetings based on interest, e.g.

They usually have regulations on the # of dwellings per acre and I’d hate for you to spend money designing bringing utilities to the site only to be in a city council meeting where the local neighbors shut down the proposed development. 

Atty:   The mortgage would be unable to encumber the 30% interest because you will not be the legal owner of the 30% thereby you are unable to encumber the 30% of the interest.

My husband and I used to host monthly investor meet ups in town and used to beat ourselves up on this very topic.   

Do not rely on it for legal advice.