I am going to lend my own funds to a real estate investment company of which I own 50% of to purchase RE.

We are a full service property management and real estate brokerage based in Virginia looking to assist anyone as well as invest on our own.

I would have a Texas real estate attorney review your options. 

New Investors Pay AttentionThe profit fron real estate comes from doing good solid deals, not by being cheap and cutting corners.

That said the name if this place comes in real strong.. lol. 

I am in the market for a custodian for a self-directed IRA for real estate investing.

I am starting out in my real estate investing journey and was hoping to see if fellow investors recommend pursuing short sales, banked owned properties and foreclosures, versus pursuing typical MLS properties or off market properties with distressed properties or sellers.  

.), you can legally pay a referral fee on a commercial mortgage loan, as long as the referring source does nothing more than call you with a name and phone number of a prospective borrower.However, if the referral source — say, a commercial real estate broker — starts to negotiate terms (rate, points, term, etc.), then he is working as a commercial mortgage broker.

Brown RentRedi tries to enhance the DIY management options.It is NOT a replacement for a PMC.Recommend exploring as many sources as possible to get referrals AND cross-reference them to get as much accurate information as possible.Check out NARPM.com, BP’s Property Manager Finder (BiggerPockets: The Real Estate Investing Social Network), etc.Also, encourage you to learn from the mistakes of others - by reading posts here on BiggerPockets about owners not having their expectations met by their current Property Management Company.

@Julien PayneCongratulations on leaping international real estate!