But my special interest in Loft development came because of my desire for a loft apartment.

Though I specialize in SFR, I occasional run into individuals needing commercial expertise.

There are special rules when you rent individual rooms vs. a house.

We have 8 months to prepare for our first flip.

Each time they hire a person they have to pay a special tax of $1,000 to help fund the infrastructure.John Corey

Also there's Tax Consultants and Attorneys that specialize in real estate company/investment structures.Husband and Wife teams can do very well.

We have financial advisers in house who work with investors on different tax break strategies and a partner who specializes in helping investors set up Series "s" LLC's.

Unless you are providing the equivalent of a mil-spec for the scope of work, there is a tremendous variable in materials, application, preparation, workmanship, project management, and 1001 other details.

Jeff,To expand on what John said ... all six are the right answer.Just depends on what the question (read the deal) is.But be prepared to switch from one to another i.e. multiple exit plans.Question #1 ... private investors (aka silent partners or HMLs) ... no, not that hard.

Put in the special stipulations section that "This contract is assignable"Next find another investor.