He's also a good family man and active in his church (I'm not religious but I can appreciate folks who have a strong sense of spirituality in what they do).So we decided to form a partnership, my first long term business relationship in about 8-9 years.

Lots of commercial agents provide a pro forma income & expense statement as if the property is fully occupied.

I have a realtor friend, and she would join me in a heart beat if she knew it was as easy as the other states, I have come to the conclusion I will just need an attorney to help me form a contract that i can use that will keep me safe in dealing with sellers.

Partnerships, Multi member LLC's, & Corps are a whole nuther story NEVER EVER form a partnership with out a lawyer

I find myself just asking for the key code so i can view properties on my own time and leave them out of doing nothing more than opening a door for me.I have met very few realtors that are really good and there value comes form a vast knoweldge of a market or area as well as really good contacts or access to potential deals before they hit the market. these people are very hard to find.

If you use a 5-10% figure for working up a pro-forma, in most cases that should be reasonable, but there are never any guarantees.Here, our hotel units are at record low occupancy of 69%, while commercial space is less than 4% vacant.

I am in Westchester County NY and I would really like to form a relationship with a broker (direct lender or broker) I am currently looking for a 2-4 family to buy ( hold onto) and I would like to begin rehabbing properties as well.

Most are backwards looking while I was mostly thinking of a pro forma to highlight proposed deals.Is the above clear?

Ok, so I need to register with the state to form a LLC.

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