@Nathan Gesner Yes to taxes and county/city business license fees out of profit and buyer agent commission.

Did you have people like a real estate agent, contractors, bookkeepers, a CPA, and all of those other roles already on your "team" or did you just purchase the first property and find people for those roles as you went?

.), 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.

Good morning, are there any Real Estate attorneys who operate in Northern Michigan on BiggerPockets, that you guys have used or are aware of?

Quote from @Bobby Burris: Here's a guide that describes what good cash flow looks like and how to analyze a property.https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/rental-property-cash-flow...Read a few books on real estate investing to learn the power of leverage.

You're not compelled to pay their agent.

@Natalie Johnstone I would strongly recommend you work with an agent that is a fellow investor like myself.

However, a big investment like real estate takes careful consideration.

Hello fellow real estate investors,I wanted to share some important information about the lead-based paint laws in Massachusetts.

Looking to connect with some other real estate investors in the area!