In this NAR lawsuit, the proposed settlement does something that needs to happen...it makes buyer's agents (known as selling agents) get a buyer's agreement in place.

There are ways around that (such as the original proposed loan terms presented to you, I believe), but that's best left for a discussion with an attorney.

Wendy Wachhorst - be prepared for all sorts of proposals for how to put that money to use; one of the best pieces of advice offered here on BP time and again is to never post on the internet the dollar amount you have for investing ...

However, my query is around the actual proposal and how it should be presented; especially if you have no prior experience and/or significant money to have a lot of financial "skin in the game."

[i]"Fed Extends Rules to Small Lenders:The Fed shocked bankers by approving a proposal that would force even the smallest lenders to comply with international bank-capital standards known as Basel III."

So time finally allowed me to go.While talking with people, a seasoned investor gave me a proposal after telling him a little about my ventures in Real Estate and my current holdings.Ironically his proposal was the exact partnership I had planned in pursuing.

I was going to propose 10% interest and 7 points, which, if my math is correct = $51,000 profit for the private lender.

You will often see ads for “seeking JV partners†on the net, which seem to try to get around the issues described some because they would not be relying SOLELY on you for the profits in the proposed enterprise.

What do you propose?

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