Suggestions On Dividing A Partnership

Suggestions On Dividing A Partnership

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How would you divide this Partnership so everyone is happy with their roles and involvement??

I'm currently working on building a team for future construction on 1 1/2 acre lot. The lot has been measured are parted into 5 individual lots for 5 brand new homes. My team and I are putting together plans on how and what we should do but I'm already thinking ahead of everyone's role and percentage of ownership in this potential partnership. Our team is currently up to 5 members and we're looking to stay here or drop to 4, subject to change till October 2024. Roles and involvement below

Partner 1- Owner of land. Bought for $18,000 cash and now priced at $90,000. This partner will be hands on because he is the closest to the property and can oversee development. They will be investing an additional $10,000 towards the start of the first build. They also have an LLC that will be carrying 1/2 of the initial loan

Partner 2- They have all of the real estate investment, team management, and project management knowledge and experience. They will be managing the projects and be on site most weekends to oversee development. They will also be bringing $10,000 investment to the first build and their LLC will carry the other 1/2 of the loan

Partner 3- This is our realtor who may or may not be an investor. They will be in charge of finding our contractor to build the homes and will represent us in selling the home. I was thinking as realtor, their percentage should be 3% of sale if they just represent us and 4.5% if they represent both sides. If they do decide to invest, they will be bringing $10,000 towards the first build

Partner 4 & 5- This will be our hands off investor. They live the furthest from the property and will be their first investment deal. They will be bringing in $15,000 or $20,000 each depending on Partner 3

**Partner 3-5 will be paid out each by the LLCs carrying the loan**



How would you divide this Partnership so everyone is happy with their roles and involvement??

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  • Investor · Statewide, MO · Member since 2011 · 823 posts · 428 votes
    2y

    We've all seen many failed partnerships and few successful ones. The good ones create a synergy and each partner brings something that the others lack to the table. 

    1) 5 houses, 5 partners. Everyone gets a house to do as they please. You'd have to balance time and cash contributions accordingly. 

    2) Delete 2-3 partners. It's tough enough for two partners to get along and the roles and contribution structure looks like it could cause resentment or problems within the proposed partnership. In fact, Partners 4 and 5 fund a small portion of the deal, do no borrowing and get an equal share if I'm not mistaken? When partners 1 and 2 stick their necks out for the loan and do all the work for partners 3,4 and 5 to take an (assumed) equal slice - trust me, it won't be a good time. 

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