by Ron Holmes I don’t know what inning the real estate cycle is in, but I do believe it may set a record for extra innings. The depth of capital and tightness of lending requirements have resulted in solid acquisition and development transactions. The continued national recognition of DFW as the place to be and …
By Brian Fisher “We are friends (or family), we will just work it out.” Words most transactional attorneys have heard when advising a client that ownership of an entity on a 50/50 basis, without a tie-breaker provision, is a recipe for disaster. Imagine for a minute that you and your best friend decide to form …
When seeking to begin a business in Texas, the most common procedure is to complete a Name Availability search through the Texas Secretary of State website, then file an entity with that name if it appears available. However, filing Articles of Incorporation, a Certificate of Formation, and/or an Assumed Name Certificate or “dba” does not …
by Ron Holmes Many of our readers are real estate developers, investors, and leasing/management companies or folks starting or expanding a myriad of businesses. All are faced with a fundamental question: should I conduct business in my name or should I form a general partnership, limited partnership, limited liability company, S-Corp or C-Corp? This article …