Legal Question in Real Estate Law in California
A Variation On A Previous Question:
1. I want to borrow large amounts of funds from private citizens and/or businesses to buy an expensive home.
2. I will offer lenders access to home for certain "functions" and a share of the profits generated from the home: ie: events, parties etc
3. I will use an LLC and set it up as "manger-managed" with myself as the manager and the lenders as "silent partners" with no voting rights.
4. We'll use the LLC for pass-throughs on expenses and income, for liability protection, and an operating agreement to organize everything.
4. After 10 years, I would sell the home and pay back the lenders according to our "operating agreement"
Questions:
1. Is that legal?
2. Is this considered an investment?
3. Do I have any problems with the SEC?
I'm interested in hiring an attorney for this project.
Thanks Mr Bowen San Diego CA [email protected]
1 Answer from Attorneys
1, You are not actually proposing to borrow funds if you, 2. offer a share of profits and expenses which makes it an investment not a loan. 3. Possibly, depending on how you set it up.
Yes, you need a lawyer, and don't trust one who would take this on any kind of contingency. You also should not trust any lawyer who would take compensation in the form of a part of the deal. That creates all kinds of conflicts of interest that no qualified and reputable lawyer would touch.