Maximizing CRE $ Opportunities in my unique position
Greetings all.  Looking for some guidance on making the most out of my unique situation. TL/DR summary: Forced into a fortunate opportunity but no real experience.

I have a close friend (for more than 20 years) that does commercial investment and dev in Mass / RI. His company's deals are usually in the $500k-5m range (free standing retail for national tenant or flipping permitted 100-250 unit apartment buildings locations).  He also recently connected with a tenant in the energy space looking to grow into Mass where he could make $30-60k per location (10s-100s.)

If I had meaningful amounts of money, he'd let me in on the deals but I don't. So I got my agent license hoping to help find properties for him and I could accumulate commission $ to invest at some point in future.  Also started looking into syndications. He doesn't care where the money comes from as long as I was the single point of contact.

Two weeks ago I found a commercial broker in the same building as my friend that would let me hang my license with them. Broker said we'd start off with any deals through my friend but eventually branch out into helping him in other areas.  Coincidentally,  friend looking to have me put in an offer on a $4.5m property for his next apt deal.

I asked about getting on a call with the tenant cause I felt I could greatly streamline sourcing target locations due to being more technically inclined. Due to unique criteria, opportunity could be in the 10's to 100's of locations across Mass.  So far it seems smaller firms are still afraid of what technology can do but tenant "loved me" with whatever voodoo I used.

This would all be part time for me as I have a job in finance around processing improvement and being a technology problem solver of sorts. I work remotely full time though I am also listed on buddy's company site and work from his office on occasion.  Friend offered me an office in his space to work from either doing work for him, the broker in the building or my own job.

Its obvious the ways to make money but this is also a space I know little to nothing about other than frequently being around his conversations/properties and offering ways to improve what he does. He doesn't give me any $. If I am to make any, it would have to be part of any of the deals referenced above.

MUCH longer than I expected but feels incomplete without the detail. Any advice/commentary is greatly appreciated.

EJ
[{"id": "hwrxrk8", "text": "What is your question?\n\nShould you do it? Yes,", "replies": [{"id": "hwsmie3", "text": "Sorry, I realize now how dumb that was without asking anything specific. Given the lack of experience, how best to operate as an agent where I'm trying to generate business for a developer where I'm also involved?\n\nI know there are rules about money from deals can only be passed through to others that are agents under brokers. However, I'd want to use that money to put into investing in the dev business. What should I be aware of? How best to set myself up as a business for this reason?\n\nWe can make a finders fee from the tenant on each qualified location that closes but I can also make a commission on bringing the tenant to the property owner. Does my broker split only the commission on the lease?\n\nLastly, any ideas on someone without much money getting in on deals where I'd need at least $100-$250k to make it worth while? I mentioned syndications but fear I'd be biting off on more than I can chew in more than one area of this business.", "replies": [{"id": "hwuxa3m", "text": "There's a ton of different information you're throwing out here. Why don't you send me a message and we can connect over the phone, I'm a commercial broker in MA and might be able to help you out.", "replies": [{"id": "hwvcbaq", "text": "I know it was an info dump and that's why I found it difficult to ask pointed questions in the original post. Message sent per your request.", "replies": [], "depth": 4}], "depth": 3}], "depth": 2}], "depth": 1}]