Dominic, I've found that participating on BiggerPockets forums, appearing on podcasts, and speaking at conferences have built trust with first-time passive investors when those forum posts, podcast discussions, and conference presentations show my experience, track record, and market knowledge to those reading, listening, or attending.This doesn't mean "selling from the stage", but instead, sharing actionable, useful information that I've gleaned from my many years of experience and from my own research. 

It appears the sale contract needs to spell out a lot of process perhaps. 

Does not appear to be low IQ person to me .

Now they want to put the properties into RE Gain Fund, LLC UpREIT (which appears to have been established in 2023). 

Personal criteria, building criteria and area criteria will all affect the way a deal appears on paper. two 100 unit apartment complexes, one in an A area and one in a C+ area will have very different financial breakdowns and interest groups.Want to know if a deal is good (for you)?

There's definitely a lot of merit to transition over especially when you're at the size/scale you currently appear to be.

The operating expenses in your report seem really high and some appear to be redundant.

@Marc Robinson numbers wise they will always appear to work.

Every system you try will have flaws, or you may salivate over a feature that appears in other software.

I may have lost all my money and my car, but I can hang my head high knowing that I did it.I completed two flips 2,000 miles away without any prior experience.After every dark night, a brighter day appears.