I check the SEC, FINRA, ratings websites for inside information on the principals in the company.

If for example a home is selling for $225,000 it will have an estimate of $1,462/month.With 25% down the calculator shows: $1,023 per month Principal and interest $806Property taxes$125Homeowners insurance$92How can I get a better idea of the total including everything? 

If you're counting mortgage principal as expense that is actually part of your profit.

. $300K as I put a hefty amount down through that 1031 exchange).Current offer on the table proposed by my broker:$600K Purchase price7 year lease with option to purchase within 3 years for an amount equal to $600K less what they would have otherwise paid in principal under under a 7% loan for the same period). 

unfortunately if the DSCR only principal interest taxes insurance and any applicable HOA or assessments 

I understand townhomes won't appreciate as much as a single family home but our hope is to pay off principal along the way, start getting more cashflow and eventually pay off both properties. 

Then, over time, appreciation and principal paydown will start to do their work to build wealth over the long term.

Many of the deals are falling apart, distributions "paused" indefinitely, people complaining about losing their principal and guilty pleas in a case against a syndicator that turned out to merely be a Ponzi scheme. 

Of the 4 REI profits, I still think there's a little light with principal reduction and appreciation, not sure on tax benefits. 

Remember you are acting as a principal in the transaction and assigning your right as a buyer to a new buyer. 6) If I can get an investor wanting to purchase asap, how do I have them pay the EMD?