Based on the questions you are asking I think you need to spend more time listening to podcasts like Bigger Pockets and Bigger Pockets Rookie.

For example, you could create a weighted structure where a percentage of profits is based on cash contributions, and another portion compensates for rehab or management efforts.Rent Payments and Tax-Free Profits:If you structure it as an owner-occupied property, the rent you pay could be shared proportionally, but tax-free gains on resale may only apply to your share, as you’d be the owner-occupant.

Hi all! Excited to join the BP community.
About myself - I am a principal of a RE development company and co-founder of an proptech company. 
On the RE side - I own/developed 2,000 residential units across the Unite...

That said, I am thinking about Wake Forest, Garner, Apex as frontrunners based on the fact that they are closer to RTP and have generally good schools.

Is  this based on one of BP's deal analyzers?

If you tell the IRS it is an expense, it is no longer income.W2 income does not use a 2 year average for your base pay! 

I'm a big fan of lakefront properties as vacation rentals, and the area these cabins are in is popular for tourists, so I felt confident in the deal.How did you find this deal and how did you negotiate it?

No. 99.967% of the time it will be a big fat "no".So to everyone debating the effectiveness of a software, you need to realize what the scope of the software is.Software will return DATA, based on your filtering.

(I even got a “top fan” icon.

Do you know who the top developers in your area are just based on new homes going up?