As a "retired" public accountant and tax consultant I perform a lot of detailed ROI analysis for my clients. 

One of my favorite authors, Nicholas Nassim Taleb, sold me on the concept of Skin in the Game and holding all pundits accountable for prior predictions, myself included. 

It has been discussed on this forum multiple times, you can search the forum for earlier threads.The reason CPAs disagree is because it's somewhat controversial, especially between accountants who do NOT specialize in real estate.

Interest payments hit my account as expected.

There is a potential scenario where an outside rescue fund (marketed as preferred equity to new investors) could come into play in many of the projects that appear to be performing especially if they have been paying the pref (via a reserve account stockpiled by over raising funds in the beginning).

I received wire transfer instructions to a credit union in Utah with a totally different account name than the company.

Passing notes through chains or inside a loop of investors is pretty much nothing more than churning accounts.

Moving to a portfolio model—where a pod (1 PM + 2 VAs) manages all aspects of 200+ units—streamlined operations and improved accountability.

I'm talking to the seller's broker, but I would like to find my own people to assist with the due diligence period, such as an SBA loan broker, an accountant with experience doing QoE for this kind of transaction, and a lawyer.

Study other investors winning strategy the same you would study a sports teams winnings.