He was never even a good salesperson (pushy sales tactics are often taught by gurus but simply don't work for most personalities, Jordan Belfort of all people called him out on this during an interview that was very revealing), and his real estate syndication funds are now rumored to be total scams (he allegedly buys the properties separately beforehand then marks them up millions before selling them to his fund using his investor's money, like a wholesaler basically but taking $50M fees from investors without disclosing it.

NOtes are much more complicated with a lot of regulatory issues etc that buying RE simply does not have.

Or, should i do the same exact concept except eliminate the holding company, and simply have 3 independent LLC's, all with me as the member, and the property management company handle all of the transactions and pay the property holding LLCs a fee each month? 

I am starting to worry about the viability of my business simply relying on airbnb and VRBO.  

We’ve repeatedly asked the seller to provide the tenant’s rental payment history, but there has been no response.I asked my realtor how we can verify the payment history, but she didn’t directly answer and simply mentioned that I can either accept or deny the lease (it’s a month-to-month lease, which I’m fine with).Should I move forward with the sale?

What is driving the Florida market is simply it is too unaffordable for someone to buy a home here.I am based in Bradenton, FL (Manatee County).

I work in comp so I have no issues building my own but I'd prefer to simply use one that's already created.Finally, aside from reviewing prior projects on the company's website and scouring the internet for reviews, does anyone have any tips on how to select a given company?

They are simply writing checks with, as noted above, no real recourse in the property.Third, and back to control, if you are in a pref equity position on a value-add property, you are not second position.  

I suspect this is due to either a better sales group, or the risk was simply adjust higher on the ones I went in. 

No, right, it wouldn't be, because your not LOOSING anything your simply not profiting at rate expected.