Chris Gordon So some of this boils down to “pick your metric” as you can optimize cash-on-cash and return-on-equity.

It's been a struggle, a challenge, a never ending web of confusion.

About 8 years ago, I jumped off the deep end and started a few successful companies (marketing, web & hardware development, event management, and a couple others).

Put his information on blast( Home advisor, Angie’s list and any other websites etc. ) on the web and word of mouth to any other real estate investors not to use that company.

I would not spend money on a web site for one property.

You just criticized Omar Khan for playing the “what if” game then you immediately started playing the “what if” game with an optimal real estate scenario.

. - Revamp my 2 web sites.     

I read everything I could on BiggerPockets on syndications (including such articles as "The Compelling Tax Benefits of Real Estate Syndication") and searched on the wide web and nothing even hints at how a cash distribution (what I often hear referred to as a "dividend") is anything but taxable income like you'd get on a 1099-INT or 1099-DIV.So what is a distribution if it's so independent of the taxable income? 

What web services are you using to collect owner information these days?

Do you have web/online presence?