Should I set benchmarks that if met gives me a higher percentage?

I originally pick area #1 as my target, however it is not very easy to reach 1% benchmark people talk about here.

The shares hit a 52-week high of $44.23 in May 2008 and a lifetime high of more than $67 in early 2007.The bankruptcy helped push down the entire real estate investment trust sector, as the benchmark MSCI U.S.

I would like to know how many visits other agents are averaging per month, so that I can have a bench mark to see how I am doing.

Calculate all of the benchmark metrics (1% rule, 50% rule, Cashflow (this includes capex & operating expenses) Bigger Pockets has an investment calculator on here, though I made my own excel spreadsheet to manipulate some of the inputs as well.

Are there any benchmarks?

We dropped to that same benchmark yesterday!

Based on just preliminary internet research, the equal split seems a bit steep for the party that provides no capital (seems like the asset managers typically have a smaller equity stake).Is there a fair benchmark for this type of JV for real estate investing?

It does look as though the Seller's Agent knows what they are doing, and $160k may well be a psychological bench mark in this negotiation. 

Are there any standard benchmarks that I should be aware of?