JV (joint venture) with them.

In this venture I don't plan on taking any income (at least for several years) so I feel I can fall somewhere in the middle.

After it was said in done they contacted me and informed me they were interested in partnering in some ventures that I have.

In my opinion, the Founder’s Letter written by Jonathan expressed values of: (1) Open Communication, (2) Actively Engaged Management, (3) Care for Each ClientAlthough RDU was stellar in getting me off the ground in my first real estate venture, about halfway into our relationship, I noticed that action on core values expressed in the Founder’s Letter began to wane.Most recent, after Hurricane Florence, I received a text message from Jonathan saying, “Your properties faired well during the storm”.

We invest over in the Naperville area, so if you ever want to venture this way, reach out!

The only reason I am planning a shift my family from San Diego is to venture into the multifamily business.

Now I take at least 3 a year.If you get a return from your tax's save or use that money towards your real estate ventures.

I think each one should have their own LLC partnering into an LLC for these type of endeavors.You need to read these threads:https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/effectively-conduct-joint-venture-agreements-as-a-real-estate-investor/https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/48/topics/596231-how-do-i-properly-construct-a-purchase-with-a-partnershiphttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/591376-create-an-llc-for-first-partnership-best-way-to-do-sohttps://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/51/topics/526244-taking-on-partner-s-and-limiting-our-liabilites- one base idea of asset protection (and LLC) is to separate your personal affairs from the real estate investing.

I did however venture into Real Estate in 2014 by becoming a Realtor.  

Some private lenders will want to do a joint venture on the project and what their name on the title.