I’m guessing the process of valuation and creating legal shares was a bit more involved than Marcos had expected.

They're good to have open access to capital/cash/equity to a property ahead of time so you can execute a deal or purchase when the time comes on a split second decision (versus having to apply to a loan at that time which might take 20-45 days to get approved/closed/etc plus by that time you dont know what your future income/credit/assets will be like in order to qualify anyway).The second use is sleep at night factor and having a reserve of capital in the event an emergency event occurs in life.For these two reasons is why I use lines of credit.

However, my future plans with REI involve transitioning my primary income from nursing to REI.

Meanwhile the property was deteriorating and tenants complained and got Dallas County Housing Authority involved.  

She's claiming financial hardship due to some personal issues and is asking if we can apply the deposit towards her November rent, and she'll make it up.

There is no way to know if the interested people would have applied, been accepted, or decided to move in mid-month.

I was involved in R&D program with O.C. on "solving" a solar-on-the-roof solution that (a) worked and (b) was scalable. 

Understand the fees involved and calculate the total cost for an entire year of management so you can compare the different managers.

There are also several local meetups for investors so it's easy to get involved. 

This involves assessing the investor’s financial situation, investment strategy, and the specific projects they wish to undertake.