My firm raises capital in the form of proprietary private equity for investments and structures joint ventures.We specialize in condo high rises and multi family townhouse developments etcIs this your area of expertise?

Whether it be a joint partnership or helping me buy a fix and flip or acquiring rental properties.  

I should also add at this point, this would be a joint venture between my brother and myself.

It's kind of a basic principle of the free market, inferior products at higher prices will naturally be weeded out by the market.

Can I purchase a property with a family member and refinance it from a joint loan to a loan in my name only?

Do you have to open a new LLC under yours with a joint checking account? 

So if one were to post closer to actual numbers, then their properties would seem an inferior product compared to their competitors and they'd likely lose market share.  

While the first spouse receives the deduction, the second spouse then claims that income on -  Schedule C - and pays self employment tax.It's the exact same result, but you've at least transferred some Social Security/Medicare over to the second spouse for retirement purposes down the road, so that's good.If you're looking to figure this out for being a landlord, then you just put everything on one Schedule E for property you own jointly.  

From what I've seen, known money is the first thing to be clarified.Than aside, everything depends on who's name(s) are on title and how they were put on (joint tenants etc).  

However, I read through the VA Lenders Handbook and found the section where it talks about Joint Loans.