Once I pointed how really little it affects my commission they all realized how stupid were there concerns and how little I make, especially all the time I have to put into just one transaction

How will it affect your friendship if you decide to go out on your own?

Does anyone know how if this will potentially affect mid-term rentals? 

Repeat this strategy every couple years.If you really don't want to buy a primary residence and instead you want to buy an investment property then I would recommend a new build in Casa Grande for under $300k, this will require a 25% down payment and buying the rate down a little to break even on cash flow, but will be a very easy first rental property as it will be brand new and will not require any cap ex for many years and by the time it does require cap ex you will have raised the rent and gained enough equity to do a cash out refinance.

A builder may not know all of the overlapping aspects that affect the build and design - setbacks and buffers for example.

Now I do understand the DTI will be affected but now I have another question for you— the property will be bought under an LLC, does this change the DTI in anyway? 

I must have too much time on my hands.  Was having a fun, purely academic conversation with someone and somehow the topic went from the stock market, ETF's, to real estate, to BRRR's and either he or I or both us came...

I have experience with dry way and paint as well as kitchen remodeling which seemed to be the priciest when talking to the contractor.That being said, would the Arv be affected due to minimizing labor and material cost?

These kinds of things rarely affect those who have the money to pay, it is about those buyers who are getting into the market with a down payment they just scraped away.

Repeat again.This might get you there in 10 years.