If we did this, it wouldn’t make much sense to include my brother since he has not been involved but I would like to include him as we are planning on acquiring more properties in the future.

I would HIGHLY recommend acquiring all future properties under your LLC or business to protect your personal assets.

The contractor isnt your enemy , he is there to give you a finished product at an agreed price .

I live in the San Francisco Bay Area and acquired 2 properties (one SFH solely owned and an apartment complex, co-owned with other investors) pre-2013.

Those incentives can be great opportunities  builder pain is  very regional and product type dictates..

Lots of people acquired their RE license during this period as it was a unique market that they thought could leverage to benefit them financially.

There are plenty of licensed brokers who specialize in off-market product, so they are arguably wholesalers, but they have the reputation and backing of the shop they have their license at.

I have looked at other investments with her, but did not find the product we wanted at a price we were willing pay.  

Reach out if you have any questions on these products as they are one of my areas of expertise.

When we acquired out triplex we added quiet hours into the lease which has been helpful.