The developers/promoters are touting it as a highly automated deal finding solution that's good for those who have a full-time W-2...

Its only good for tax purposes if its still a wise investments and you do not lose money on it.

I don't want to violate any of the self-promotion rules on this thread by specifically linking or name-dropping, but it's from a data analytics platform I am working on specifically built for tracking construction, debt, and ownership activity in the Philadelphia region.I will be posting more detailed insights soon. 

My investments were all what they termed private placement and was essentially funds used for lending, buying notes and recently land trust.After MIdland sprun this on us, my spouse also has accounts, I did some research but didn't see a purpose to remove our accounts at the time.I have not been with ET long enough to give comment on them and what little "issues" occured were technical.

Why not just advertise it as a 4 bed/4 bath and promote the apartment as its own private suite? 

It may be hard to find unbiased advice on account of that.To me, it seems that his/their core competency is promotion and fund raising.

I am not a big fan and it sounds desperate, not to mention takes away from the purpose of what BP is.

Quote from @Evan Polaski: @Anastasia Foster, a flipping fund is very hard to pull off, so I would be very cautious and dive deep into their operations before being overly intrigued promoted returns.  

We try to offer a winter promotion of $200 off the first few winter months then make the lease 14-16 months so that the lease end date is not in the winter again!

Never pay an upfront fee.You didn’t mention your state but understand that with little exception, an NMLS registration is only required for consumer-purpose loans.