She suggested a later due date to better align with her pay checks. 

But truthfully in a hot market rents don't align with price.

It also very important that their structure is aligned with the investor.

In my opinion, the sponsor having their own dollars invested in their syndication's is very important for the passive investor so that they know the sponsor's interests in the deal are fully aligned with their own. 

Someoen you can align your long term goals with.

We had a fairly extensive thread on this not too long ago. https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/67/topics/463525-any-tips-re-aligning-interests-when-partnering-w-builder

IRR usually goes DOWN after the early years with a value add.You may also want to align your goals with your investing strategy as it sounds as if your goal is cash flow but your strategy involves adding value.

You will find that it aligns with the Bigger Pockets ideas and concepts.  

I think one of the best tips is as you set out to align yourself with team members, from your servicer to the agents to the construction folks to whomever, understand what you are getting.

Each of us have rentals, but coming together means we have to align philosophies.