It was a waste of money, and I think if you're truly at the level that requires a sophisticated legal structure, you should build a relationship with an independent lawyer and not an agency. 

I think this year we had $486,000 of real estate passed around at the group.One thing to keep in mind, not all real estate investors out there are bigger pockets members and may not have the sophistication that we generally do.

Personally, I have lost a deal to someone who did the extras like groceries, payrolls, rent a storage container.

I hope to start him similar to your plan but quickly transition him to sophisticated value adds. 

You answered your question in the last sentence - disclosures are required on conventional but not for DSCR - these are really aimed at overprotecting the consumer (non sophisticated or non real estate professional) - since DSCR Loans are 100% business purpose and for investors (and typically for experienced investors or non-first time buyers only), there is less need to overly disclose / overly explain everything in a disclosure since its assumed they are experienced and know the basics

I'm not saying the next light bulb won't be invented (it took 10,000 tries) but plan on a long slog to make it happen in real estate.We and our Joint Venture partners use a fairly sophisticated spreadsheet with a lot of automatically input variables and at the end of the day, it is still experience and second guessing the market that works best.

Markets are getting more sophisticated and truly pricing in a lot more premium on any angle you take.

It's interesting that many of these VC-backed PMC's, despite having 10k+ properties under management, aren't doing well financially - one of them just merged with another industry-related company also not doing well.Just for fun, here's a partial list of PMC expenses that owners pretend don't exist:Office rentComputers, printers & softwareInternet & phone billOffice furnitureOffice supplies: paper, postage, ink, etc.Office liability insuranceAuto expenses: monthly payment, insurance, gas, maintenance, registration/plate feesBroker license fees: annual, monthly board & MLS fees, continuing education fees, E&O insuranceEquipment: lockboxes, signs, etc.Business income tax preparation and paymentsStaff payroll & payroll taxes Time Tasks: answering phones, calling past due tenants, scheduling tours, taking marketing pics, processing those pics, writing ads, researching rent amounts, posting ads, explaining to owners how rent determined & showing where ad posted, opening & processing mail, posting payments, bank deposits, scanning documents & posting to owner & tenant portals, explaining accounting to owners so they understand their monthly statements, taking pics/videos of repairs, finding reputable handymen and contractors, confirming they're properly licensed & insured and tracking annually, verifying repairs done properly, processing invoices for utility bills, repairs, taxes, city inspections, scheduling periodic property evaluations/inspections with tenants that don't want strangers in their homes, explaining to owners why something is taking so long, and more & more & more...OBSERVATION: many owners only want to pay a flat fee or 50% of a month of rent as a leasing fee - without realizing the repercussions. 

Then either you or your wife, does not matter who, go to your accounting/payroll department and tell them: I need an extra $1,000 withheld from my paychecks between now and the end of the year.

Many sophisticated Sellers will want to try and understand which Buyer possesses the highest probability to close and materials like this can certainly assist.