I do have several S8 rentals, while they are generally performing well, there is more paperwork involved in the leasing and the strict inspections can be quite a pain. 

There is no housing market in US where real estate can out perform stocks.

So now you are throwing good money after bad probably without a guarantee of any actual performance of the company until much later down the line.  

The two WORST performers are down 85% each!  

Not sure how accurate it is, but could be directionally helpful.

@Chris Kay finding a quality, cost-effective contractor is extremely difficult:(There are thousands of contractors that are great talkers, but rarely perform within budget.Standard bait & switch is to lowball a bid, then once they get started all sorts of things "pop up" that somehow their bid didn't cover.

To navigate the nuance in the laws properly for compliance and to accurately structure our LLC, I am looking to consult with an attorney who knows immigration + business + tax laws. 

Is this accurate?

Alternatively if they all love the deal, that's also likely a good sign.You can get a dog of a property in a crap neighborhood that will yield a 13.6% gross cap (not saying yours is), but that certainly doesn't tell the whole financial picture of how the asset will perform.

You can ask (if it's not obvious) what the nature of the disability is and what task(s) the dog has been trained to perform.