There are multiple billion dollar companies dumping money into the city, such as Intel, Google, Honda, and Amazon.

Clean money right? 

To achieve this, the rental income must meet three requirements.Rents Must Outpace InflationInflation steadily erodes the purchasing power of a fixed amount of money.

Quote from @Erik Estrada: If you are brand new and do not have much experience, having a GC license does help you get a higher LTV/LTC on hard money loans.  

But for the information I have found with the amounts for the profit split and additional fees it makes everything pretty rough unless it is an all cash purchase and even then it isnt a money maker. 

It isn't as simple as "buy my laundromat" and print money.  

They also provide guidance on entity selection, tax strategies, and long-term planning, which can save you money and trouble in the long run.

You want to properly classify transactions such as Contributions/distributions if they are between the entity and the owner itself.If the entities are not direct owners, you have have a Due to / Due From to properly keep track of money owed between the entities.Best of luck!

Save your money, do some Google'ing and you'll be just fine.  

The last thing you want to do is put a deal in a contract pay money for inspection and get an appraisal when you could have just ruled it out from the start with that.