I’m no longer house hacking, and all three units are rented out, generating a total of $8,200/month in rental income.

The building next to yours looks much nicer and has THREE security vehicles parked in front.

I had a recommendation for this program after a bad experience we had flipping our last three properties.

And i've only done it three times.  

From their point of view they're seeking three primary things:Access to capitalControl of their dealCost of capitalThey likely have a lot of the first two so the only motivation they'd have to accept your money into their deal is either the third bullet. 

Neither of those features are available to new "partners," so my dad didn't have enough time to react once he figured out that he had to actually collect payment directly from the scammer, who also had an excuse the last three days she was staying at his home with about 10 people (was  supposed to be 6) going in and out of his place.

Rented it out for three years before I moved into It.

The limit is "three unrelated people" and cousins are not considered related under this code.

Without a firm base and working familiarity with these three areas the investor will not have the knowledge to analyze, negotiate and close advantageous real estate transactions. 2- Experience - the first few deals are likely to be smaller, harder, with more “surprises” and not as profitable as the investor imagined.

Example: You have a 3-Family Building that has 3bedrooms 1bathroom on each of the three floors - 9Bedrooms 3Bathrooms Three Living Rooms Three Kitchens.