They always work for me, I've never tried the LLC thing because it just seems so messy. 

I agree with @Brian Gibbons ...to improve without the ownership rights is a messy messy messy legal situation.    

I didn't have any experience with gas stations before but I know the clean up can be messy and expensive.

@Julie Doran this is a giant mess. I

Offer to pay them for advice to help you become financially successful.Meanwhile get an education, learn from other, get a real estate license, hang around real estate offices, read listings, list and sell real estate, get into that messy culture, lean to be positive, take courses on public speaking, take the Dale Carnegie course on How to Win Friends and Influence others, and read, read read.Attend public auctions, attend settlements, listen more than talking.

Having one partner is difficult enough but more than that, it can get really messy, really quick.

Doesn't always have to be a 3 bed ad.It gets complicated when you rent it room by room-College kids are picky (Might not like the roommate, roommates are messy in the common areas, etc) you don't want to have to manage how these people live-I would stick to renting it as a three bed, look at other 3 bed ads on Zillow and CLs and price yours $50-$100 lower then just tell them it's  x amount of dollars for Water, Sewer, Trash a month $25 a person for water, sewer, trash a month ($75) bump in rent. 

It is mostly safe, but a bit messy.

Left the place a mess. I

This is messy...how much do you trust Ben and the other people?