I have personally worked with @Wale Lawal and he is awesome. 

You look like the kind of person who is going somewhere.

K1s show your share of income or losses from the partnership, and you include it on your respective personal tax returns.Now, to your partners.

From a personal standpoint I target 70% LTV for any investment I have that way gives me ability to sell it if I need too

I can say my personal experience has been pretty mediocre.

Is your goal to use being an agent for your own personal investments or actively try and grow your agent business to eventually leave your W2?

When your LLC takes a loan, expect as members to personally guarantee the debt.

I’m not convinced it makes a real difference unless a person has a unique setting.

@Micheal Singleton I have the perfect person you should connect with.

With regard to renovations, I always suggest taking incremental steps to bigger renovations or partnering with someone who has already done a renovation at that level.I've been known to just go for the big rehabs for my personal investments here in Chicago , and during that process, it's always more stressful than it needs to be...As far as navigating the competition, I've found the best thing I can do is get EXTREMELY CLEAR  on what I am looking for; then I am confident pulling the trigger quicky.