Markets are different.

Too many times we call our business name something which can define a real estate brokerage or lending company and its difficult for the seller to differentiate.

You're competing with cash buyers and people putting 20-40% down in the hot neighborhoods like bushwick, BedStuy, etc. so you have to differentiate yourself somehow.

Again perhaps since this is section 8 the rules are different, i am just curious how you were able to make this work. 

But when it comes to our industry it is not possible to say whether that payment is for escrow, principal, or interest; subcontractor payment may include appliances (which is depreciated for rentals) plumbing (differentiate between improvements and repairs) and the list goes on.You know the saying, it if works, then why fix it.

I have always been relatively good at presentations in school, because I was always prepared, so why would this be different? 

That is one of the key things that differentiates a house from an apartment in many people's minds.  

And, no I'm not an partner on any of my deals.That being said, real estate is all the same, but it's all different.

Personally, and everyone is different, I would heavily consider going on your own and invest in specific projects with your buddies, or go it alone entirely vs all of you having the same LLC. 

But for tech background people from bay area, 2-3 hours different is still okay-ish.You can work from hawaii, no need to wait for retirement.