For my style of investing, cashflow is a component of overall profitability.

I completely aligned with @Travis Hamilton regarding grouping the paid client and service personnel. 

I also enjoy the educational component and the continuing ed classes, which help my understanding of some of the technicalities involved.To my mind, that's about where the benefits end.

You could add a profit sharing component if you desired (i.e. a base rate plus a share of the profit.)

The circumstances of the seller, their motivation is part of the negotiation process, however when you are buying real estate, playing on the misfortune of others more than aligning your offer to the true value of the property is simply predatory dealing. 

Using straight line depreciation over 27.5 years for the whole building (there are ways to get more by breaking down into components), you will have a paper expense for depreciation each year of more than $6,500, substantially reducing the taxable income.If you keep the property long enough to where the interest/principal shifts toward reducing the tax advantage from the interest, consider doing a 1031 exchange into another (larger) property and you can defer any capital gains, start depreciation over again, and increase your cash flow.In general, your assumptions on the RE investment are very conservative - reflecting a fairly inefficient way to buy a property (financially speaking).

For those reasons I think it's important for platforms to align with Broker-Dealers for the capital formation.For almost 10 years I've been co-investing with friends and family in all types of asset classes.

Components to be more precise I am looking to get into real estate investing to broaden my income.

I just did one & no matter how hard I pushed the envelop 5" was the tightest I could get.But I have the 4" vent that runs down through the flooring.The gas shutoff for the dryer is offside but you can't crimp the gas line feed & most dryers seem to have a 1-2" gas nipple that forces you to accommodate the line in the 5" mark.Look at this site it has some interesting alignment ideas for your install.http://www.kleinbottle.com/gallery/Laundry_Cubby_2013 

This way everyone's interests are aligned and you part on good terms.