The areas that your partner's attorney listed aren't bad in terms of asset protection and business structure.

But I'm not sure if it's worth my headache in terms of prioritizing my research.

If it is no need to go any further.If  not there are a lot of variables at play in terms of value. 

In terms of the markets I am active with the biggest thing I can say is that it was critical to know the neighborhoods I was buying in, on a street by street basis and understand the risks and returns of the areas fully. 

In terms of syndications.

It's often impossible for these contractors to make any money at all if they don't make a determined effort to screw you, the end customer, in terms of time spent doing the work, quality and thoroughness of the workmanship, and materials.

I use igms too and it’s made my life much easier in terms of communication.

How do you go about this property in terms of offer?

My question is, in your experience (as a savvy and seasoned buy and hold investor), which route has been the best and easiest overall in terms of rates, refinancing after the remodel, and getting the money?

In terms of lowest cost/highest effort: driving for dollars, door knocking, calling FSBOs and for rents, networking, direct mail, bandit signs, PPC.