It is NOT a 'pay your money, here's your course and see you later' situation.This is a group of likeminded individuals that are all working towards the same goal and are happy to help each other grow and make it too.

In general, the minimum loans I've seen are 100k (individual properties can be lower if you are buying multiples from the same owner but the loan still must total 100k-ish).

Is it beneficial to create individual LLCs for each rental property?

Game changer for active investor looking to get more passive investments, busy professional looking to diversify in real estate, individual investor looking to get into commercial or larger assets. 

When pulling the credit report one of the individuals has a high debt to equity ratio (50 %) My fear is what if this High DTI and credit usuage could result in one of the parties defaulting on future rent.

There'll be like-minded individuals who's brains you can pick as well:https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/521/topics/1230348-pint...

I have seen individuals take a lien in the secondary position to decrease that downpayment, but you would most likely need to use a good lender who would be comfortable with and allow a secondary.   

I guess my question is, should I narrow my focus to one REI strategy or keep it broad and analyze each opportunity individually?

I'm excited to be here and can't wait to bounce ideas off some like-minded individuals!

All utilities are split and are paid individually by the tenants.