I like the investment model and the platform is nice and clean and seems like they offer very nice properties.

You are just starting out. you want to invest out of state, not locally.You want to skirt/evade the law.You want to engage in a rent model that requires a hands on referee at all times, remotely.You want a rent model that has strangers living with each other, raping/murdering/stealing from/harassing each other, without any ability to intervene.  

Right now I am concentrating on a single style (LTR small multi in CT) and a catastrophic event here would frankly put me out of business. 

I like the multi unit office model, like multi family it brings down the vacancy risk, but also, in a small town I'd be looking at growth trends, incoming investments etc to confirm that use case for the long term. 

Financial Modeling: Develop financial models for every project, forecasting ROI, cash flow, and risk scenarios.

If looking to only do it for yourself no need to pay out big splits or have desk fees, instead there are a few flat fee per a transaction with no monthly fee style brokerages.

( https://www.imdb.com/title/tt1613092/ ) on Netflix with a professor, Daniel Gilbert, from Harvard University.He and I got connected here on another buy-and-hold project but shared this approach, and it's got me wondering - could this model work here the U.S., especially in places  where there's a push for sustainable and community-focused living?

My goal is 1) to help you build the case (and financial model) for shared homeownership using real-life examples and 2) to get feedback from folks outside my network on the process i've created.

Its all about the style and amenities in BR right now. 

Mirroring what another said... price per lot model.