The sponsor can make the most on equity growth with a property versus the small fees they collect.If a sponsor is syndicating a stabilized property for purely cash flow dividends then the property needs to be a large size to give anything substantial in cash flow split to the sponsor.   

Operating costs will vary greatly depending on size and type / class of property.

But I consultant my CPA who says that rental properties don't go in Schedule C and even if I was able to put them on Schedule C, I would be subject to self-employment taxes.

McCray mention, but if Corporations can access criminal history for employment, then I feel Landlords should have the right as well.

I like a duplex for a first purchase because they generate so much more income than a SFH but are still a manageable size for a new investor.

The prospectus should speak to the opportunity and expected upside while addressing key risks that could jeopardize the "return on" as well as the "return of" capital.Most real estate investors will know how to "size" a deal and analyze a deal on their own, especially relatively similar investments like real estate. 

These (not the counters) will probably last 50-100 years and could last forever.Home Depot/Menards/Lowes cabs (off-the-shelf oak-faced w/ particle board sides and backs) would have been about $1500-$1800 unfinished, uninstalled, without any soft-close stuff, and I would have had to fit stock sizes in a non-standard space.

Because you're self-employed doesn't disqualify you from anything.

He talked about how most of his deals were multi-million dollar industrial deals and that this was nothing in terms of size.

As a self-administered qualified employer retirement plan, a Solo 401(k) requires access to quality guidance, and such custodial firms are simply not built to provide such guidance.