It's been interesting, because lately a number of people have had this exact problem and we've been discussing it on this forum and personally with others we know. 

You can form a team just from the people on this forum.

Real estate is a people business no matter where you are at the end of the day.

People don't like surprises.

What is the best way to gather reliable comps/CMAs without being licensed? In the past we've always relied on agents, but this is time consuming and it always feels like we're being a bother when asking. Is there a be...

Have you been going to local meetups in your area to meet other people flipping locally?

Or, potentially, open it up to more people with smaller minimums.

People would often debate whether it was worth it to take depreciation, “Since you have to pay it back anyway…”.

Key is to make sure you are not cash poor.What I am seeing right now in some sub2 FB groups and a few posts here on BP is people who got close to 100% financing on properties, have a tenant in them but need a major repair and have no funds for that repair. 

Companies and people/investor change overtime so it's not a bad idea to see if they're still the best fit for how you would like to see the properties managed.