(Big Apple Group)I know I'm not supposed to "promote" my brokerage over my own name, but would my name alone be as strong without a big brokerage brand?

Unless stabilized property is bought at a really high cap rate going in where compression can happen over the years the sponsor is basically a glorified PM taking small fees and has almost no upside as a promote on the back end.

If you understand the neighborhoods you can find a very diverse and great city unlike any other. 

Denver has more economic diversity now so it won't be hit by a fall in oil prices, etc. 

In my market, there is steady population growth, job diversity, etc.

The companies moved to the city to take advantage of Chicago's competitive advantages such as it's central location, its diverse and educated workforce, and its comparatively cheap prices to comparably large cities like New York and San Francisco.

I have seen anywhere typically from 25 to 50% on the back end for promote.

I would be happy to make a suggestion, but such a post would be considered "self-promotion" and therefore a BP TOS violation. ;-)

I do not know sponsors that take a 20% promote.

I'm not a direct provider, but I'm a promoter/marketer for the TK companies I have worked with myself.