This is essentially the cost to build an exact replica of the house.

If I'm busy, he can literally do 100% of my paperwork. 

Essentially hands off.

If you are unaware of what that is, it is essentially creating a plan where you invest a specific amount of money on a regular basis (month, quarter, whatever) in a stock, index fund, or combination of your choosing. 

Essentially they buy mortgages pool them together and sell bonds. 

What I am essentially asking is if you could start from scratch and you could come up with the money for a down payment fairly easily, what direction would you take? 

I can add a couple of comments.Syndication and crowdfunding are essentially the same thing—crowdfunding isn’t a different category, it is simply syndications marketed online.  

If you are looking for investors you will need to have an SEC attorney put together the offering and file all you paperwork with state and federal SEC.Unless you have something substantial to contribute you will not be able to retain much equity if any at all.

I have setup my profile several times and each time when viewing from the app it shows no details and essentially treats my profile as though I just signed up... what gives?

From building your database and different ways of expanding your client reach to tips on how to conduct a transaction to the physical paperwork-how are you going to learn it?