I recommend people only sell if (a) you can invest the capital in something that performs better, or (b) it aligns with your goals.

And there are people that do that out there.  

People just don't know what they don't know and there is a lot more to real estate transactions than looking at Zillow and using the state form to fill out a contract.   

If yes, then the other partners can just do a JV agreement internally which you can record at closing that allows you to still “partner” up on it but allowing the lender to still be protected if anything goes wrong with the deal or people borrowing. 

Many people just transfer the deed and NOT notify the lender.

More people moving to a city is more potential tenants. 

Building a team is something after you build the skills yourself, then teach them to other people to leverage more and more.

I do not know how they are handling new customers verse the Midland existing customers.Regarding the customer service it seems the people I dealt with are still employed and only my "personal rep" as it were, was promoted and another took her place.

I'd suggest you ask as many questions as you can, there are a ton of people on here who are knowledgeable in many subjects. 

This is not my area of expertise, so wise people on this website will likely tell me not to venture into this!