At this point I had found I was pretty good at finding and managing tenants so I partnered with a real estate broker and started managing for other investors.

Make sure to present detailed and transparent deals, emphasizing the benefits and exit strategies.

we have 3 properties. but the best benefits to me are the message templates and automatic messaging and door coding, along with being able to handle direct bookings.

Although, I had done some due diligence in the process of receiving, installing and the actual benefit of the systems.

Maybe there’s another strategy that might benefit our unique situation. 

I hate to give the generic answer of asking a real estate attorney, but that would be the only true way to know your options that come about.

Quote from @Luis De la Puente: In your experience, how do you see private money lenders shaping the real estate market, especially for fix and flip projects?

It sounds like you and your wife are making some exciting moves in your real estate journey.From the perspective of a private lender, I can tell you that if you don't have experience in new construction you might find it challenging to get funding for a groundup construction loan.

I am a real estate broker and have access to market data for valuations.

There are a lot of loan officers sometimes new to the business that send out what is known as a "teaser rate" More than likely you are also paying 1.50 to 1.75% points for that rate and you should "Never" pay points just use a real FDIC Bank instead of a "Lender".