Super networked agents have an incredible opportunity to step forward and create social fiber as well as build a professional "moat" around their real estate practice while at the same time building the potential to joint Venture (JV) into massive projects assuming they have built into themselves the right tools and competencies.  

Are you open to a joint venture? 

This is a joint-venture partnership so everyone is playing an active role in managing the asset.

joint mortgage?)

You can get creative and do a Joint Venture will another investor.

I don't believe that "JV" refers to any specific legal form or entity, but is rather just a common parlance for some jointly operated project. 

Our mortgage lender is recommending we acquire the mortgage as joint rather than the LLC because of more favorable rates.  

We file as a Qualified Joint Venture, so sole-proprietor for each of us.

I have a bias in favor of Quickstart joint venturers.

If you have joint ownership in an LLC for example, income will passthrough to each partner.