Show them how you can turn their property into a cash cow investment for them.

Our concern is that the PCo Brokerage will become one massive capital cow. (S

Houses in the range you are looking generally aren't cash cows unless you get a steal on the front end.

Its just a cash cow for Sect. 8 investors.

However, the takeaway from that experience was frequently, they are such cash cows that the owners demand unreasonable prices for them.  

Here would be a couple of initial steps I would consider taking:1) Digest and read as much as you can on Bigger Pockets (and books) until you have enough information to determine what type of investing you wish to do.  

I don't invest in Detroit, but I do invest in the immediate suburbs and I can tell you that they are cash cows.  

So, it's a cash cow and I told her to hang tight and not sell. 

Once you cross into this world, your costs of raising capital go up significantly.Another downside with having "money partners" take equity in a holding company is that they become owners of all assets of the company (and inherit all liabilities).You could accomplish your objectives by simply forming a joint venture with an individual money partner on a per-property basis.If you have not done so, give Steven Cohen and George Dubé's "Legal, Tax and Accounting Strategies for the Canadian Real Estate Investor" a read - it's and easily digestible primer on the subject.  

We're just starting to get them to a normalized state, but it looks like its going to be a pretty big cash cow.