I can’t pay a lot just to have them on payroll.

ELS has reported quarter-over-quarter growth for 20 consecutive years, including throughout the Great Recession.Blackstone is one of the largest, most sophisticated real estate and private equity investors in the nation.

A team does not mean payroll, but people you can depend on.

We set it up as an S-corp so we have to do payroll. 

bottom line is they talk a great game give you terms that you think you found a fold mine..etc.. nothing more than a sophisticated Nigerian  prince scam.

If you start growing rapidly multiple LLC's to spread risk might be a good idea, but I wouldn't worry about that for a small investor.If you're starting a real estate business that generates income other than rental income, I would recommend an S-corp so that you don't pay self employment tax on all income, just payroll tax on salary you take as employees of your S Corp.Hope this helps!

ELS has reported quarter-over-quarter NOI growth for 20 consecutive years, including throughout the Great Recession.Blackstone is one of the largest, most sophisticated real estate and private equity investors in the nation.

More sophisticated techniques such as syndications and private money are beyond the scope of most mom and pop investors, though some do use partnerships. 

Any sophisticated lender is either not interested or will want significant money down, sometimes upward of 40%.

in the resi space.the resident is usually not very sophisticated and has lived for free for a long time.. they are use to ducking creditors so will kind of tell you what you want to hear..