It's an important distinction to make.You're right that passing on legitimate increased costs to customers is a normal business practice.

I funded fix and flippers that were picking up the pieces of failed oz investors every week..

I'll add another piece: with interest rates on the downswing, bank on refinancing and higher cashflow in the near future.This may well not be what a "more successful syndicator" would do, but it wasn't a more successful syndicator who asked the question, just an ordinary mom and pop investor who's looking to expand on what she's got.

I'm working on getting my first piece of property and am now looking in Buffalo, NY which is ~6 hour drive from where I live.

It may seem pointless but I've had a number of dialogues with an SEC Investigator who promises they ARE interested and all the information accumulates until they get the magic puzzle piece which allows them to take action. 

I wrote a long piece a while back you might find helpful: https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/due-diligence-ultimate-gu...Good luck!

This can minimize potential liability or tax issues later on.Bank Accounts for Each LLC: While using a single business account may be convenient initially, opening separate bank accounts for each LLC might be necessary as you expand to maintain a clear distinction between each entity’s finances.

Put some cargo containers on a piece of land .  

My #1 piece of advice is to make sure you gather true apples to apples bids, that account for the entire scope of the project.

It is one piece vinyl, but there are yellow color marks sip through .