But, understand, you'd be taking a cut of your partner's money, so it's unreasonable to think that they'd be too happy...No easy answers here.

Just like my business we do a lot of rehab and new construction but we do not have any employees that acutally build anything its all subs...

I have read where investors feel they receive the best management service for the property when the management company has a cut of the equity. 

you must have a cut off.  

The best way to find a mentor is go find a real deal that rehabbers, developers, or other investors truly want and then bring it to them asking for a cut of the deal and learn that way.

Brokers do and then they pay the agents a cut of the fee or commission.

I've been there once or twice, drank some beers in a cute pub downtown- I think it was called the Pour House?

So long as you are not out there harming the public and the brokers brand most brokers will be happy to take a cut of the 6 or so deals you do every year and call it a day.

No big deal I have a second job where I could pick up the extra hours OR I can get a new primary job in long term care or an acute care setting which lender #2 DOES approve of.

You will be able to cover your utility cost but you'll add a lot convenience to your housing offering.So, it's difficult to make a cut and dry decision just looking at the venture separate from the total housing service you're creating.Depending on the space, you could do some interesting thing to off set the remodel.Wild idea: consider creating a small office next to the laundry room (if there's enough space) then you could rent the office space to one of your residents.You could also create a small yoga/P90X workout area.