I've heard good things, but not personally worked with them. 

Don't waste your time convincing them otherwise, just find a pool person that is willing to do it.

My business partner Brian and I co-founded an investment group.

I’m looking into the best way to structure a Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ) Fund and a Qualified Opportunity Zone Business (QOZB) for ground-up construction and land entitlement in Columbus, Ohio for hotel and multifamily development.

I also know folks that have used 0% business credit cards to purchase and flip a property.

We have several vendor business members in the title space that are very investor friendly.

@Megan Boyle I personally love investing in RI.

Or can you still run everything through your personal return (just want to make sure that I can deduct things such as HOA fees which I can do if it is a rental).2) If I do decide to run everything thru my personal tax return (save on LLC fees), should I at the least set up a separate bank account to track costs separately?

To answer your question directly: a person should apply (whatever that means in your process) before being asked to screen.

My sister works with him much as part of her midtown business.