I've heard they tend to be pricier than their competitors, but have shorter timelines due to the way they do project management.It might make sense if paying a premium for faster project completion fits into your business model.

From my simple calculations, taking into account paying for attorneys, business structure/expenses, etc. not to mention the time of due diligence, and understanding legalities, it seems more lucrative (AND SAFE) to invest in a fund.

If you proceed do not pay this fee upfront. 

How does paying mortgage on the property work?

Further,  I am paying for his internet.  

. - unless the property is a complete gut job we pay for a home inspection during our due diligence- we only hire GC’s.  

Also look at how much the house has increased in price-if it has increased a lot, you may want to sell it to avoid paying capital gains which will kick in if you sell it a few years down the road.

High paying jobs and these personnel will be looking for nice rentals.

To answer your original question about making it more palatable for owners....you need to pay them for the service of providing you with debt. 

I’ve never done a 1031 before and every Google search along the lines of “retroactive 1031 exchange” is about reversing the sale of a house you just bought, via a 1031.I’m talking about buying a house weeks before your old rental sells, and somehow having that whole transaction fit under one 1031 exchange.Last thing I would want to do is pay pay the new property’s downpayment in cash, and then turn around and find out it doesn’t qualify for a 1031 since I bought it before selling the first house, and then also having to go buy another house with the 1031 funds, and never recoup my own cash I used on the new rental.Hope that makes sense, I will be happy to clarify if it doesn’t.