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?

Then, you generally have to pay hefty management fees, whereby your returns oftentimes end up being less that what you can get in your home country.

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

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.

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.