However, I personally go 1 step further as many people have outsized debt obligations. relative to their income.

Any one meeting people on here and partnering up to make it happen !

Reading through some other forum posts, it looks like there are much simpler partnerships, entities, or offerings that would meet what I am trying to do:My Role:-Decide on properties to purchase, mostly SFHs-Establish LLCs or other business structures to hold the real estate and distribute returns-Purchase properties, using loans as needed depending on the ROI/cash flow desired from investors-Act as property manager for the properties-Depreciate properties held in business entities to minimize taxable income to investors-Distribute returns to investors-Create investments that have high cash flow (CF) and low appreciation (App) , moderate CF and App, low CF and high App-Find investors from connections, friends, and family with no public advertising-Advise in a minimal capacity on tax and real estate strategies-Send investment reports to investors-Be fiduciary to all investors-Receive compensation from PM and other management work I do related to the investmentsInvestors:-Can be non-accredited -Invest as little as $1000-Can use retirement accountsWhat references can people recommend for me to learn about business structures, partnerships, securities, taxes, or other topics to get me started on learning what will work for my goals?

Also, Matt and his team are great people. http://ohc-bnb.com/sleepPM me if you want Matt's contact info

Based on my understanding of the Customer functionality in Quickbooks, I agree that for real estate investors who might want a more cost effective option can utilize the Customer features (available in the Simple Start and Essentials version) instead of classes.

BP is the right place for hooking yup with people.

Feeling pretty discouraged when cold-calling people who are in preforeclosure.

From what i've read online (not financial advice) the bank only requires one of the owners to use the property as their primary to qualify for a primary financing.From what I understand this will also very much depend on the internal guidelines of the particular lender you're talking to. 

I have been given the opportunity to start an Investor division at my Brokerage.Our goal is to create a team of highly skilled agents who excel in understanding and meeting the unique needs of investors.

I understand that a corporation can be general partner in an LLP but is it possible to have the property by on the books of the corporation and issue distributions to the investors through the corporation?