That's impressive in any market I'd think. 

I was under the impression that it was dedicated from Gross modified income and nit just passive income.

Very impressive!

We view institutional grade real estate investments as very attractive area especially for folks that want to invest w/experts that have decades of experience and very impressive track records that do all the heavy lifting for you.

I was under the impression that my existing operating agreement could be amended in a way that they would be entitled to 50% ownership of a "specific property", not the entire LLC portfolio.

I spent a day driving around looking at neighborhoods and prices and was really impressed.

That said, yes, the reviews aren't particularly impressive, so I guess it's still a topic that could use better coverage.

After purchasing my first property I decided to get my own real estate license for a variety of reasons:1) I was under the impression that if I wanted to get into real estate, getting a license was just part of the process, having it doesn't hurt. 2) After I failed to receive CC&Rs or have the idea of no street parking run by me(gated communities are rare in LA) considering my agent was fully aware of my intention to have tenants, I decided I wanted to be able to advocate for myself as well as have access to a vast number of agents to weed out the bad ones. 3) MLS access and an understanding of what agents are actually doing for commission Goals1) Big over arching goal is to get to $100k annual passive income through real estate investing2) Add a minimum of two properties to my portfolio in 2018(possibly 3-4)3) Get to know more real estate investors as well as other real estate professionals I look forward to hearing from all of you!

It is not impressive. 

I hadn't thought about it to be honest, I was under the impression that I had to transfer it because if I held it would be more of a lease option.