If you have any specific questions please feel free to message me would love to connect! 

When people here send me private messages or ask me on a call, one of the many things I'd tell them if they want to buy pre-construction is to check the developer's construction license and that it complies with the zoning rules (and I'll tell them if I know what those are).You woudn't believe the amount of people that are ready to put a sizeable amount of cash on the table but won't spend the little extras needed to make sure they don't lose it.

Is there anything else I can do other than buying cash? 

An annoying fee, yes, and eats into cash flow and profits which is why you likely started on this endeavor, but the lengths people go to try to avoid what is, in the end, only $800 seems excessive sometimes.So, we don't have all of the facts or copies of any documents here, but generally, a trust only governs any assets that it owns. 

What is the Cash-on-cash return?

Diversifying your portfolio can protect you in the event that 1 or 2 markets you invest in are losing cashflow or even worse - failing.My theory is to keep your money invested as long as you can and don't take that cash flow for profit.

To start, I'm only considering making offers on properties where the seller owns it free and clear.What is your step-by-step process?

Purchase price: $290,000 Cash invested: $20,000 Sale price: $420,000 4 Bed 4 Bath Townhouse that I bought at beginning of covid for $290,000.

What is your initial cash flow using the 50% rule?

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?