We are looking for help to decide how to structure and pay out family members their stake in the properties.

Is there an ideal way to structure group investments?

He said with a mentor he could have structured these deals better and he wouldn't have had years of break even cashflow.Using HELOCs seems to be a very accepted part of the BRRR strategy many use and I believe still advocated by Matt, so what lessons should have been learned?

We are building our structures on wounds of the past.

As a side question, have you considered structuring the deal so that you own the land outright immediately and simply make support parents to your mom for 30 years (or death); whichever comes first? 

Talk to your accountant about the IRS guidelines, so you can structure your trip so that it will be deductible. 

As long as the bones are sound and you aren't dealing with leaning, major sagging or other structural issues, then why not dive in?

My question is what's the best way to structure paying for utilities?

This is a loan and shouldn't be structured this way.

Through my research I’ve found traditional bank financing may be the route to take as they have better structure for exits(less yield maintenance concerns) and loans include funds for improvement.