Just because someone can have a great performing website, it does not result in anything without the boots on the ground, and NAR dominates in boot's on the ground to such an extent that it's hard to call it anything other than complete and total domination. 

@Corey M.I vote Memphis 😀 but then again I’m invested heavily here too, Area in memphis will have a key role in cash flow, but more then that is the company that you choose.

In this transition phase I'm trying to move more in a "work on, not in my business" role.

that can be an interior designer’s role, but I think that is more suited if you were doing a $1M plus home...If it helps, think of it this way...

My role would be that of a money partner.  

At the end of the day, the only people who will really care about defining a title for different types of involvement in Real Estate, and want to make a point of not allowing others to define their role as they wish, mustn't be satisfied enough in what they are doing themselves and have a need to focus on what others are doing instead.Why put time and energy into criticising which business model others choose? 

It was Wall Street who contributed greatly to the bubble with their CDO's and other greedy formulas, playing a large role in the crash.

First thing that pops to my mind is that, often, people reverse the role about asking for money.

Principal reduction does not play any role in Net Income calculation.

Since the beginning of 1999, the Wilshire 5000, the broadest measure of domestic stock market returns, has returned 4.2%/year, and that is with gut-wrenching volatility.199923.6%2000-10.9%2001-11.0%2002-20.9%200331.6%200412.5%20056.4%200615.8%20075.6%2008-37.2%200928.3%201017.2%20111.0%201216.1%4/19/20139.6%Avg4.2%Most large financial planning firms are telling clients their "goal" going forward is around 7% in a diversified, equity-dominant portfolio.