Additionally probably the vast majority wanting to get into investing never do and a large number of those that will try ultimately fail.

If I were you I would also consider vastly downgrade your big ticket purchases.  

And if there is anybody with vast experience in these markets I’d love to speak with you!

Do not attend any seminars that charge money or that will ask you to pay money the vast majority are scams. 

I am struggling on how to best structure the ownership arrangement as I am taking on the vast majority of the risk. 

I am struggling with how to best structure the ownership arrangement as I am taking on the vast majority of the risk.

@Harrison CookYour post kindles lots of questions.In the "good old-days" most heating systems were vastly oversized for the building they were heating - energy was relatively cheap, insulation was non-existant to poor ... so it was easier and safer to {drastically} oversize.Today, while energy {in North America}  is still relatively cheap for the moment,  we have a much better understanding of how to make buildings more efficient {though you might not think so looking at the construction industry in the U.S.A. and Canada}  and there are often more cost-effective measures than simply replacing an old, over-sized heating plant with a new, over-sized heating plant.You really need to - or at lease should -  perform a heat load analysis to properly size your heating system, a component of which, is determining the rate of heat loss of the building envelope.  

Heck, if the area is as good as you say and the deals are awesome you can get you can hit up a local REIA, move product, and use those profits to start scaling.Now, this is admittedly a VAST oversimplification.

I know I am in the vast minority of BP real estate entrepreneurs that thinks the way i do.. and i fully realize you need debt to scale.. 

The vast majority of members are wantabe investors that will actually never really start.