How big is the project?

Quote from @Tom Enright: Hi Forum, I'm about to close on my first STR and plan on materially participating >100 hours this year as I'll be working on the property and plan to rent it the last 1-2 months of the year.

Suppliers of building materials are a crucial component of any construction project.

Wherever you took your broker's class you should have ample study materials.If you are talking about your real estate agent's license in NJ (that is not a broker's license), you need to take the initial class at an accredited agency and they will give you all of the materials after you finish the 75 hours for the test. 

What adds complexity to our plan, is that we live in Minnesota... ...How challenging is it to meet the material participation hours needed to achieve active status?..

I always love to see the positive attitude - that's half the battle.

I have been devouring books by Brandon Turner to get a better grasp on a macro view of the theories of real estate investing .

What is unclear to me is does the material participation need to be on each STR property or in my real estate businesses as a whole?

What was the quality like compared to local options?

Everywhere I turn all I see are pitches for affordable housing and the same (not so) compelling arguments regurgitated by syndicators, capital raisers, brokers etc. for the investment strategy....strong returns...lower volatility....supply (huh?)