I would always consider contributing cash toward your business and lead generation...10% of your income dedicated to lead gen that lands you a lease option or seller carried loan on a large MF is worth its weight in gold...actually more ;) Best of luck! 

Jason: To clarify I do have a solo 401k for my s-corp which I put $33K into for this year's year end bonus - my cpa explained this year maxing out to $54K is actually less tax advantageous as opposed to previous couple of years where I did make a max contribution.

If I had a preference, I’d love to do a 80% HML / 20% owner contribution as a silent debt partner in JV.

While this sounds "simpler", it actually creates significant administrative complexity down the road as the LLC will need to file a partnership tax return, and may not accept future contributions from either of the IRA accounts. 

Hello BPers,First, I want to thank all of you who contribute to this site for allowing a guy like me to sit on the sidelines for almost a year and just absorb information.

What are the section 8 contribution limits for a house that size?

If not safe I can’t move my family in which makes my budget unable to contribute at all.

What contributed most to a successful first deal?

The % of profit allocation will be determined based on how much contribution he has made toward the project.

As Natalie alluded, you would be able to pay your "contracting company" and these costs likely would contribute to the IRS requirement of "Substantial Improvements."