Likewise, most people understand housing and might participate in syndications and other vehicles when alternative investments appear less attractive. 

Brown was terminated upon her initiation of the smear campaign and lodging her accusations that the system and its participants are a "scam".

As Michael mentions above, there are two DIFFERENT participation tests for REPS and STR "loophole".

You may want to see if you can claim real estate professional status now or sometime in the future based on your participation within real estate of being a landlord in addition to being an agent.You may want to have your past couple of returns looked at for review to see if they were done correctly.

To clarify what @Pete M. meant about loan option with the solo vs. the SDIRA he's referencing the participant loan. 

Often I will structure a participation note/mortgage. 

Brown was terminated upon her initiation of the smear campaign and lodging her accusations that the system and its participants are a "scam".

I'd be interested in participating!

They have a participant loan option for up to $50k or 50% of the total plan assets whichever is lower. 

. - If we both want to use this benefit, for material participation eligibility, how would that work?