Readers should seek professional advice.

With less experienced or just poor planning operators, it isn't uncommon that they spend years distributing all the cash out to the owners, and then the time comes for a multi million dollar refresh to maintain the hotel brand, and no one wants to cough up the money back into the entity.

Adding in the layer of not being on the loan but holding title just sounds like it will eventually lead to problems like OP experienced.

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That said there are some nuances and requirements to property implement interest tracing so ensure you talk to your tax professional ahead of time and keep the funds movement as clean as possible. 

I would recommend starting with those and then reaching out to an experienced investment oriented agent once you are ready.

If you are raising capital from people you don’t have a prior relationship with, and even people who you do, they would regard you as serious only if you had a professional prepared PPM and Operating Agreement.

Lots of local investors and professionals here in the DC area. 

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This is when you hire a staging professional or staging company to come in, make recommendations, and do the work for you.