However, if you are pursuing Short-Term Rentals (STRs), each partner must qualify individually for "material participation," which can be more challenging when there is a partner.

However, I have a challenge: I need to connect with like-minded individuals.

Luckily these two individuals, separate states and realtor companies, had everything working and running smoothly including my title and exchange company.

My name is Omar, and I’m a new investor eager to learn, grow, and connect with like-minded individuals who are on the journey to financial freedom through real estate.

I agree with this high level (Private Money = Individual, Hard Money = Company Non-Turnkey Product).I've been begging (mostly to no avail) for better clarity and definitions here for these to avoid confusion - BiggerPockets IMO has a HUGE opportunity to set and create the "gold standard" universal definitions of loan types with just a little initiative. 

If a cash out refinance, many lenders will allow the cash out to satisfy the reserves requirement.DSCR lenders generally let you vest either individually or as an LLC.

I’m a high-income earner and just received a substantial tax bill, so I want to make sure I’m getting everything right from the start.To give some context, I currently own one rental property where my dad resides.

We both lost out to someone that was willing to give the Seller almost the price they were asking because they were doing a 1031 exchange were they had a substantial amount of cash and they liked the property location.This similar scenario has played out for me several times over the last few years because the market was so hot.

Welcome to BP - have you nailed down the specific individual towns/markets for the Poconos yet or are you still casting a wide net?

If a cash out refinance, many lenders will allow the cash out to satisfy the reserves requirement.DSCR lenders generally let you vest either individually or as an LLC.