A personal guarantee is a personal guarantee, regardless of whether it is direct or indirect as you suggest.  

No pressure on them and also indirectly lets them know of our need.

Your academic knowledge can end up helping you, even in very indirect ways you might not expect.

I would love to help any BP investors out however I can as a way to thank you for all of the guidance you have already indirectly provided.

With house prices going up, cap rates go down, they are indirectly proportional.

An IRA may not transact directly or indirectly with a disqualified party.  

His behavior is in direct violation of his duties to present all offers to the seller.  

@Heather HortonYou should definitely have someone else handle the real estate transaction.The IRS rules prohibit any direct or indirect benefit between a plan and a disqualified party - in either direction.  

He considers that the DOL definition may include the fund sponsor as a fiduciary since the investment docs (PPM, or other) will likely contain information that would be considered “investment advice” and since the manger/sponsor will indirectly be receiving compensation as a part of management of the fund or start-up then the managers are indirectly receiving a fee for providing investment advice and consequently you may be deemed a fiduciary.Does anyone here have an opinion on this in agreement or to the contrary? 

I live in 27615, just a few minutes to the west of this area. 27616 is poised for indirect benefits from a number of things going on in the area, not the least of which is the revitalization of the Capital Blvd corridor leading into downtown Raleigh.