But because those things materialize, doesn't mean residential rei or infrastructure will necessary become intrinsic on the next go around so I would not recommend waiting.

For material participation, would our combined time in the property need to exceed 100hrs and greater than anyone else? 

Market is tough now, but we want to get into real estate investing.

I have to chuckle a bit at naming the "worst" villages to do rehabbing in based on how tough inspectors are.

I have already got paid by the insurance .now it comes to signing the contract with this restoration company ( the same company that dry the house ) , and their contract was very basic .. it didn’t list in detail of what they were going to do  .. for example 1.initial material ___$upfront 2.drywall / paint  _____ $upon completion 3.Cabinet completion _____ $upon completion 4.Flooring _____ $ upon completion 5. 

those small change orders are really tough to keep straight when your production building.. i know we miss stuff and have to redo it as well..

I went the other way I was selling very tough to sell Land in Northern Ca. national forest areas (Mendocino) my fee was 10 to 20% and sometimes higher.. these properties are common in the West.. where you have private ownership surrounded by National Forest lands..

We let it ride & then found it was her brother going through a tough separation so occasionally he needed to get away. 

Markets across the country are very hot, unless it’s on off market deal or motivated seller, lowball offers are very tough in this environment,

This is all pretty basic stuff, that you can read about here on BP if you spend a bit of time looking.So, tough question for you - how are you going to succeed at RE investing, if you keep putting in little to no effort on research and just ask strangers for help?