@Alyssa Holbrook is in the Salt Lake area, and she is an absolute boss.

Yes, lazy cop and or lazy boss or lazy prosecutor. 

Can you wholesale a deal that is active with a real estate agent?

Probably not a good person to hire, maybe let your bosses know. 

First thing is NEVER feel concerned of hurting someone's feelings or ego, your reviewing to employ them, that makes you the boss doesn't it?

For REP status federally, you must meet two requirements: work 750+ hours in real estate activities and spend more than 50% of your total working hours on these activities during the tax year.

Is the landlord or your boss, not a great first mentor?

I'm a leader, not a boss, but they see and hear far more than I do so I'd be an idiot not to listen to my team.I think as you grow and expand, you too will do the same whether as a Transactional Lender or anything else you do. 

We would like for the investment to be treated as active, of course.

 realestaterocks is still active.