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Through observing what many of these out of state or passive real estate investors (your most likely client base)  prioritize in these forums two items that jump out are avoidance of major capex repairs and asset protection.

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@Dan Dares TMIf the "investing partners" are going to be passive, you need an SEC attorney since you are now creating a security.

The new language of your updated agreement should express the existing entity being a holding company consisting of passive transactions.

It’s gaining traction in some areas as a proactive approach to stabilize tenant behavior and reduce defaults.

The syndication should be more passive, BUT your investment is totally under the control of the Syndicator.

It would simply sit in your passive bucket and rollover to future years, negating the benefit.

The majority of that time I was using it for personal gain, buying properties essentially for myself. 

Would love to hear from other pros.For California specifically, it’s safest and most cost effective to allow a passive trust to own all real property in California.