I have been doing investing and managing properties for quite a while now, and feel stuck in branching out to other areas where I wouldn't be in direct control of the day to day operations, renting, fixing etc. 

While at first it appears to be legitmate, the "indirect" reciprocal lending of money constitutes a prohibited transaction, as you are indirectly benefitting.

The legals do tie back to these government surveys, though maybe indirectly.

I have ZERO background in direct sales or real estate for that matter and I've been crushing it these past couple months using property radar.

Samsung has guaranteed 1,800 direct jobs and the ripple effect of indirect jobs created is expected to be near 10,000.  

Soon too i feel we will start to see more REOs pop up as the Maria HUD funds become available (ill be posting more about these funds and the indirect benefits for investors once they are actually available for new buyers).

So, we are directly working in the construction industry.It would be more accurate to say that you're working indirectly in the real estate construction industry.Your trade or business is cabinet manufacturing, which is not a real property trade or business under Sec 469.You seem to be attributing the trade or business of your customers to your company, and that's where you're going off course.For example, using your line of thinking, a software engineer who creates and sells project management software solely to RE developers would be a real property trade or business under Sec 469. 

See Chapter 18.85 RCW 18.85 REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND MANAGING BROKERS REAL ESTATE BROKERS AND MANAGING BROKERS; 18.85.011 Definitions.(17) "Real estate brokerage services" means any of the following services offered or rendered directly or indirectly to another, or on behalf of another for compensation or the promise or expectation of compensation, or by a licensee on the licensee's own behalf: (a) Listing, selling, purchasing, exchanging, optioning, leasing, renting of real estate, or any real property interest therein; or any interest in a cooperative; or any interest in a floating home or floating on-water residence, as defined in RCW 90.58.270;In regard to your comment,“winning adverse possession cases is one of the toughest things to do in real estate .. we know what the laws say.. but end of the day you need a judge to sign off and they are reluctant to give title to someone's property to another.

But I wouldn't have had any money to invest without my W2, so it has helped indirectly.

Does your NOI include a debt payment plus all indirect expenses?