I and many people I talk to are on the sidelines, because they are just priced out of deals.  

The road some have suggested leads to up to 10 years in federal prison and/or $100,000 in fines, plus costs and very likely the loss of your loan.Federal laws apply and no dang Real Estate Agent gets a free pass lending cash as a business, side line maybe and that is with your own money, not OPM.Depends too on what you might loan on, owner occupied residence, might consider how bracelets feel with a stripped suit.

I'm ready to be off the sidelines - PUT ME IN THE GAME COACH!

Yeah this is where my head is at, especially because (I believe) a once-in-a-lifetime buying opportunity is on its way and I don't want to be on the side line due to low funds. 

To my reading of state law etc. self employment tax becomes a thing when flipping moves from sideline to job.

I went from zero to 3 in about 6 months in 2021 after 2 years or more on the sidelines.

Owners of these properties need to seel when they need to sell so don't sit on the sidelines waiting for the right time when there may be a deal waiting for you (or others)

I have mixed reviews for the events I’ve been to, over time you find there are many who love to talk and watch and sit on the sidelines and wait when it comes to real estate…or, on the flip side, someone is often selling something even if really subtle about it.  

The fact that you are taking action and buying houses will put you light years ahead of the many people that sit on the sideline. 

You either come to terms with it or sit on the sidelines.