Joint Venture: Team up with an investor who can contribute capital in exchange for a share of the profits.

Complete a cost seg study - combined with leverage it is feasible to deduct your entire equity contribution in year 1.Also follow me for more insights around cost segregation and real estate taxes!

I'm getting to the point where I have a good chunk saved and am wondering what guidelines people follow to know when they can start tapering off the contributions or stop them altogether.What rules of thumb are out there that people use?

And what are some good ways for newer folks to contribute or give back?

Acquiring nicer assets not only provides a better living environment for tenants but also contributes to long-term appreciation and value.

We got bank financing for the land purchase and contributed (almost) enough cash to complete the improvements.

It's my understanding that PPR uses your capital contribution to buy nonperforming notes to rework them so they will earn greater than 12% APR.  

While I secured the initial financing for the property, I have two other partners/groupings (a total of 6 people) that are contributing to the closing. 

Looking forward to learning and contributing to the discussions.

Since this is minimal service, to minimize your hourly payroll time, you could consider a solution like ZenDesk for client question intake, and have a VA respond as appropriate and escalate to a licensed agent, though this will have the knock on effect of requiring more systems or contributing to lower client satisfaction when they can't reach an agent.