If he’s accredited, he could 1031 to DSTs here in the states, defer all his taxes, and just collect a check off of passive real estate from the DSTs.

DO your research and make sure you vet them out (track record if they are accredited in any way as fiduciaries etc.

I believe as a requirement, under current law, an investor has to be an accredited investor or a sophisticated investor.

If you are in a good business program that is accredited, the material you would be learning would be applicable to your future goals of running a business and being a real estate investor.It also sounds as if you are currently in your major courses right now and really should be in your general education classes which may be why you might be struggling a bit.

The classes are a lot of time for me right now as a homeschooling mama of 4 kids under 6.

Reputable schools are another source, by reputable I mean accredited colleges and universities, private schools that specialize in business, finance or real estate (run by qualified administrators by education, experience and knowledge, not some guy teaching a program, that is a guru.)You can get great ideas from your peers, other investors or operators, other professionals in an area but, you need to ensure those ideas are in compliance before you act on them.

There are a whole slew of options if you are accredited and can invest at least 50-100K.

Understand that these investments are for accredited investors (which you qualify as), who are assumed to be capable of taking the risk and doing their own independent due diligence (which you should absolutely do); these deals are not generally advertised in the open market and I would not trust those who come to you unsolicited with such deals but rather seek them out through networking and referrals.

@Kyle McGee One of the most common methods for securing the down payment funds for a multifamily acquisition is to raise the funds from your network of sophisticated or accredited investors.  

Secondly , I don't have any private money lenders yet and am looking for a few how would I find potential private money lenders or accredited investors.