Wanna be gurus, usually salespeople with little real estate investing experience, “audition” with the seminar companies akin to a screen test” in Hollywood.  

Thanks for the reply - The limitation, for me, was the company is headquartered in Dubai, the properties in Africa and Middle East and the investors all over the place.I am deep within this rabbit hole.Syndication Pro was immediate to tell me, we won't work for youInvestNext says they have multi-currency support and should not pose any issues - I am going to test InvestNext, infact their Docs are in my email now to sign. 

Did you know that Canadian investors who own U.S. property for over 183 days in a year may be considered a U.S. resident for tax purposes under the “Substantial Presence Test?”

You need to pull out your property disclosure statement and see if a case passes the sniff test.

I like real estate because its time tested over decades.

You need to start thinking a little more thoroughly, and be able to articulate, and test, your assumptions.

You can, and should, interview them and ask them all of the appropriate screening questions - but you won't be able to "test" them out without contributing significant capital as part of your test. 

I'll test it out.

Some cliff notes:REP status requires 750 hours in real estate activities, and then after you hit that, the test is materially participating in your rental activities.If it is a short term rental with less than a 7 day rental period, if you materially participate, which could include at least 100 hours and that is more than anyone else, then yes possibly can use the bonus depreciation against other sources of non-passive income. 

@Wendy JiangBe honest and say no as mold testing is typically only done when there are visual signs of mold and has never been any signs or complaints.There are many factors outside of mold that can contribute to breathing problems.I would offer that if you wish I can order a hygienist to come to teat for toxic mold - but if it’s found to be negative the costs for the testing would be at your expense.