Look him up on Youtube - he has tons of content/videos on subjects like "buying rentals through your IRA" and "putting your kids on payroll" and "the business owners guide to financial freedom".  

If not, you need to become a sophisticated investor to legally invest in these syndications, and it takes some level of education to get there.  

Pay roll $1800/year bu cause The Manager live in the mobile home on the property.

Set up a corporation, with minor payroll of the owners, but keep a majority of the flipping profits with the corp. and have the corp. then purchase the buy and holds. 

He isn't on my payroll and I don't give him any money for doing the work so there is no employee/employer relationship nor a contractor arrangement that would require W/C or a 1099 to be issued. 

The level of detail in the paperwork, should really come down to your comfort and the sophistication of the deal. 

Most of my money goes out in payroll and the business may fail.

Generally speaking, commercial general liability insurances are rated on gross receipts and/or payroll, and GC's can be a little tricky to insure, pending the use insured/uninsured sub contractors, physical work performed etc.

My background is in Human Resources and Payroll Accounting and my degree is in Business Management.Teaming up with a dear friend, I started REI training with mentorship, supplemental resources and technical support.

Any other "back door" he is referring to is illegal and not the type of contractor you want on your payroll.