The test consists of 4 elements:It is an investment of moneyThere is an expectation of profits from the investmentThe investment of money is in a common enterpriseAny profit comes from the efforts of a promoter or third partyIf you are borrowing money from someone it generally fails the third element above because there is no common enterprise for those contributing the labor and the capital. 

for his job and fell in love with the area.In the next 90 days, we want to purchase a SFH with a mother-in-law suite/basement or a B-class townhome in order to stop putting money toward rent and start building our Buy and Hold investment portfolio.Long-term we want to partner with other investors interested in Buy and Hold and BRRRR investing to build a portfolio of multifamily properties.We are currently passive, partial owners of a 25 unit property in Dayton, Ohio, which definitely kick-started the investing bug :)I work full-time in digital marketing, focused on SEO and content marketing, for the eCommerce division of an enterprise tech company.

May want to try Jeffrey Slaughter - Wallaton Enterprises Inc. 

I am hoping that I can cross paths with anyone here to share their experiences and enlighten me on this new enterprise that I am venturing into.

@Will Barnard of Barnard Enterprises Inc. ...I know for a fact you are legit because just this morning I was reading "The Book on Investing in Real Estate with NO (and low) Money Down" by Brandon Turner and noticed your Picture while scrowling down this thread. 

It sounds like you are creating a business partnership with your long term partner, whereby the two of you will share in the profits of the enterprise.  

I currently live in Enterprise, Alabama.

I would look at it as a positive, as it gives you an opportunity to really examine your business model and stress-test your enterprise.

I know we are overwhelmed by information, analysis, theories and forecasts, but I thought it could be helpful if I provided a list of sources recommended by Wharton.Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center: https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/World Health Organization: https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019Pew Research Center: https://www.pewresearch.org/topics/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19/International Monetary Fund: https://www.imf.org/en/Topics/imf-and-covid19World Bank: https://www.worldbank.org/en/who-we-are/news/coronavirus-covid19Bureau of Economic Analysis: https://www.bea.gov/United Nations: https://www.un.org/en/coronavirusAir travel: https://www.iata.org/en/programs/safety/health/diseases/Brookings: https://www.brookings.edu/topic/coronavirus-covid19/Peterson Institute for International Economics: https://www.piie.com/American Enterprise Institute: https://www.aei.org/2019-coronavirus-coverage/The Conference Board: https://info.conference-board.org/kW06r0x10PK00BWZbS0Og0ZBe safe and please reach out if you have any questions,Jared

Investment Info:Single-family residence buy & hold investment in Enterprise.