To qualify, taxpayers must meet specific criteria demonstrating that they are real estate professionals who materially participate in their rental activities.How to Navigate the Rules:Step 1: Identify your real property trades or businessesHere is a list of activities that are considered to be a real property trade or business:RedevelopmentLeasingConversionConstructionReal property developmentReconstructionOperationRentalBrokerageManagementAcquisitionIf you participate in multiple of these activities, you may be able to combine them making it easier to meet the material participation hour requirements.Step 2: Demonstrate material participation in real property trades or businessesThere are seven tests to determine if you demonstrate material participation.

Architect is just demanding more money and I guess we have no other alternative  Demanding more money and refusing to do it are two different things.

We can transmit electricity reasonably efficiently, and then we can transport actual material (ie: water or natural gas) reasonably efficiently. 

But you don't qualify for material participation if you are a passive investor in a syndication.  

For a lot of things you can just look up material costs and assume the same for labor. 50% material and 50% labor holds roughly true for the entire project, at least for me here in Milwaukee, your labor cost will probably be higher in the Bay Area.100-125k spread would be tight, even for me here in Milwaukee.

Thank you in advance for anyone that can shed some light on this or point me in the direction of good materials to read!

Alternatively, house hacking a small multifamily could cover living expenses while building equity.

Curious to hear the system you'd recommend for tracking material participation?    

Buck up, find alternatives, research before you leap, be smart. 

Some of your quotes from this thread will be used as supporting material in the production.As some of you may have guessed, a lot of information about her has been removed since her case came to light so it's sort of difficult to piece this story togetherIf anyone has any information they'd like to share that would help paint a clearer picture of her actions and the damage she's caused, please reach out to me.