Then you need to materially participate in the activity, here are the tests to meet MP: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/m/material-participation-...I recommend tracking your hourly diligently in a material participation time log.

As far as hard money, most institutional hard money lenders will want to see that you have some kind of RE flipping/investing experience.

You mentioned they are also doing a capital call, that is a difficult thing to contend with and, in my opinion, the decision to participate is going to depend on the operator and their communication.  

Do you want to expose your family to the risks, since they aren't participating in the Developer profit?

I will be glad if you can connect me with any good one that I can participate virtually.

My wife will materially participate in the business and I'll provide the financial backing.I've talked to a couple local CPAs and done a fair bit of internet searching on legal entity setup for my situation, but haven't been able to get a straight answer.

Hello Bella, if you need sources of money for your wholesale properties feel free to reach out, we offer wholesale pricing, so you could add an extra 1% to your wholesales by participating on the loans as well.

About 3 years ago we had an unbelievably juicy deal that a banking institution needed to get rid of brought to us by a broker who had spent a full year following up, selling, negotiating, contacting, etc until he had a deal.  

What do you think about my other strategy of doing seg study and bonus depreciation on all my rentals for the year 2023 (have not filed it yet) to do the following:1- To get a bigger loss carried forward to 2024 to offset the sale of 3 properties instead of 2 in 2024. 2- Or, Since I married a realtor this year 2024 (and we passed the IRS active participation test together), I can activate that loophole, use whatever loss (bigger lost if we can use the seg study) is left over from the sale of the property to offset my high  W-2 wages (way over the $150K threshold) in 2024. 

Partnering with a good property management company can help you handle the distance, but be careful with tax’s material participation rules if you expect tax savings.Sticking local is convenient, but branching out might give you better opportunities to meet your financial goals.