You mention she is only to be one percent beneficiary, she provides 99.9% of credit risk and income as long as the mortgage is in her name joint with you.

Research how to put together a Joint Venture Agreement or find an attorney who would be able to act on your behalf.   

I'd also take joint title or own a LC that each of you are a member of or have an ownership LLC that you own 100% that takes joint title. 

We have filed jointly and separately, depending on which way our taxes are the lowest.

Is she entitled to previous joint returns with her ex if that is required? 

Essentially, I am looking for a broker to joint venture on a new crowdfunding style platform.

We currently are doing large multifamily both syndicating and joint venturing.

Wholesaling, Subject 2, joint venture, owner financing, just to name a few.

I get your restaurant analogy, but it's wildly flawed, here is how: What your arguing is one would go out and look at a Subway, look at a McDonalds, look at a sandwich truck, look at a "Mom-Pop" Taco joint, look at a fine dining and a spot's bar and a casual fine dining AND THEN decide which to jump in based on some metric of the business.

For couples married filing jointly, one spouse must achieve both no.1 and no. 2 on their ownDoes the size of your rental portfolio matter?