There are a number of real estate industry participants who have set up marketing programs where the people they are trying to reach contact them, and even some (like me) where the calls are trying to sell me on considering their transaction.

If you are alluding to real estate professional status for your wife, then you would need "active participation" in a real estate endeavor. 

Feel free to participate in any of the forums that are available to you.

I’d suggest starting out by networking with as many other investors as possible and be an active participant in the forums.

However, since I have more questions than answers, I'm not sure of all the ways I can participate here.

However, to determine the material participation rule on the activity, spouse’s participation can count towards material participation.

Also, the above mentioned active participation exception (25k loss) only comes into play if taxpayer is not a real estate professional.

My partner does not want to participate in the purchase or anything else with this particular property.

Feel free to participate in any of the forums that are available to you.

I’d suggest starting out by networking with as many other investors as possible and be an active participant in the forums.