There are multiple ways to qualify for "material participation" but this would help to keep someone else under 100 hours. 

Also, the house is being fully redone top to bottom with good rental and good flip materials for the B community that its in so repairs should be less common than most.The market here is very hot still and this likely would sell quickly.

Spend more than half of your total working hours in an RE business in which you materially participate.2.

What you may save in material you will make up for in engineering and architecture fees. 

Know the prices of your trades, know your material costs, know your end sales prices. 

Two coats of paint including ceilings and trim for a 1200 sqft. house in our market is at least $5k including materials.

Potential hangups with materials?

Therefore, you really need to have a great team in place and be able to source labor and materials at "in house" prices.

Discuss timelines, costs, and any materials that might be needed up front.

Heck I had a lot of posts removed because they were on the line of promotion.