For 1-3 properties I implement with my clients the following:- Guesty for Hosts w/ Yale Lock Integration for PMS/Automated Locks- Pricelabs - dynamic pricing - Wordpress - Direct Booking Sites- Stripe - payment processing- Intellihost - Airbnb Data + Listing Optimization- Turno - cleaner management- Hostfully/Folio - Digital Guidebooks- Avail for mid-term (30+ day leases and screening)For 4+ Properties I Implement:- Hostfully for PMS- Remote Lock - for custom key codes- Pricelabs - dynamic pricing - Wordpress - Direct Booking Sites- Stripe - payment processing- Intellihost - Airbnb Data + Listing Optimization- Turno - cleaner management- Hostfully/Folio - Digital Guidebooks- Avail for mid-term (30+ day leases and screening)I would gladly participate in the article and let me know how I can assist! 

Also, become very active in regards to reading and participating in the forums and reading on the blog!

If the minimums to participate are too high for you, oh well, move on.

To learn more about the 401k participant loan rules, see the following. https://www.irs.gov/retirement-plans/retirement-plans-faqs-regarding-loans

I've been a passive participant in Bigger Pockets thus far (reading the wisdom of others while trying to figure out what I might have to contribute to the group as a relative newbie), and am far from a Big Dog, but would love to chat sometime.

A pro of participating in a syndication is how truly passive it is.

I think in order to be able to write all of that stuff off you have to be considered a "real estate professional" meaning"A taxpayer will be considered a real estate professional if (1) more than one-half of the total personal services the taxpayer performs in trades or businesses are performed in real property trades or businesses in which the taxpayer materially participates and (2) the taxpayer performs more than 750 hours of services during the tax year in real property trades or businesses in which the taxpayer materially participates.Whether you pass that test or not I don't know and I can't tell you all the ins and outs of that rule but I assume that is what she was referring to.Hope that helps

You may wish to confirm that the new 401k provider will handle the ongoing compliance support such as any required 5500 filing (e.g. 5500-ez for a one-participant plan with assets in excess of $250,000), any required tax reporting (e.g. 1099-r in the event of a distribution or in-plan Roth conversion), mandatory plan updates and amendments, etc.4.

If you or your spouse qualify as a real estate professional, and if you materially participate in your rental activity, your passive losses will be considered non-passive and you'll be able to claim the loss without limits against your other income. 

Many of the smaller distressed debt funds like ours at Notable Capital allow for non-accredited,  sophisticated investors to participate as funds subscribers.