Now, I am stuck looking for someone or institution that can continue to help me reach my goals of buying more investment properties.  

You might be able to participate in an opportunity zone fund. 

- sharing of revenue profits or losses- sharing of capital gains or losses- is any payment to be made to either other than as share of profits, eg for ongoing services- will the participants be operating a ‘salary/dividend split’ – ie taking their month by month requirements by way of low salary, balance as dividends?

If you're going to use institutional lending, quite a few banks want to see a history.

However, the loan is still in our personal names and that won't change unless we re-finance with another financial institution (this credit union doesn't even offer business loans).

I'm not saying you are a schmo off the street but, you have not established yourself as an institutional note buyer with a history in buying notes, based on your post.

They're essentially saying the criminal laws and judicial system are racist and unfairly target minorities, therefore Landlords shouldn't consider criminal records when determining risk of an application.Question: who instituted the laws and put these judges in place? 

There are NO requirements for the junior lien holder to accept any amount the senior lien holder "allows" in excess proceeds, barring VERY few exceptions, like, the junior lien holder is a 2MP participant with Fannie/Freddie (rare).

Generally a passive investment would be things like owning part of a business you aren't participating in, which you get a K-1 from.

I participate because of the company matches up to 6%.