Overseeing tradesmen while they work on your properties sounds like material participation to me.

We create a new joint LLC for each investment, and each participant gets listed as an owner of the joint LLC. 

What information do you need in order to participate in this conversation.   

I also advise participating in regular meetings with them.

Quote from @Justin Buswell: Quote from @Stuart Udis: For anyone seeking an endorsement on Pace's training programs you should understand that simply participating in his programs and acquiring property does not mean they are in fact going to be successful.  

I am going to schedule another meetup, beginning in September. however the last one only had a few people, and they only work if we have good participation.

The insurer does not participate in any of the insurance guarantee funds created by California law.

There are some “hot button” topics on BP which bring out “knee jerk” reactions and sometimes incorrect assumptions from some of us long time and frequent participants.  

or if you are an accredited investor participate in a syndication. 

Greatly increased lending capital by transitioning from a ‘blind pool” fund to a series LLC / syndication model where investors know the property lending deal before committing to any loan and can “pick and choose” whichever loans they do or do not want to participate in.