If any new investors are interested in working with me so we can share what we have found or if any experienced investors have any wisdom they would be willing to share it would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for the advice checking in because it is greatly helpful this week.

It would be greatly appreciated!

I have been working with a realtor in the past (when I bought my first property) who does not seem interested in this type of sale.

Why don't the banks simply charge a higher interest rate to secure the business and cover themselves?

It sounds like you’ve got a great foundation with your business development and marketing background, those skills will definitely help when it comes to evaluating deals, negotiating, and even managing properties.

My brother has indicated on multiple occasions an interest in us buying rental properties together - he would be financial equity, I would be sweat equity.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

The rate I got was 6.25%.  

Since you mentioned your W-2 income is above the threshold, it’s likely that you don’t qualify for this status, so the losses would be suspended and carried forward to offset passive gains in the future.With REPS and 500 hours of material participation in your LTRs activity, you can release your losses from LP interest.