But the current outlook is for more and more taxes to support more and more giveaways to people that are not contributing their "Fair Share" to support the economy.

I don't contribute to it so it just kinda sits there.

At least in real estate, usually there is a lender sanity checking your ability to not lose your shirt and you get to contribute to the decision making (for good or bad).

My first approach was to increase capital contribution of the original investors by 20% in the cap table, but this is wrong and causes issues with taxes and later disbursements. 

Maybe partner up with a trust worthy person to find deals for them and put in sweat equity as your contribution.

Same for your question.SDIRA has strict limitations on how much you can contribute per year, but the funds can come from anywhere.

Half of my contributions go to VOO and half to standard TRs.

Did she contribute financially?

He would simply receive the initial capital contribution with interest back.

You can read the entire excerpt about mentorship here but the gist is:+ Find a local investor in your area that you could learn from+ Make yourself valuable in a way that is meaningful to the other person+ Find someone to learn from that is already doing what you are aspiring to do (in this case, you're looking to connect with an experienced wholesaler)+  "Prove that you are in this for the long haul by being persistent, building knowledge, and actively growing outside of the relationship you are building."