They are interested in being equity partners as opposed to lenders, but would still require their investment be secured by the underlying properties.

Just create and LLC and elect S Corp status with the IRS for tax filing.

Let me start by saying I’m not a cpa so this isn’t tax advice, go consult a cpa.From my understanding if your AGI is above 100k they start phasing out how many losses you can take (capped at 25k if you make under 100k), once you hit 150k then you can’t take any losses.The only way (I’ve seen) around this (assuming you’re married and you file jointly) is to have one of you be a “real estate professional” which means you spend 750 hours a year working actively on real estate and that you don’t spend more time than that on any other job.If you meet that criteria you can take unlimited losses and use that to offset other income, so in theory you could make say 300k and show losses of 350k and pay zero income tax.

A Geo political event can cause people to sell of their S&P  EFTs/mutal fund when no fundamental change to any of the underlying securities has taken place, yet their supply increases, thus decreasing the price, to reflect redemption. 

How do I secure this loan for this investor?

I wasn't able to secure the necessary funds in time to close but it got me started in real estate.

The security deposit was enough to cover the insurance deductible, though we chose to donate it to a trust set up for the tenant's young son.

From the ad these two were making almost double the rent each month.This was, of course, a violation of the lease which CLEARLY listed who could reside there.Initially Bill and I discussed filing for an eviction based on this violation.  

If you’re looking at buying property in another state, you may create a tax filing obligation there.

Then go to local court house and file ($25-$35).