Spend more than half of your total working hours in an RE business in which you materially participate.2.

You’re running a business not a charity after all. 

I also ran my own roofing business one summer of college.

In contrast, mid-term rentals are primarily driven by business necessity.

i invest via 50/50 partnerships. i find/coordinate/manage the deal, and my partner brings the capital to the deal & approves large expenses. on their end, it's just about as hands-off as investing in a syndication, but they get to be one of just two main 50/50 decision-makers. and when there are just two parties involved in a deal like this, vs it being diluted across tons of investors, i find it's also possible for the capital partner to see much higher returns. when it comes to teaming up in real estate i'm much more relationship-based and less transactional. i'd rather do fewer very high-quality, carefully selected deals, each with just one capital partner, so that i can really serve that person's best interests and get us amazing results, vs. doing a bunch of diluted deals. i also feel a lot of syndicators out there are newer to the game, lack experience, haven't used their own money enough, and don't use their investors' dollars with enough caution. it gives the high quality syndicators a bad name.

Some investors also use a business line of credit backed by their cash flow, which can help with future deals.If you’re planning to scale, maybe start stacking that cash for the next property or even park some in T-bills for short-term returns.

Growth can kill a business just as quickly as poor cash flow. 

I am currently a student at Florida International University, studying International Business.

I wish you the best of luck building your business on another platform.  

I personally do not touch equity in my own home to incorporate into my business.