@Ashish Acharya thank you for your response, but I feel I'm still missing/misunderstanding something - you said "the IRS allows spouses to combine their time for material participation purposes", followed by " only one of the spouse's hours counts for the REPS status, which means only one of your efforts can count" - which one it is?

I'll connect with you and see if you want to chat... 

What was the biggest mistake you made when you began investing in real estate?

Thank you in advance!  

You are reading books, but not interacting with real estate investors at meetups which is why both things you said don't make any sense.

Congrats Brendon, what was the draw for you with the property?

@Dakota Thompson I used this to understand it as it gives a  very good example. hope it helps you toohttps://mcfieinsurance.com/velocity-banking/

Do you mean a partnership where you are in it together? 

You need to have someone to walk it. 

I have used this as an entry point for a ton of investors here in the Scranton area and it's a great option to take since you have it!