It is really helpful to plan with both of them together to ensure your entity structure makes sense for the way you are running your business.Are you near Chicago or which part of Illinois are you in?

Reference HUD SFH 4000.1.However, you could buy the existing property that has a residential structure using a 203k loan and use other $$$ (not 203k loan) for the geodesic dome. 

Hi! I’m a new investor and have been contacting private lenders to form relationships. I talked with one recently who was very straightforward and said he’d be willing to lend half of the property’s current value at 1...

On the bad side, Wholesaling is a frankly new industry and falsely advertised by gurus as "easy money", most wholesalers are 1man show and work on a deal by deal basis with no structure and without building any long term relationships, part of our focus on convenience is translated by our transaction coordinator, transparency and weekly updates until closing, we provide moving/relocation services, lenders, credit repairs and insurance referrals. 

They would more than likely just structure a JV or partnership. 

I am at the point where I am out of liquid assets, and have left my W2 job to focus on real estate and a side business, so I cant get another traditional mortgage, and a deal like this could really be helpful with my current situation.So my question: What are some good ways to structure an equity partnership with 1 or more outside partners in which they provide all, or almost all of the cash, to fund the deal, and I do all the work?

Even a long term tenant if you are out of country and you are managing yourself could be an issue due to time zones etc. but this is worth it to get more info because there may be advantages and disadvantages based on how it is structured.   

Can you give an example of how a deal would be structured with another REI?

The basement wall has crumbled on one side, the support posts have fallen off the porch and it is currently condemned due to structural damage.

Ill reach out and present to them my situation and structure.