I am in the process of purchasing a property, but carefully evaluating it during inspection period. 

Purchase price: $290,000 Cash invested: $20,000 Sale price: $420,000 4 Bed 4 Bath Townhouse that I bought at beginning of covid for $290,000.

Reading through some other forum posts, it looks like there are much simpler partnerships, entities, or offerings that would meet what I am trying to do:My Role:-Decide on properties to purchase, mostly SFHs-Establish LLCs or other business structures to hold the real estate and distribute returns-Purchase properties, using loans as needed depending on the ROI/cash flow desired from investors-Act as property manager for the properties-Depreciate properties held in business entities to minimize taxable income to investors-Distribute returns to investors-Create investments that have high cash flow (CF) and low appreciation (App) , moderate CF and App, low CF and high App-Find investors from connections, friends, and family with no public advertising-Advise in a minimal capacity on tax and real estate strategies-Send investment reports to investors-Be fiduciary to all investors-Receive compensation from PM and other management work I do related to the investmentsInvestors:-Can be non-accredited -Invest as little as $1000-Can use retirement accountsWhat references can people recommend for me to learn about business structures, partnerships, securities, taxes, or other topics to get me started on learning what will work for my goals?

In any event, get them both to sign a simple document about how the money is to be distributed if an agreement can be reached.  

My wife and I work together to purchase and manage our rental portfolio.

Both of mine purchase tax liens and now both own multiple tax deed properties that are now rental houses.

That could be as high as $14K to $15K not to mention Title fee's, origination fee's and days of interest another $7K to $8K.If you choose a lender or broker and they hit you with lender/broker fee's/points that’s another added cost.My best advice as a Banker is reach out now get a Pre-approval letter up front and give the Bank an idea of what neighborhood or a "mock" address and you can get an actual quote up front to avoid surprises.

Please feel free to reach out to me directly if you would like to discuss!

Your home has to pass an inspection - the inspection isn't difficult and you can reach out to The Housing Authority of the City of Charleston to see the specifics on it.2.

Sometimes when a church is converted to residential the taxation may start at purchase or it could revert back to a date - that would be something to consider.