The bad news is that all partners in a GP are subject to not only income taxes but also self-employment taxes if the activities of the partnership generate self-employment income. 

Just a random question...has anyone ever approached someone from their “full-time” employer (officer or above) about investing/partnering with them on a real estate deal??

Its largely goals & objectives without the specific mechanisms that will be employed to achieve them. 

Hello everyone,I just passed my associate broker exam and I am trying to desperately find an employing broker that charges a flat rate or a very low commission split/desk fee as I intend to use my license for personal transactions and investment properties as well as for family and friends.  

We currently pay $110 a month for lawn maintenance (every other week), but I’m considering removing the grass and putting rock in the front and paving the backyard

Referral, employer, landlord.

Usually, buying an owner-occupied house is not an investment decision unless you plan to employ some kind of strategy like flip, BRRR, house hack... maybe it'll help if you run some numbers of different scenarios and compare.

I have no money saved except some cash from a previous employers IRA.

I have chosen to go this route because I'm self employed and getting a conventional mortgage with a lending institution is not an option at this point.

I recently got let go by my former employer due to a family medical emergency where I had no more FMLA left.