Just starting out, asking wife's boss in invest

[Seth Dillon]

So here's the deal, I have been interested in flipping real estate and possibly owning rental property as a business for some time now but have never dedicated the time to learning where to start or had the funds to do so. A few months ago my wife got a new job being a nanny for a family and the family has a few rental properties. My wife and I are newly wed and in our 20's and have bought our first home last year so naturally, we don't have much money and need and investor or some kind. So my question, should I ask the husband of the family my wife nannies for (btw my wife is an awesome nanny and they love her!) to invest in us to make a flip? Could that damage the relationship between my wife and them? Any advise would be appreciated!