We then moved the machinery to Kawempe, where I had acquired a 15-acre piece of land in 1997.How did you accumulate enough capital to go into manufacturing?

When it comes to apartments, various characteristics of your property and operation may trigger certain coverage requirements (likely at your lender's request) such as:Boiler & Machinery -- when steam boilers/pressure vessels are presentWorkers Comp -- if employed directly by ownershipLaw & Ordinance -- if property is a non-conforming use (though typically grandfathered in)Flood -- if in a FEMA designated flood zoneThere are plenty of others that are unique to certain properties.

Their equipment is pretty incredible machinery.

You may also have insurance for Property Damage, Boiler & Machinery, Fire, and or Rent Loss.

For more static assets, this can be a good model.Retirement plan facilitators and consultants offer more sophisticated programs that provide you with checkbook control.  

The level of sophistication typically increases as you move up in property size.  

From motorbikes to machinery.

I don't want to leave a bunch of properties with debt for my less sophisticated heirs.

Like a house of cards (lol), my sophisticated idea crumbled and left me scrambling,  I ended up putting a large mortgage on my free and clear rental in '06 and paid them all off.  

Gerhard,Holly's story is very inspiring and there are always more opportunities for accredited investors, but it doesn't mean that the opportunities for non-accredited (aka sophisticated) investors don't exist.