They are essentially a MLM scheme (i.e.

I am looking at Queen Speed as they seem to get good reviews but the few distributors I've contacted seem to have quite high prices.

Go to the local tile distributor and see what they have that they cant sell , pick it up cheap , or go to HD and get their $ 1.00 a sq ft tile .

There is a manufactured home (stick built ) builder or distributor locally.Contemplating buying some land and then adding the stick built houses.Will you share why you decided custom built vs pre-fab for your project?

My question on top of that is when we use the money as a down deposit on a piece of real estate from my existing home service business is that considered a "distributor" when we pull out capital to buy real estate?

LEASE the space and finance ALL the new washers and dryers you need from a reputable distributor.

The projected site sits right along highway 79 (running East to West) and connects directly to toll road 130 which circumvents Austin along the Eastern border and has been eyed for many major distributors and manufacturers.  

The distributor should be a great resource for you.

We use sensus meters in our park that we get from a local distributor.

First, I look at comparables on the MLM and see what the fair market rents are.