You never know who in your sphere of influence (friends, family, neighbors, coworkers, etc.) can help connect you with a potential mentor or other REI who can lead you in a positive direction.

Probably, most likely, heavily influenced, by food sources.

That's fiscally conservative, practically bigger pockets heresy (people are looking at me and taking their pitch forks out, as we speak), but whatever, so be it.

@Gregg RomigIf you want to stay in the higher view investor role of big picture influence, then hire it out to a GC.

Some of the most influential books in my life have been 4 Hour Workweek by Tim Ferris, The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho, and How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie. 

NEVER let an influencer, influence you because they have a ton of followers.

After all, they've demonstrated incredible fiscal responsibility in order to get admitted to this program.

If he was making decent money and there are no negative influences aside of COVID, chances are pretty good that it will recover and keep making money.If it was a marginal business prior to COVID, then closing the business and selling the building may be a better way to go for him.If he sells the business and real estate to a new operator, he needs to be prepared to continue operating for a year or so because even the best marketing programs take time. 

., influencers and gurus) without actually obtaining success so it leads to a lot of confusion, misinformation, and just muddles the water on what is realistic and what isn't.  

What other factors or conditions influence your decisions?