Apologies if my question is complete newb question; I only work for a corporation, I never tried to build one before :-) Please be gentle. 

But, alas, being a newbie, I do have a massage amount of questions.

Your responses have let me know I may be missing some minor things, but aside from massaging numbers, I am thinking about the right things and not missing any MAJOR items...I appreciate your input.

now to gently remind you of the personal transportation you may want to consider here is the link.. you can buy one brand new in the next 12 months.http://cirrusdesign.com/vision/ When I was a big boy HML I had a deposit on one of these  !!! 

It wasn't easy to get at, but I cleaned the coils with a citrus cleaner and hosed it off, gently.

Complete noob here, so please be gentle. :-)I am in the process of setting up a 501 (c) 3 (paperwork has been filed...just waiting for IRS to do its thing) that will operate sober living homes for those in recovery who need safe and affordable housing.In thinking of how to setup the homes, I am thinking of two separate strategies: either raising enough funds through grants to purchase properties, or leasing existing rental properties.If I can't buy properties, one of the issues with possibly leasing properties is if I decide to lease/rent existing properties, they would need to cash flow for us to sustain the nonprofit and its mission, so there would likely need to be significant rent concessions made from landlord (for example, a 50% concession, ie rents normally for $2500, rented to nonprofit for $1250, so we could then rent each room for $500 a month and possibly cash flow).I'm hopeful that I could find landlords who would be open to an arrangement where:1) A 3% to 5% non-refundable downpayment is made to landlord in exchange for 5 year guaranteed lease/rental agreement2) Nonprofit agrees to pay 50% of all needed repairs (due to occupancy) to property during that time3) In exchange, landlord gets stable occupancy, gets a tax deduction for the amount of rental concession made (would likely be tens of thousands of dollars) and is not on the hook fully for repairs and maintenanceFully open to hearing opinions or suggestions...am I thinking of this in a way that is possible?

A bit of a novice here so please be gentle.

Maybe send them tickets to a show or a gift certificate for a massage and explain what your looking to do.

I would steer clear for a touch screen because a tenant will not be as gentle as you would to the screen and I see them broken a lot. 

Steve Mindy's gentle persuasion got me on the pod cast in about 3 years.. your message is important ,and I agree ( no offense Mindy) but many of the pod cast are just those selling something at the end of the day and I fully understand that..