We have to be careful (and i’m guilty of this a lot) not to make a deal sound good in our heads by “trimming the fat” so to speak.

@Mitch Messer  wow, I totally screwed that one up with a "fat finger".

Good idea but keep that on the back-burner for now.

I don't just bring you a buyer, I bring you a qualified investor with a fat checkbook that won't waste our time.

I can sympathize with you on so many things you mention, living paycheck to paycheck, having a family that comes first and putting REI on the back burner, etc.

The answer about whether or not you would be eligible is a big fat "it depends". 

@Chris Sukala and of course I fat fingered the submit before proof reading.

I learned a lot on how to get everything in writing with contractors using the fat pay method.

Second best option is to use the existing oil burner (can it handle the extra demand?) 

This front loads the operational competence and knowledge, putting sales on the back burner for later (turns out that biggerpockets.com people & Realtors don't want a sales pitch, they want competence and knowledge, so that worked for me here in the SF Bay Area).