If you told him you have been playing pickup games for the past year and need help improving your jump shot, now he has evidence you're motivated and a specific goal he can quickly help you work towards.

Playing devil's advocate here, but if you don't personally know how to operate a Coffee Farm, then how would you know the operation is well run?

A few folks have talked about leveraging a HELOC in the future, but if you don't have other assets to back up that play and things go south it could force you to sell your primary home - that gets real dark real quick.

Sure, you can play semantics and explain the differences between them - all that doesn't matter.

There are variations in design, features, upgrades and so on. 

If you are a doing an infill build-to-rent, that's fine, but in the current environment, it is very difficult to make any cashflow so its a 100% appreciation play.

He totally lost me with the video game wholesalers who bragged about closing deals on the phone while playing Call of Duty. 

Many "deals" that happen on the courthouse steps are for a small first mortgage, but there is no equity in the property once taxes, liens, judgements, 2nd & 3rd mortgages come in to play.

Then because it is next to and attached to a MHP deduct 15% +/- off the value of the home's appraised value.  15% may be too conservative as I have heard some say 25% or more.The Park- Two ways to play this. 

I would urge you to choose your words carefully on the matter of how "light" BULLYING is nothing more than jovial OR playful banter.