While I don't think we need to rely on them in anyway to build a successful business, ignoring them would be a colossal mistake.

Also read this https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/colossal-...  

The guy with the tiny house trying to get a approval for a 2nd garage parking space was in a suit and all of the people working with him, engineers and architects etc came in suits and tiesThe guy with the huge estate who wanted to build a colossal unnecessary back porch showed up in a hoodie and flip flops (it was 32 degrees out) he acted annoyed he even needed to show up.

Likely a colossal waste of time if you are looking to buy this property.

We worked so, so hard on this, sunk $25,000 of our only savings into it, as well as another $25,000 from family members (ouch - bless their hearts), I guess the jury is still out on whether or not it succeeds, but with kids today only interested in video games, and a "Made in USA" price point, ugh, we may have made a colossal miscalculation.

This is just such a colossally bad idea.

I wrote an article on my colossal fail on the BP blog, here’s a link if you’re interested:  https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/colossal-fail/As to your question on structure...put your investors in the front of the line.

If anyone was hurt in either scenarios I imagine there was a colossal lawsuit.

You can find it here:  https://www.biggerpockets.com/renewsblog/colossal-fail/What could have seemed like the beginning of the end instead made me a much better investor and set up my business for success beyond anything I could have imagined. 

I’ve attended NoteExpo 2018 and the recent Note Camp, and I’ve walked away with a colossal list of vendors for things I apparently need but didn’t realize I need.