Is there any way I can start to distinguish good opportunities from bad ones so I can go into a conversation with at least some knowledge?

It requires hours and hours of reading various posts on the site to try to distinguish the smart and good advice and recommendations from the bad advice. 

However there is a lot of case law in other contexts that distinguishes equity (contributions) from loans, with the default being "equity/contribution". 

Completely distinguishing Section 8 rental assistance as something other than an income source.  

Irrespective of the merits of any of these predictions though, it never hurts to have your financial house in order by aggressively paying down debt, building up cash reserves, and positioning oneself to capitalize on attractive asset prices, whether that's from a downturn/correction/crash or just from spotting an opportune deal that will do well in any economic environment. 

I’m not sure how I’ll distinguish between the rent for the park I’m buying vs the one I’m not.You guys are extremely helpful!

What are your guys thought on the subject, the logistics of selling oneself?

How does one protect oneself from him taking money and running / not finishing project [obviously I'm going to sit down w a lawyer before we partner up]What do you guys think?

I went to a seminar the other day a learned some valuable information but it was hard to distinguish if the speaker was just boasting about their intensive class or if they actually wanted to help.

I went to a seminar the other day a learned some valuable information but it was hard to distinguish if the speaker was just boasting about their intensive class or if they actually wanted to help.