He did very well obviously being the president of the largest wine company in the US.. but he made his fortune taking it public and selling it.Its a labor of love a great industry full of really great caring people and there is real comroderie between winery owners at least that is what I experienced.

I have worked for one of the largest franchisees in the country for one of the top three national pizza chains.  

While Kodak & Xerox have probably lost their glory, it's been replaced in Rochester by the University of Rochester/Strong Memorial Hospital (largest employer I believe) as an academic and research institute (as well as trickle down bio-tech), Paychex, Windstream (which bought Paetec), and Wegmans (still a top company to work for) to name a few.  

The dollar figure is somewhere in the $700 to $600 billion mark according to recent reports issued by the Federal Reserve Board of Governors for residential real property.Banks are not the largest holder of mortgages in the United States, have not been for some time.

HML have their place but Crowdfunding has distinct advantages that John mentioned.

Can we draw out those distinctions?

If you do move forward as planned, I would see if the largest investor can qualify for the loan on his own, then title in the name of the entity.

I would figure out what path will generate the largest profit (or smallest loss) given an amount of effort you're comfortable with -- then do that.Of course, this is something that you should have figured out BEFORE you placed your bid...what makes you think the deals are profitable if you haven't gone through the exercise of analyzing them?

Developing this skill unlocks your growth. 4) Unless you aim bigger and start with a cross functional team, you won't develop the skills in the business to grow. 5) You need 5 distinct skill sets in your team A) finding deals B) deal analysis C) raising capital D) construction and operating management E) sales and marketing.Some people say "I'm a contractor, or I'm handy so I'll start rehabbing houses".

Largest rehab group in CA.