My business partner and I are looking to get into a property with cabins, tents, and RV spots on it. 

Although things will change this year, between HELOCs, 1031 Exchanges, and a Business Partnership, I'm up to 15 doors (including my personal residence) and I haven't done a down payment since 2015.

It wasn’t an easy path—in 2014, I even filed for bankruptcy while trying to launch a business.

Let the DST pay the Registered Rep the upfront 5 or 6%, but be sure you are aligning with a rep that truly cares about your business and follows the investment and keeps you informed through its life.

Fast forward a few years we are we financially free via house hacking and owning small businesses (leveraging our house hacks as collateral). 

I am a co-host in Dallas and Waco, TX and I have an idea of what types of owners and properties I want in my co-host portfolio----and with each client/property I learn which qualities are working for my business setup or what qualities I need to be working on to upskill.

That is a very dishonest way to operate your business, and will get you a bad reputation and lose you money.

Which could be an open space Medical Equipment rental business, down to a Dentist's office with multiple room utility hookups.You're going have to vet this to a lower level of discussion anyways. 

Correct me if im wrong.I was considering using anderson business advisors to set things up for me, meaning LLCs etc to play smoke and mirrors to a tune of $15k and thought that was insane to pay. 

I define small business owners as people who employ w2 employees.