I am really eager to learn the trade and am ready to start hands on training/mentor-ship with someone in the tri-state area. 

I am pretty certain this will not negative cash flow.Also I would like to get more involved with seminars and any other mentor-ship programs.

For business, there's D&B, Experian Business and Equifax Business.Businesses can get "Net-30" lines with vendors (they ship product, they bill your business, your business is expected to pay the net invoice amount with 30 days).Businesses can get bigger unsecured lines than consumers once the business's credit is established.If you can buy in an entity, by all means.

one side of the town is marinas and docks, the other is farm landmajor employers - maybe a shrimp farm?

Now if you kept 2 boats on the dock and did Airbnb on those 2 while you lived on the hook, that could be the golden ticket!

Can the owner of a house with a SHIP grant rent the unit w/o triggering the grant being called due?  

@eva arnoldEva great idea, this is one thing I am passionate about as I love seeing young, eager, and bright sailors come on our ship as an alternative to going to college.

But, if you run a good ship you should not have a real problem.

If zoning allows it you could get shipping containers with storage doors.

In a single stroke, thefts dropped dramatically, but it was still being shipped out of state to neighboring counties, who eventually updated their laws.Since then (3 years ago) I don't know of a single outside unit taken.