You are wise to limit your scope to a particular type of company.I have been in the industry for the past two decades, and from my years in the business, I can recommend a couple of other companies outside of my family. 

I wouldn’t go as far to say it’s a scam, but the amount they’re taking as a cut is unheard of in the industry. 

They appear to be very active in the industry.

Many times if it sounds too good to be true it is. 5% down and 5% on a rate would be well below industry average currently

Then there's misaligned incentives players in the construction industry may make more money the longer a project takes to get completed. 

The best way to leverage 80k in this industry is based off of your skill set.Are you handy?

Love that you've had plenty of experience in the real estate industry. 

This is actually something I see as a benefit because it shows that the city is interested in facilitating the growth of that industry, and it's much less likely now that they would do a 180 and try to limit usage

Happy Holidays BP Family - I'm currently working on a seller financed industrial deal, asset on the smaller end (~10ksf).

Its quite the industry.