They're not just for decoration; they demonstrate your industry know-how.Now, let's talk about staying in the know.

The index inched higher for the fourth consecutive month, demonstrating the upbeat outlook in the construction industry.

Example of owner financed deal: For Demonstration Purposes Only – this is not an offer (numbers to be adjusted if desired)Purchase Price: $350,000Down Payment: $15,000Loan Amount: $335,000Annual Interest Rate: 4%Amortization Period: 360 monthsNumber of Payments: 120 (balloon payment after 10 years, property to be refinanced with conventional financing and remaining balance paid to owner)Monthly Payment $ 1,599.00Balloon Payment $ 263,000.00Total Payments $ 191,921.00Total Interest Paid $ 120,847.00As you can see this situation would provide a true win-win situation for both parties involved.

In alignment with other postings on this thread, they are saying they not taking business and they are scheduled out for 6+ months, but the moment you demonstrate you are serious and you're willing to pay for the estimate and/or the project is more likely, they remember they can squeeze you into their schedule, somehow.

But the goal here is to underwrite how you would expect the park to operate and see if that lines up with what the seller is demonstrating.

There is a great article that the Journal of Accountancy published which has an Exhibit of 2 circle diagrams that they use to demonstrate the relationship between RE professional time and material participation time as well as the 7 tests to meet material participation. 

This has worked a lot better than a wage and it has also demonstrated to them that working at the buildings is part of our family duties.I don’t “draw a salary “ so in reality everything kicks into the family coffers.

I'm trying to get a reason why it wouldn't work, and virtually all of the responses I'm receiving are demonstrating that the respondents don't understand the scenario that I'm laying out.

I so want to do this but my wife is too afraid of leveraging our own house until it can be demonstrated that our REI strategy isn't going to get our house taken away.

Just have to say that this is a great demonstration of the power of the first deal.