It's probably just the beginning of the beginning, but it is coming.Watch for Black Swans: Bank Bail-ins, sudden change of U.S. presidency (which is what I predict in October-November  2021 timeframe), China invading Taiwan (not this year), proof Covid was developed in China as a BioWeapon, not naturally occuring, a shipping container shortage, (already happening), a computer chip shortage (already happening), 8,000,000 possible foreclosures, the ending of the foreclosure moratorium, the ending of the eviction moratorium and whatever BLM & Antifa have planned (riots, etc).

Someone managed to get a shipping container house built recently near College & Lansdowne, I don't see why you couldn't make this work! 

And then you got their and they tried to pitch you an exorbitantly expensive "training" course and "mentor ship" program?  

It is not the most current used in the classes, but it's $4.44 with free shipping from thriftbooks.com For additional help with the new form, also see http://realproperty.ncbar.org/media/2097059/guidelinesforcompletingtheoffertopurchaseandcontract.pdf

Vendors ship things late or not at all.

Commision splits depend on your expenses The rule of 3rds is a good start.If your team is paying your expenses, then you have a partnership and shoud be addressed via a written agreement that spells out who does what and how everyone is paid.I would recommend everyone read this bookhttps://www.amazon.com/Its-Your-Ship-Management-Anniversary/dp/145552302X 

Property #2Lake front but in a cove with not as good of a viewIt has the right amount of square footage, and many new things (new deck, dock, new exterior paint, etc.)These are friends from church who are really motivated to figure out a deal because she lost her job and they will end up in foreclosureShe mentioned us taking over the mortgage payments without a down payment - however, they are 2800 per month which is more than double what we are paying nowHer house is valued in the low 300,000'sIf we were able to make this work, we could hold onto our current residence and rent it to grow our portfolio which would be great with not too many years left on the mortgageWhat I would like to offer would be us paying what we would be comfortable per month (i.e. more like $2300) but then wonder how that would work for themIf they were to go into a short sale, that would require us to sell our house to get the equity for the down payment and I'm not 100% sure I want to do thatPlease help with any and all ideas.

Can I ask what you do about insurance, especially liability for boat docks, water frontage risk, etc.   

The house I bought did NOT have to be moved but another house there did have to be moved and the state sold it extremely cheap, like a few hundreds to somebody who moved the house to a new location, it was a brick ranch house with a basement (which obviously doesn't get moved).In Lewes, Delaware, an ingenous developer did a development of all houses and structures moved from other locations and turned it into a very desireable development called "Ship Carpenters Square". 

The reason for the release was from one of these studies. http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/climate-change-could-allow-ships-to-cross-the-north-pole-by-2040-371538/?