Not only for myself but I'm currently building a referral network for CA transplants that are jumping ship to redder states. 

My most common question is can I bring my boat and tie it up at your dock or where can I rent a boat?

If that happens now you’re stuck with a credit card debt that won’t be 0% anymore.Every success story of someone going for it and burning the ships has 10 stories of people over leveraging and having to go back to zero, or worse spend years working off bad debt to get back to zero.

you've got to be the capt of your own ship!

Stay within your means and remember a rising tide lifts all ships.

Has anyone ever experienced this issue and have any idea on how I can still make this deal work, or should I just abandon ship and walk away from it?   

It doesn't take too many bad reviews to sink your ship. 

I would like to offer them a portion of my commission during the time of mentor-ship but is this customary?

I hired a real estate agent who will be looking to get a percentage on my purchase if I jump ship.

@John Woodrich You mentioned rental opportunities on Park Point and there are a few new and recently reduced listings that have great rental potential - one particular property even comes with a retractable dock and concrete boat landing.