Gena,Congrats on a great model.

It's not their normal business model, but they haven't said no yet. 

I'm actively seeking partners or mentors in the five cities area that can utilize my management skills, construction knowledge, and outgoing personality to add value to their business model or network.My wife is pre-approved for $300k USDA loan and looking to buy immediately in Atascadero, Templeton, Santa Margarita, or Morro Bay.

At the end of the day, it is hard to really know if when advertising in a magazine produces any new clients for our business model. 

It’s funny too because my mother is a real estate exec in Atlanta and I grew up camped out in model homes when she was as young realtor.

I would  take the opinion of family and friends with a grain of salt - unless they are well versed in your business model and cost of labor, they are giving opinions without all of the facts.

Income and cost are 2 separate valuation models (with sales comparison being the 3rd and typically primary).

And then use the BRRR model and keep going from there.  

Here is a quote from Billy Gulley's website:"Where the clouds of the storm move in, acting as an individual in one transaction is much different from a legal standpoint than building a business model that does nothing but assign contracts.

In this model, the custodian/administrator holds the funds and you will instruct them to take action on behalf of your IRA, so they sign every document, cut every check, receive every deposit, etc.