So now we have conditioned when a person leverages self to the gill's, taken on mountains of debt and the grand some of there career is waiting tables or making coffee and some toilet-paper degree that a bajillion others also have, and maybe a few years experience at best. 

@Guillermo Kennedy, it's certainly possible to use the existing LLC as a joint venture entity; the legally binding agreement here would be amending the existing operating agreement and updating the current cap table to reflect the new members of the joint venture.

I lived for free and did just fine waiting tables!

I actually partnered with a GC on this one and traded equity for them bringing some funds to the table but mostly bringing project in on time and on budget.

*The Anatomy of Vacancy Behavior in the Real Estate Market from RERI, see table 3 and 4

If they want to run a daycare, give massages, or do photo shoots in the back yard, then I will not allow it.If he is using it as a mailing address or for a Google business page, I wouldn't care.

When the SHTF You might see gold buyers setting up card tables in front of closed businesses or inside grocery stores buying all forms of gold.

"Wholesalers" get the table scrabs in comparison. 

What is your " value ' What do you bring to the table ? 

I understand thought about equity in properties but what have to keep in mind is how it views from financing side of the table.