You need to have a solid understanding of the business as a whole.

The founder appears to have been involved in businesses outside of real estate: ‘My dream is a locally made grooming products business’ | People | nashvillepost.comSo it does not appear there is a lot of track record there, but those are questions I would ask.

I'm going off the understanding that you still need to spend 500+ hours in the business to achieve material participation (please correct me if I'm wrong). 

It is just a farmer's market for real estate products. 

I am seeking advice of what to do with the money from someone who exit the business and successfully got similar income and appreciation of capital.

National banks typically do not offer products that suite your needs here. 2.

These are usually from personal connections we have made through the years and the investors usually want proof of experience to participate in any deals.Can you recommend any lenders in particular for SBLOC product?

However, Minoan doesn't have an efficient business model. 

It's easy to bite off more than you can chew in this business and that's especially not a good idea for your first deal.

No sure about that as buyers want to see the finished product and showing them before pictures will often not be well received.That's funny, my wife said the exact same thing about showing them the before pictures.