Ultimately, we are going to have to agree to disagree.Some prefer the Trump model where you leverage when needed but keep that leverage compartmentalized.Some prefer the Kiyosaki model where you leverage across the board as much as possible with no compartmentalization.Just comparing the overall results of the two JUST in real estate tells me everything I need to know. :)And for the record, I am not a Trump University attendee.

We have done very well following the Southwest airlines model.

You could even devise a model and speak to that as well.

"not habitable in its current form", then many (if not, all) conventional lenders will not finance your deal as their business model considers retail, ready-to-live-in homes.

Account Closed I'm looking at coming up with a model for this right now.  

Many of us including myself talk about our strategies, styles, niches and business model on our website.

Many of us including myself talk about our strategies, styles, niches and business model on our website.

But the broker I work through has largely changed from brokering loans directly from the lender to the borrower to a pooled model. 

However, my buy and hold real estate business doesn't seem to match the ordinary sales or services model.

This is my first response and I hope that something I post either reinforces that you are on the right track or makes you think.You need to develop a model that can be used to evaluate deals like this and quickly.