There is almost always some "skin in the game" requirement from the borrower, in our case generally between 20-30% of the purchase. 

I can purchase a new primary residence and rent my current one out for around $600 cash flow/month which would also allow me to use a FHA loan with 3.5% down to keep more capital in the game for further investment properties. 

When you see a La Colombe flagship store you know it's game over.

I'm new to the game and aspire to cut my teeth on a few flips before settling in to a long-term buy-and-hold strategy. 

He has put together some funky stuff for me and is in the game himself. 

Typical "skin in the game" stuff. 

Also what is your game plan and how can I help you achieve your goals in NC?

I think there would be some technological advances and a lot of design work to do this well.  20 to 30 years from now how cool would it be to remotely configure your dining room if you have family coming over for dinner or create an open configuration for friends coming over to watch a football game?

OK, Golden Game Hen.  

Clearly you don't want to go into it with the plan to learn the business then steal all of their customers but knowing the current owner's end game would be important from the beginning.