I've started the same business 4 times (sold twice, failed twice), and for the first 3 it was a work all day cold calling and spend all night bar tending and waiting tables during the first year or two.

I'll continue to do some contract work (from home) that pays around $1k per month, will substitute teach at my kids' school, maybe pick up a bartending shift here and there because it's fun and nostalgic (waited tables and bartended my way through college and the first 2 years that I started my business), and will chase curiosity to find my next low stakes venture - hopefully something that I can start with my daughters - who are 7 and 10.

If discussing a different business operation, say buying a restaurant, immediately people won't think the value is just the market value of the location, the tables, the broiler, dishwasher, plates, pots and pans, right.

What is it you bring to the table? 

But for most buyers, the goal is to make your offer better than the other offers on the table, so you actually get the deal you are after.Look at it this way - Assume for the moment you are the seller, and you receive four offers:1.

Either way we get it done for 250ish, MAX, All the best  I guess that laborers make minimum wage in your area , and the companies pay under the table and have no insurance .   

When I was an OOS investor (originally from San Francisco, CA), I was able to take advantage of what the program brings to the table thanks to my property manager.

I can bring some cash and outstanding credit to the table as well for JVs, partnerships, etc.Anyway, welcome.

You can't (and don't need to) do a 1031 on your primary, so that's off the table. 

Of course, sometimes it's difficult to sell a house this way if you have alot of equity since the buyer will have to come to the closing table with that amount of money before assuming the loan.