You might also meet someone that could be a potential business partner.

I suggest SIMPLE IRA for a small business. 

Keep your licensing and permits in order, manage all vendor relationships with contracts and adequate insurance, maintain adequate insurance on your end and more generally operate your business soundly.

@Gyn Samples an RV park is less of a real estate investment and more of a business investment.

Have they changed or is it still problematic site to do business on?

That’s my job, to represent my client’s best interests, negotiate to help them best achieve their goals, abiding by all the laws, Fair Housing and Code of Ethics along the way.If someone doesn’t want to sign an agreement with me, they are free to consider another Realtor® who has a different business model and practices, or even go forth unrepresented.  

Hoping things change🤞🏼I am involved in the community here and know first-hand the money and resources being thrown at minority-owned businesses from large local corporations as well as local community foundations. 

It’s also wise to discuss and prepare for all potential scenarios in a business partnership, including exit strategies.Communication: Keep potential and current investors informed with regular updates about the market, specific investment opportunities, and your overall business progress.

depends on what it is for. if its owner occupied loan then no, but if its a business purpose loan most states do not have usury for that type of loan.

Assuming you are using the "cash" method as a majority of 1040 folks do for businesses, property tax is deductible in the year that it's actually paid.