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.

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.

That would fill in the daytime and nighttime traffic and keep the building busy which would attract higher paying tenants for all of the other suites.A mural is a part of the plan.

More business to be had with them.  

As mentioned above, some markets are visited by large groups on vacation while others are more "utilitarian" (business travel, insurance stays, special events, etc.).Competitive analysis will tell you what the market is currently bearing.

You'd want to report this activity on Sch C instead since it's a different type of business activity.

Remember to back it out as a business expense too which should make the real rate a point or two lower depending on your tax bracket.2) For securing loans, I incorporate the value stated on balance sheets within my personal financial statements.

She is the only real estate investor there,  but you have to take into consideration that she is fully aware of the low success rate of their program and that she is there to keep the engine going for their educational business, which is the real nature of their business, making money on the program. 

Guys I read a couple great posts here about HELOC for self employed businesses were there are many write offs to show an income on a tax return.