Vegetables are only dark green.  4) Do something that sucks everyday. 

So it's pretty risky to put loans out solely on relationship with no skin in the game.

They also use conservative leverage, and put huge skin in the game in every deal (10% or more).

A private lender would be very pleased with that degree of "skin" in the game.  

Eco-tourism (outfitter tents) for off-grid wildland camping, bird watching, mtn biking, hunting and dark-sky stargazing will bring incremental revenue.

Eco-tourism (outfitter tents) for off-grid wildland camping, bird watching, mtn biking, hunting and dark-sky stargazing will bring incremental revenue.

A man shows his true colors in times of adversity and not triumph.

If it is relatively safe working color neighborhood, I will definitely jump in.

It sounds like if you just structured it giving him commissions it would not really work out considering he clearly wants more involvement/skin in the game on the project.Maybe just split it LLC 50/50 and the commission savings is a preferred return over his split on the exit?

I am finally ready to get out of analysis paralysis and get some skin in the game!