There is substantial equity in the building, while simultaneously the business is no longer strong as it once was. 

In exchange I would be given a substantial equity share and a share of the cash flow.

Recently acquired my first SF rental (house hack) that cash flows $900/month via a 3% conventional with a pretty substantial loan balance.

Hidden below each is a substantial amount of programming code to automate functions that you would not normally find in a spreadsheet, functions like report generation, configuration options, database functions, etc.Feel free to contact me offline if you need more info.Best,Frank

Buying at a substantial discount to the BPO value of the house is the upside of owning distressed mortgage debt. 

If we were to sell all 40 units at that price, it would bring in substantial profits.

Remember big picture, is the extra $100 a month worth the substantial repair bill when she leaves the property.

In addition, without having access to the house, how do you know that what you are buying doesn't have substantial flaws?

Also, if your uncle is not an established builder/developer,,,, be prepared to jump through a lot of substantial hoops which includes having to put MUCH more capital up to get any type of loan.....especially after the bust,,, if you have no significant development (let alone building history for such a project) banks will turn you away or pretty much make you give up your first born child to get a dime out of them! 

When we began buying more properties it was to provide a more substantial chunk of money for future retirement.