I know the feeling .... spent over 15 grand and never made a dime off what they were teaching in that program of how to sell online stuff.

That said, keep in mind that you are looking at the grand total.

I've thought about dedicating a $50 grand to marketing for the next 12 months.

Im only making 3 grand a month at my current sales job, and want better.

They'll cave pretty quick over a few grand on something like that since it costs them more to defend against it and they may lose even if they're legally right if you get a sympathetic jury.I HATE dealing with the city, sounds like they are like one around here, working against you instead of with you. 

For example, my bro is in HVAC, so we cut that price in half by using him, saves us at least 3 grand there (plus we order the unit through a modular home plant, and get the unit for about 500 dollars cheaper than us going directly to the wholesaler).

We can net 91 grand a year on one house?  

It does not matter if your soft skill is data manipulation, person to person networking, social media, people management, there are some universal talents that you can use to build invaluable relationships worth far more than one grand with only the cost of some sweat equity. 

but when you have the kind of meat on the bone that timber land can generate whats a few grand right.. 

In order to make the grand total palatable for a guest, they have to keep your nightly rental rate down.