STRs are a steady stream of carrying bags, food and luggage through the entrances, hallways, etc.

Make sure you hone in on your value proposition to not just the deal but the team as a whole and try to chip in something, even if it is fairly minimalIf I was the money partner in your scenario, I wouldn't partner up with someone who is bringing just the sweat equity without some sort of substantial skin in the game since it is far too easy in a situation like this for them to leave the other partners holding the bag if the project goes sideways

My next door neighbor, for some reason, has trash and garbage filled in bags stored in their backyard.

Made him walk over some hot coals while screaming to focus his chi and sent him home with a bag of McRibs.When I paid $150 and did the three-day seminar event of a popular flipper flimflam group, just to see how the sausage gets made and people get conned into this, when it came time to talk about flipping, did the seminar leader give us a hint of what could go wrong?

Lifting file folders beats lifting bags of concrete and lumber.You've got to start somewhere.

Just smile, and say  "thanks for the concern"... and know you got this in the bag.   

The employer was REI (Recreational Equipment, Inc.) and turkeys could be seen "hidden" under cashier counters, in sleeping bag bins, under clothing racks, behind the ski display... it was hilarious! 

They're often caught in trash bags that are then thrown away.

I spent $23 to repair an ill-functioning downspout and maybe $6 for three 10-lb. bags of mortar - I did the mortar work myself.

Several bags of garbage left in the basement.