Talk to Patricia Simon at Zeus Lending in Houston and she can give you assistance on more creative ways to structure your financing.And join the RICH Club and come meet other like-minded investors!

@Alex Howard we specializing in structuring purchase money mortgages...and I do a few of these a year...my personal play is a little different.

What I did was back in the 90s, and I don't know if you can structure a deal to give them credit for rent paid, which is part of what I had.  

Also for newbies, can you explain how the deal was structured a bit more with your private money?

In Illinois, the  property tax assessors assess the land and structure separately. 

May want to consult a contractor or structural engineer.  

I'm currently finishing my degree in Supply Chain Management and I am considering double majoring and adding Commercial Real Estate. 

I wish I could figure it out, I love the concept, but we are $150/foot basic type structure-builder grade.   

Inventory is in very short supply which makes being connected to any kind of deal flow so important.

You get the idea.Then, think about how much overall value and expertise and risk each person is providing and split the equity based on that.For me, the important thing is to structure it so that there are project-level expenses that accurately reflect what it would cost to hire someone to do that.