Thread 60634009

I'm 35ish. My wife is 25ish. We live in Alaska and she's an Alaskan native and member of several tribal groups AND is employed in a middle level management job with one of the native corporations. I am a white man.

There is a property that my father leased from someone on the east coast during the 80s/90s/2000s. He built and operated an authentic Alaskan style and successful wilderness guide business until shutdown during the 2008 recession. Since then the owners have tried to sell the property (along with all the logbuildings my father built by hand) but havent found a buyer due to the experience and renovations needed at this point, 15 years later.

My wife and I make about a $120000 a year together, and we want to find a way to buy the property back and keep it in the family while making enough money to pay off the loan. It's a decent amount of land, around 100 acres. Enough land for restructuring for ecotourism, small farming for potatoes or eggs, wedding venues, and so on.

Through which means would you suggest that we pursue loans on a agricultural, tribal or business base agenda that will be most likely to pay our way, possibly based on my wife's genetics and tribal membership? I think the entire operation with a 5 year plan could be done for a million dollars, that being a combination of the price of the land and buildings and the equipment and supplies needed for renovation. Getting a hold of the property first is definitely the more important issue, and finding a kind of bank or loan situation that will approve something that is about 40 miles off of the road system. Though it is technically remote it is an well traversed area with common river usage. Let's say for the sake of easy guesstimation let's say it's 500K for the land and 500K for supplies, equipment and upkeep.

How would I convince or trick the government into helping me with this dream?

Thanks anons! If you help me I'll let you come stay for free one day when it's up and running.

Of all the places you could have gone to for answers you chose 4chan

>>60634009 (OP)
Not trying to be an asshole but this is 100% the wrong place to ask these questions. /biz/ was probably NEVER the right place to asks but if ever there was a time where it was, well, that time is LONG past. Either grab a time machine to 2017/2018 and try again or try elsewhere.

>>60634009 (OP)
TLDR: poor white man with Native Alaskan wife needs advice about how to use her status to get loans and grants for a remote business property.

Also I do have a 5 year business plan from the beginning, with incremental additions and diversification.

>>60634014
I've gone to a bunch of different places, I'm just trying to think outside the box.

>>60634009 (OP)
>>60634014
And he shall receive. The straightforward solution is to go with the government bullshit ideology.
1. Research all the government funding programs there are. AI can help, I recommend Anthropic.
2. The business plan comes from the restrictions the program of choice imposes on you. It will likely be some climate sustainability bullshit. Maybe you can combine with native bullshit. Whatever it takes.

>>60634033
I mean, in Europe, you get the money at near zero interest if you help entrenching the government's current ideology, and 10 to 30% of the whole funding to never pay back.

>>60634033
We got good funding doing rehab in remote, isolated locations for asshole children, I've seen that in practice. But personally, I wouldn't want to do that, you'd either have to deal with the kids or some social workers tending to the kids.

Yeah, I didn't read all that. Post pic of wife, I have a soft spot for Pocahontas bitches.

>>60634009 (OP)
The Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) both offer specialized loan programs, grants, and technical assistance for Alaska Native entrepreneurs seeking to acquire land and develop rural enterprises. The BIA, for example, has loan guarantee programs that reduce lenders’ risk for projects owned by enrolled tribal members or majority Native-owned businesses.

USDA Rural Development tailors its loans and grants for agricultural, housing, and business development projects in remote Alaska and often prioritizes Native applicants. They offer:

Business & Industry Loan Guarantees for rural businesses (including tourism).

Value-Added Producer Grants if you develop locally grown products (such as potatoes or eggs).

Rural Energy for America Program Grants/Loans for renewable energy solutions (helpful off-road).

Look for CDFIs like Alaska Growth Capital, Spruce Root, and First Nations Oweesta, which prioritize loans for rural Indigenous business growth and agricultural infrastructure.

State of Alaska and private organizations, such as Greenpreneur and Adventure Green Alaska (AGA), offer grant programs, loans, certification, and in some cases, direct financial incentives for sustainable tourism businesses and eco-friendly rural development.

the above answer is generated by ai and you are lucky im down some beers

>>60634052
I'm in Europe but what are you talking about?

>>60634009 (OP)
Her native privilege will definitely help but if you a white man is in the picture it will hinder your chances at a business loan.

So everything should be under her name when applying. If there is a way to get all your income in her name so that her financial records show her making more money then that should also help your chances.

I am sure it’s different in America but here in Bc Canada any native with a bit of competency gets all the help in the world to become successful, yet despite this most never work and just collect welfare and are alcoholic

>>60634009 (OP)
>>60634042
Good call.

>climate sustainability bullshit
More like environmental preservation program.
Like he can make Atlantic salmon preservation or something like that.
There is also gov program that apply to the zoning (like they give grants to develop certain zone), he can check them too.

>>60634014
cool it with antisemitism Ranej

>>60634225
Example
https://www.kfw.de/inlandsfoerderung/Unternehmen/Energie-und-Umwelt/F%C3%B6rderprodukte/Bundesf%C3%B6rderung-f%C3%BCr-effiziente-Geb%C3%A4ude-Nichtwohngeb%C3%A4ude-Kredit-(263)/

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>>60634042
Anons delivered, thank you. That's a good start and I'm taking notes. Yes we already planned for it all to be in her name, and the business plan involves "easy" passive income with minor renivations and retooling of the existing infrastructure (wilderness fishing/hunting lodge to eco tourism, wedding venue for paypigs) agriculture farming (chicken and seed potatoes) and a small museum area using the oldest buildings on the property (from the 50s and unrentable) to acknowledge the history of the area and the tribes that lived there. Only one Indian graveyard thankfully, though theres at least one 300ish year old village site on the land as well.

I also plan to clear a 2100 foot air strip for year round access by plane, traditionally those have had to rely on the river conditions or local private ones with owners that dont like anyone. But I'd have all of it on the property. Maybe 5 acres for potatoes, nothing huge.

>>60634009 (OP)
>I am a white man.
BS, every white person would say "I'm White, man".