Siloed Construction Company

Through a handful of other companies, the 2 dudes owned:

• the land to be developed,
• the construction company that would do the work,

• the sand / gravel company that supplies the construction company,

• the trucking company that moves the equipment for the construction company

• the development company that sold the developed land to home builders.

So on each project, it was pretty much the left front pocket paying the right front pocket paying the right back pocket paying the left back pocket, and every move includes anywhere from 20 to 100% profit.