You could borrowing millions with no personal liability, takes write offs based on the entire loan and not just the equity investment like today.

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In other words, there is no personal liability for the loan.

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You would have also been clued in that he borrows all the money for these investments via non-recourse financing, meaning no personal liability, and only hypothecating the wells as collateral.

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