No assumption of qualification can rest on that comparison. The petition needs evidence supporting the actual investment structure being relied upon.
Avoid constructing a case from incompatible proposals
Identify the relevant enterprise, capital and applicable job methodology together. If a more complex structure is proposed, have it assessed on its actual documents rather than treating separate sales summaries as one qualifying arrangement.
The four EB-5 pillars are capital of the qualifying amount, lawful source and path, job creation and investor engagement. Identify the amount and form of capital contributed, the recipient, ownership acquired, transfer dates, and whether the funds remain at risk. Match the investment structure to the job evidence before choosing direct or regional-center presentation. A founder who has spent a career in trucking may be tempted to skip the project file and rely on the regional center's reputation; that is a mistake, because the petition will be adjudicated on the documents, not the reputation. What fails is a structure in which the investor has lent money, receives a fixed return and has no vote. A right to receive money later is an asset, not invested capital.