To the Bizjetaviator
What experience do you have? How many hours? What licence? Chances are that no self respecting TRO would take you on anyway unless you have their minimum requirements. If you did have the minimum the chances are that you have already been doing something in the industry to get that far. Keep on doing it. There is no pilot out there that would condone what you propose. If the owner expects you to fund the TR and then work for free, why are your alarm bells not ringing? What has he invested in the "captain"? This all sounds mega risky. If you have the money to buy a type and then not get paid that is surley enough to keep you going for a good while, stay out of it and leave it for a professional to do, and insist on being paid, as he should, then you will have done your little bit towards keeping this profession worthwhile instead of helping to bring it to its knees.