Logan Freeman got a lead from his consulting business, a customer of his had been a patron of the hardware store that occupied the building.

Easy for owner to quit and shut down to move with just a few desks and folder with phones versus a retail storefront that needs visibility and keeps the place inside looking good for consumers who patronize the business.If you go for office make sure it's not condo as you are not controlling declarant in most cases and you can have ongoing costs plus special assessments that are out of your control.

they say the bar patrons often leave drunk, bumping into cars on the street and littering the place up.

., ATM visitors, video arcade patrons, drug traffickers, etc.

My business is lower-end, inner-city, and from my personal experience, what I do is positive.•Vacant houses return to the tax roles providing more revenues for local government•Rehabilitated property reduces that impact of housing shortages•Investors utilize many resources from agents, lenders and appraisers to title agencies, attorneys, construction crews, landscapers and on and on•Incomes are generated and local businesses are patronized •A flourishing housing market equals a flourishing economy•And I help other aspiring entrepreneurs become successful real estate investorsIn 1999, after a year of reading books, “harassing†other investors and faxing typed letters from the floor of my apartment (Yes, with a typewriter.

Heidi demands payment from her alcoholic patrons, but being unemployed, they cannot pay back their drinking debts.

However, what a real store can offer is an "experience" for its patron, something very hard to offer online (yeah, we all know forums are way cool, especially BP, but nothing beats actual face-to-face interaction).

A wink doesn't make your comment any less patronizing. 

Hi Jonathan,I read through your post and I think there's nothing wrong with incentivizing employees to ask every patron for reviews.

It's not like attendees are pre-paying a fortune for a ticket to attend, but being a patron of the establishment is always a nice way to help keep our local businesses above water until the environment calms down.