At the micro level....Food, clothing and shelter being the main three required anywhere.IMO, in hard times, such as the Great Depression, people will "make do", clothing and textiles are products that can be ignored by most consumers, items owned can be repaired, traded and fabricated from other items, like Scarlet's gown from drapes.

I think if you are investing in real estate, you can still be looking for a quick buck, but you understand things can take some time to develop. compound interest is very powerful and if you are not in it for the long term, you will likely not be too impressedPeople are too emotional and probably log into thier stock market account too often and play off of those emotions. i am no different, but my stock market preference is dollar cost average for the long term. i do this through index funds and mostly retirement accounts. the stock market is at all time highs and while it had a huge crash, most people got scared away. as the stock market returned, people statring talking more about it. as warren buffet says and this goes for any investment. people want to buy clothes, cars, ect.

Marketing should be your baby, but if you have a good amount of cash ready to spend, still marketing should be your baby and track your marketing so you are not wasting and throwing it away.

As long as it dries the clothes it's good enough.

You'll find all the complimentary businesses that cater to students, restuarants, clothing stores, auto repair, the list is endless, just think of the athletic depts and activities that are needed to support a school sporting events.

The property was the owners baby. 3 of the tenants are section 8 and 3 of 6 units are deleaded.

.$7500/120=$62.50 per hourMy 3rd flip I hired a contractor I can trust and that I don't have to baby sit...I really only go over to the house 3 times a week for about 30 minutes...I have had to make 4 runs to Lowes to buy bulk orders, but that has been about it...we should make around $25k on this house and I bet I will have 60 hours in management time...$12,500/60=$200 per hour...

Does she have an income or is she a semi-related interloper baby-popping sponge?

We’ve been trying to change this trend for years, but the society at large has decided that shoes, clothes, big-screen tv, big house, and a $4 dollar cup of coffee every morning is more important…Sad, but true

Do NOT get in over your head, start small, take baby steps, learn the business before you start risking more then you have to lose.Let me know if you need help, I dont charge haha.