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.

Most successful investors learned something from somebody at some point and don't have a problem paying it forward to a eager newbie willing to buy food and libations.

Which we don't use to live on.The rentals and equity pay for our next projects.Everyone is different, we invest for future not for food on table.

Hey Chris,It's a foreclosure listing site with the actual paperwork uploaded, the owner was showing it off at NJRESN last month.I am always up for some diner food.

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.

By the way just food for thought I have been investing for 20+ years and building a new home was the most annoying project I ever did.

burning bulbs in the kitchen and not a single person for 40 minutes(at least, may be a lot longer).Joke around the house "Do not even try to talk to him after Noon, he is done for a day(wasted, completely)".Landlord, who live at the same building "share" food of tenants.Tenant, looking in the fridge: where is my so and so?

Unfortunately most Americans are ill-equipped for retirement and she estimates that 49 percent of middle-class workers will live on a food budget of less than $5 a day — poverty-like conditions

If you just did this work full time as a contractor on other people's properties I think you could make way more then the $40 profit in 2 years (+ free living while you do it).Or continue to do flips but oversee the work on yours and several properties at once and leverage that skill into more profit.Just food for thought as to how you can take that passion and skill that you have and make it work for you even more.

We did have to raise the amount as food prices have gone up.