Meeting at a coffee shop, bar or restaurant and getting to know the others helps all in the group.

Because our host is a restaurant and is slow on a Tuesday, we did considerable marketing encouraging people to join us for food and drink.

An online service can be "shut off" by you and no payment will be accepted.

Joe before getting into commercial real estate I was in the restaurant industry for over 10 years.I was a manager and eventually an owner of my own place.How much money do you have to invest??

Yes I agree there is risk, but when the risk is virtually non existent, it's not worth even speaking about...yes, McDonalds and any restaurant can be at risk for serving HOT coffee and customer spilling such coffee on themselves...lawsuits could abound...but there are way's to virtually eliminate risk, even if a liberal judge on a mission, deciding in favor of a frivolous lawsuit, putting the hammer down on all those greedy and deceitful investors.

Although there are hundreds of these loan mod businesses that have been shut down in recent years, there are so many of these companies still around and they are busy and thriving.

We list on there commercial listings such as 12 unit complex, vacant restaurants, and etc.

I think it's a passion and drive that one holds to their business.Like if I wanted to open a pet shop, it wouldn't be my thing and I'd loose interest and probably get shut down.

In the my area we have shut-off valves at the curb, so water company is responsible up to that shut-off valve and homeowner is responsible for the remainder from the shut-off into the house.

Poor guys showed up in the morning--opened the door and :eyes: Thankfully, they were able to shut it before becoming breakfast.