Climbing all over the counters and purr-rubbing their *** on the dinner plates, yuck.  

family life plays a big part in this thought process.think of the threads that say my sig other won't let me invest.pay check, home at 5 for dinner,  kids soccer game on sat.and make no mistake about it.. real estate is RISKY .. many people lose their butts at it.You just don't see those folks posting about it on BP.. what you see here is every one posting their success stories not their failures.. ( some do but not many) Like when their tenant trash's their rental and 5 years of cash flow went poof... or flipper lost 30k on a flip. 

Imagine you go out to dinner and the waiter says, "You look like you have more money so I am going to charge you more than anyone else here tonight." 

Take your mom and dad out for a nice dinner and find the next property.

He also likes that we take him to dinner once a month when we give him his check(s).       

If he is a self absorbed $@#& then call me and I will have dinner with youat Dawsons 2 by the Marsh lol.

Book smarts make dinner conversation; street smarts make money.Roll up your sleeves, get off the internet and get out in the street.  

It's well worth a nice dinner at a fine restaurant, if you know what I mean!

My family is beginning to gather for dinner at the long outdoor table, three generations of us together under one roof.

If anyone in the San Diego to LA area would be willing to meet up with me, I would be more than grateful and it would get you a free steak dinner just to answer some questions and let me pick your brain!