Yes I would love to have lunch/dinner with you again.

I find myself, on even day to day purchases/activities, saying to myself "if I save this much money today by not buying new gym shoes or not going out for dinner then I can put that back for the next rental".  

From dinner?

What are you planning to serve for Thanksgiving dinner and what time should we be there?

No one wants to look out of their front window while cooking dinner and see a deteriorated house immediately across the street.

Probably the only possible excuse there is.However, this is a great excersize, it still doesn't excuse any issues that come up as far as damage and smells, etc.And thanks to JR T. for the advice on changing our lease...in fact had that discussion last night at dinner.  

I got a check a few years later, and I took everyone at my office for drinks and dinner that night.

Changed the locks and left and came home and started cooking Thanksgiving dinner.  

Take the prospective lender to lunch or dinner on three separate occasions to satisfy the SEC.

I know nothing about this type of investing but I will tell you about circa 2011 I had the privilege of having dinner with a very well known popular investing financial expert and this person said that the rich invest in timber.