We took them out to drink and hung out with them to get to know them a bit.

One of my tenants said he was smoking a cig and drinking his first beer while sitting at the bottom of the stairs. 

I've been an environmental lawyer for over 35 years and have encountered only one home tank that exceeded $100K and that was an extraordinary situation where there was pressurized piping with a diesel tank and where the consultant committed fraud by over-excavating the site. most home heating oil tanks will range from $10K to $20K with costs approaching $50K-100K where groundwater is impacted and used for drinking purposes.   

Small appliances, quality dishes, drink ware, etc.

I often break it down into the "five pillars" of protecting your assets.1st pillar is avoiding unnecessary and risky activities (don't drink and drive, insurance generally won’t cover your poor decisions) and take good care of your investments - these simple steps will help you prevent lawsuits before they even occur.2nd pillar is a good insurance policy as that cover the majority of your exposure.

May sound trivial when all you get is some Motrin and told to drink more water, it will help when you put in your VA claim .Use a Veteran  Service organization to help you with your claim.  

Figured it would be something simple for coffee or drinks but it's not the case.

Someone trying to hide a drinking problem from their spouse, maybe??? 

I approach this strategy with a sense of "I need to eat and drink anyway, I enjoy socializing, I might as well go to a place where I can meet a few new people who may or may not turn into leads at the same time.

He says sorry they haven't responded, the female tenant is drinking heavy again, taking prescription pills, and eludes to an altercation.