At the end of the day, you can only lead the horse to water but cannot make it drink.

I am doing my best to drink from the hose so to speak, and plan on buying my first investment property before the end of the year.I am simply stunned by the number of houses in my market that were purchased late 2022 or early 2023 and are back on the market at a 40-50% markup.

Quote from @Aleea Stanton: Had he been on alcohol or drugs? 

Hosting friends for drinks and dinner?

Looks like someone drinks the pace morby koolaid

Stop hanging out with your deadbeat buddies that spend all day drinking, talking sports, and otherwise wasting away.

Look at the hotel business, have you ever in you life stayed in a hotel of any price range that did'nt have one, it is expected, just like coffee makers (I don't drink coffee, but would definitely notice if the unit didn't have one! 

It is full of drinks and snacks.

I will say that many people drink alcohol without the intent of getting drunk while weed is only used for its affects.

“First in Time” effectively creates protections for individuals who would otherwise fail an initial “interview” process due to questionable or offensive character traits – ie, a prospective tenant arrives late, under the influence of drugs / alcohol, makes offensive comments about other groups or individuals, etc."