I'd love to buy any of you a drink and hear more about your experiences sometime.

We sit around a fire with friends , drink a bit too much and sleep in the camper . 

I guess they got tired of investors low-balling them only to make big profits off of a little rehab.Beyond that, more and more banks are drinking the "neighborhood stabilization program" Kool Aid, so bulk packages are hard to come by.

Should I have cookies and drinks lol!

Is it OK to offer sparkling wine/beer or should I stick with non-alcoholic drinks?

@Jonathan Jackson and anyone else interested, it'd be great to meet for coffee or a drink one day in July. 

So, answer me this, if it's not feasible cost-wise, and can't be used for drinking or agriculture, why is it being promoted so fiercely?

There was 1 maybe 2 decent places to drink and eat.

We use gas for cooking and heating and water from the creek for everything but drinking.

All in all I think I spent around $700 including meals, drinks, souvenirs, etc.I can't even begin to tell you how many times over I've gotten paid back from the connections I made there and the things I learned.