. :)Because they are so rare, the folks doing it must charge more per job, to be able to put food on the table. 

Anything above 10% having to pay food and labor costs they can be in trouble.I would not give them blocked rent.

Food for Thought- Gordon Moss spoke at Paper Source Symposium last week from a 20/20 hind sight , the paraphrase comment was - Instead of taking so many hair cuts on commissions , I should have taken a percentage of the equity / property when asked to take a haircut. 

Ya I was going to invite you guys and some people that I know maybe even have a caterer drop off some food and everyone can exchange contact info.

Just food for thought.

Don't ask if that day works for them; just schedule it and do it.Let them know the requirements (no open food containers, remove pets, etc.) and send a reminder the day prior.

I walked in and his stuff was scattered across the livingroom, food all over the kitchen, his first words to me were "i'm going to clean it up", not hello........

It's not such a great proposition, I presume, to meet with a young new investor who has only free coffee or food to offer in exchange for wisdom.  

A Bears favorite food is Aggies.

I see this as a 1-2 year transition.Again thanks for your advice, I really appreciate you taking the time to provide some food for thought.