The arts are strong there and it has a great food co-op and a brewery.

Friendly people, great food and so much culture and history.

Food, rent and even gas are necessary expenses for most everyone. 

OR you could go stealth , get a van , some cameras , some dark sunglasses and do a stakeout , eat crappy junk food and drink lots of coffee . 

Other websites promoting Troptions statedthat they are “[d]eveloping an ECO-SYSTEM of vendors accepting Troptions (car dealerships, fast food chains, legal services, ATM machines etc.)”; are “coming out with a credit card this fall so you can use your TROPTIONS to purchase merchandise”; and “will ‘do the due diligence for our investors,’ ‘purchase large quantities of coins at a discounted rate,’ and ‘sell the private coins to our investors below market value.’ ” And a photo posted on the “Troptions Marketplace” Facebook page shows a man standing in front of a BMW with a caption that states “Just paid all Troptions for this BMW X5 in LA!!”

Gave me some food for thought!

Purchase price: $581,000 Cash invested: $181,000 Purchased a 3 bed / 2 bath SFH in Scottsdale for use as a med / short term furnished rental.Conventional Investment loan, 20% down, 4.125%Lots of landscaping, new front walkway, decor makeover.Here were our expenses:Hillery - Down Payment-$119,325.13Hillery - Furnishings and Household Items-$36,852.09Hillery - Interest & Fees-$555.59Hillery - Marketing-$400.00Hillery - One Time Professional Services-$11,570.08Hillery - Remodeling-$11,177.49Hillery - Travel - Food-$328.43Hillery - Travel - Gas-$348.45Hillery - Travel - Lodging-$367.39 What made you interested in investing in this type of deal?

Everyone pays for their own meal and the food is really good.Always a lively discussion about flips, rehabs, Airbnbs, private lending, goal setting, good contractors, and deals.It's put on by Glen Friedman who is a local investor and private money lender.

All food source needs to go in kerr jars.

Strong cooking smells from spicy or ethnic food.