Don't schedule them then cancel less than a week before the project...that is food off their table.Clear Communication - don't assume anything. 

However, I do live in Brooklyn and if you ever wanted to grab coffee, food, a drink let me know and we can set something up and just have a chat.

Food for thought.

I would pay higher taxes for programs that would help homeless people to house themselves.Health Care (including for mental illness) - YESBirth Control for those who want it - YESSubsidized Day Care - YESEducation and Career Development and Job Training - YESFood Support (school lunches, food stamps, meals on wheels) - YESHigher Social Security payouts for those unable to work - YESTemporary Housing Programs for those working on improving their situation - YESI fully support programs that offer a hand up rather than a hand out.

They really want to make their $400 and go on and have very little interest in taking joe buyer through them all.

As a transplant I often rave about the great food here, with the exception of Italian. 

Is it as simple as looking for new restaurants, Starbucks, whole foods, etc. in the area or is should I be looking at more hard data (unemployment, income, etc.).

They need to shop for surplus lines type of insurance but most food independent brokers can help you.

It would be great to see Networth eat their own dog food and show us how it's done.  

As newbies I think its fair to say we don't even know how bad a deal could really get so we have to be diligent in taking risks we can manage and work through effectively.