What my company does is every time we meet with a potential client my sales people track it and then we will donate a meal to feed a veteran with Camp Hope which is a local organization that we partner with here in Houston Texas to help vets handle PTSD

Contractors: $28,388.03  Insurance: $645.65  Meals: $868.39  Job Supplies: $32,604.29  Travel: $70.00  Utilities:​ $381.05  Total cost of renovation: $62,957.41 Total Money spent on project: $148,957  Estimated House Value: ​$180K  Upside Equity: ​$31,043 Rent Income:  ● Main house: $1,400   ● ‘Mother in law’ unit: $900   ● Shed rent: $100   ● Total per month: $2,400  ● Total per year: $28,800 Expenses: ● Property tax: $2,450  ● Insurance: $1,200  ● Repaires: $2,400  ● Management Fee: 8%

I am guessing it might be a better deal to buy a bunker, store a few years worth of water and RTE meals in there than to keep buying gold for that day to come.  

I did take the HVAC guy to lunch and paid for his meal that day just to feel him out.  

Cool beans.What would happen if you took that same $6,000 over the next 6 months and used it to take people out to a $25/person kind of restaurant (in my market that would be pretty great, not the Ritz) and have lunches with people in your market, possibly even past clients, and build relationships with them by adding value to their lives and getting to know them deeper over a tasty meal?   

I've found that I enjoy a meal way better when we pick out another table to bless with a free meal from a stranger they'll never meet.  

@Cameron Don Meals Congrats on the first property.

I want to be able to prepare a simple meal and pots, etc. that match the size of group - and a place to seat that group for a meal.

That's the equivalent of someone telling you to eat subway to lose weight, but eat all of there meals from meal prep specialist. 

I think you'll find Multi-famy rates are much healthier in most markets.