Many of my co-workers remark how it 'must be nice' to own rental properties and my restaurant franchise and they wish they were as 'lucky'...then when I try to talk to them about investing, personal finance, and hustling to build multiple streams of income they just comment "Yeah right I don't have time for that"...I've given several of them copies of 'Rich Dad Poor Dad' and offered to take a few driving for dollars on the weekend and have invited all of them to the meetup I host - NONE have taken me up on it...but then they post pictures on Facebook of them brewery-hopping all weekend and hanging at the pool!  

A lot of my rentals have moved up because of their creative spirits and adding value to neighborhoods because they had the talent to see what it needs and then provide it.Many of them create businesses, especially things like music scenes, coffee shops, Gourmet Restaurants, etc.

This is why a restaurant that grossed $3m last year in Seattle is now closing, because the increased minimum wage took their 4.2% profit and dropped it losing 2%. 

I would be lying if I said, I didn't like money because it does give you some happiness when you can buy real estate, go on nice vacations, eat at nice restaurants, shop at nice places and not worry about bills.

That leaves all the Minimum Wage type people, SOL, because they cannot afford to live near Target and WalMart and Home Depot and all the restaurants and go to work.

History shows a good % of tenants have financial difficulties and managing to collect rents is intensive.2) The $1M 6% complex is adjacent to a bustling area with upscale shops and restaurants, highbrow cultural activities, and is a magnet for the cities growing high-tech workforce.

Why don't we meet at Noon on Friday at the nearest restaurant/coffee shop to the conference?

They talked about how a large (20%) Mexican population had migrated.  

Those who know me have heard the story of how I bought the land from the founder of a large national chain of restaurants.

So for those years Camden was it's own entity:  industry, business, stores, restaurants, theaters, libraries, museums, schools, and assorted fine housing for everyone.