Once you learn the ins and out of the business you know how to properly assess risk versus upside when buying a property.Example if a stand alone Popeyes restaurant paying 30 dollars a foot for a 2,500 sq ft building base rent plus NNN expenses on absolute NNN leases and only 5 unit franchisee the risk can be HUGE DOWNSIDE if corporate Mcdonald's paying the same rent per foot for the area and much stronger tenant.

I invest in Broadstone Net Lease which invests in low maintenance single tenant net leases in industries it considers to be recession and Amazon resistant: medical office, industrial, fast service restaurants, etc.

You need to see your prospective investment and drive the neighborhood.When you come to Memphis, I strongly recommend that you schedule a lunch at the Butcher Shop Restaurant in Germantown. 

Just got the reminder in my in box that they are meeting early next week...The Hendersonville Focus Group Meeting is scheduled for 6:00 p.m. at the Bay Breeze Restaurant, 1830 Asheville Hwy/25N, on Tuesday February 28, 2017.

Went from dishwasher at Italian restaurant to truck driver to Petroleum Engineer in those years.

She also said some of the local restaurants have private rooms that allow groups to use if they order food. 

My possible tenant is the top dog at a small local restaurant that doesn't have an hr dept. to verify employment so I need to speak with his boss, the owner.

If revenue generation, you need to look at it from The standpoint of others - beach, lazy river, restaurants, child care, amusements, etc.. all add substantial costs in the form of HOA fees.If primarily as a place for you to vacation and you want revenue generation just to help that, you may want to stay away from the condo-hotel concept as it can get quite crowded and use of the amenities can get quite competitive in-season.I would also suggest you start reading up on the pros and cons.  

However, anyone have any thoughts on them both being restaurant workers at the same place? 

To imply poor people don't have a right to housing or that a landlord who provides them housing should be penalized is wrong.Poor people work in essential jobs at meat packing plants, grocery stores, gas stations and restaurants.