The kids all played well together, we had a bit of an early egg hunt, and the food was fantastic.I cooked up some of the fish we caught last year in Michigan, grilled a bunch of veggies including prosciutto-wrapped asparagus, delighted in corn pudding, and finished off with a plethora of desserts.And the company was great.

DTI over 50% after subtracting rent but before adding the mortgage, application denied, no your ex's food stamps / EBT card do not count as mortgage qualifying income for you, but yes your child support payments count as a liability even if "she never reports me when I don't pay." 

I'm no expert in that field, but it looked and smelled like it may have been there awhile too ...Another fun one was a fridge full of rotten food that had been in 100 deg. plus heat for a LONG time due to there being no power after they didn't pay their electric bill, and subsequently stopped paying rent as well and finally left in the middle of the night, but not without leaving us that very special present.

I bought some seeds from whole foods to plant for my garden for a property not too far from whole foods in the Capital of Alabama; I became interested in Real Estate in an area around whole foods.

Food for thought..

Just food for thought as you look for partners.

The only difference with paying yourself SAVINGS as well as food (BEFORE paying bills) is: Choice! 

I am not sure if it is possible to have a mixed scenario of inflation and deflation: food, oil going higher but real estate going down.

Clearly you need cash to buy a food franchise, specifically fast food, so this question wouldn't apply to what to do with anything around 100k, most require 500k plus.

It is interesting to see the varying viewpoints on this subject and food for thought.Based on everything I have read in these responses, what I have learnt is that (a) our growing population should put a natural floor on home prices to reflect replacement cost minus depreciation and (b) if you can buy at deep discounts, you should do it because any future depreciation should be offset by the discount.My own decision based on all this is to perhaps continue with my flip business because it gives me returns similar to a good buy-and-hold property while keeping my cash free from any long-term committments in case the economy weakens.