The city will be negatively affected if they do not diversify their product offering which is reflected in the reduction in gambling revenues and the increased emphasis by major casinos on entertainment (nightclubs and bars) as well as restaurants/shopping.Sukhbir

If interest continues, we'll do it every month at the same time in a different member's project or a restaurant.

Legacy West will consist of corporate office space, the 292-room Renaissance Hotel, a high-end shopping center with restaurants and other retail uses, and 621 apartment homes.

If not, eating at cheaper, decent restaurants or even better, a great home cooked meal works out better and going to a 5 star restaurant.

@Robert Blanchard Gifts are fun to give, especially when you can really personalize them (dinner at a favorite restaurant) or help someone out (get a dirty furnace cleaned).

Two weeks later - I got an email from him that he later decided NOT to invest in my deal because his friend needed cash for his restaurant business.

Younger millennials, while they may have piles of student loans with low wages, I find would rather rent in places like downtown or near centralized shopping/restaurant areas than buy somewhere they don't want to live.

As for zoning, there is zoning and there is "use" so your zoning might be commercial or mixed use but the assigned "use" of the property will be "restaurant".

Out to eat at restaurants we barely like, getting hammered at bars we don't remember, and buying a big house that we use 30% of).Frugality gives us the ability to save 40%!

For instance, a neighborhood right by a college campus, and/or near a trendy area that has the types of bars/restaurants and other amenities that attract young adults.  ...most young adults don't want to live out in a suburb surrounded by families and retirees, they want to be surrounded by other young adults; so it's important for the property to be in that type of neighborhood (otherwise, you may end up with a lot of vacancy).Good luck out there!