Worked in a restaurant where the owner's son was the manager.

I ALSO WANT TO POINT OUT THE " FOUR ON THE FLOOR RULE" THAT UNLESS YOU HAVE AN SD YOU DON'T KNOW. the SD is always to be on the floor, never in a shopping cart,  at the table, eating in a restaurant,  never in a purse!.

Instead of gift baskets (which I feel like would take a lot of time and effort), I suggest a gift card to a local store or restaurant.

Take them out to dinner at a nice restaurant and encourage them to talk about their experiences, really share their wisdom with you and your wife.

I personally love living in a big urban area and enjoying all of the attributes of it(walkability, mass transit, culture, diversity, incredible restaurant and nightlife options, architecture, pro sports, entertainment), but I realize that's not for everyone.  

Mark Cuban is about as diversified as anybody can get: basketball team owner to, shark tank, to restaurants to tech companies.Based on your self-stated financial numbers, you are past the starting line and I think you have some breathing room to create more income streams.

We have an STR and for last year we left our renter over Christmas (came into town to visit relatives) a gift card for the cool restaurant down the street ($50) with a note that actually said "Thanks for staying here with us, Enjoy your Holidays!"

We've got great restaurants, sports, water views, and it's much more affordable than living in neighboring cities like DC. 

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Cel phone was a expensive toy, 286 computer just showed up in the computer store & fax machine was a big thing & every agents carried a pager.The day I get my license, I had been working in my own restaurant for 10 years.