Milwaukee is sitting on some of the most affordable housing in the country, is adjacent to one of the largest freshwater lakes in the world, has entertainment & food that rivals every major metro, it's sports teams bat way above average for a small market which attracts hundreds of thousands if not millions of people here annually, economic development has been happening at a level unprecedented since the '50s (we are breaking ground on the world's largest mass timber building in June), has a tech ecosystem on the ground floor of attracting major talents with partners from the fortune 500 companies in town... this run-on sentence has gone a bit too long, I'll stop here.If you are looking for the days of the 2% deal, they are over. 

This is not a dinner to "pitch anyone on your deals or mine" just an opportunity to network with real players in the market over good food and wine. 

Food delivery trend is going to speed up a ton.  

There will always be money going to, for example, the bars, the fast food places, Target, Walmart.

Food for thought...

But only after they've proven themselves on incremental projects with him.Just food for thought. 

CR would not be my top choice for retirement but I am not personally fond of the beach and I adore street food culture which Costa Rica doesn't have a lot of.

Extra costs for grabbing a fast dinner of morning coffee instead of cooking because of the long commute.When you add in the extra costs, often your house hold budget will remain the same whether you buy the expensive/close house or the far out cheap house, just instead of higher housing costs you have higher auto/child care/food costs.Plus when you add in the part of your life you loose sitting on the freeway, instead of at your kid's T-Ball game, and your composure when coming home after battling traffic, stressed, etc. you are really giving up a lot of your life.I have had life with a 3 hour commute each way, and the ten minute commute. 

Yes I charge myself very high labor costs and reward myself with free food from Wendy's, Chili's and sometimes Texas Roadhouse if I'm lucky.

Food for thought😊Good luck 👍