Should I pay for any of the food that goes bad too?

Just food for thought. 

Are you trying to hire "The Lone Ranger" to be a Beta in a company....No need to answer in the forum, just food for thought.

And before you say, oh, that’s exactly why we don’t allow dogs - some children smear food everywhere.

It will be good food for thought.  

Housing, food, and gas. 🪙 In other words; I'm frugal, but I am financially free!

As @Minh L. stated, one pile pays my bills and puts food on the table, the other pile is for horse trading.

The association acts as a property manager so no maintenance hassles3) Drive thru fast casual food buildings.  

. :-)Already got one, plus a pregnancy resource center, orphans, food pantry, and more.

If you can't afford 400k homes, that's fine, I'm quite sure that there are some within driving distance that you can afford, but that doesn't necessarily mean they are any better or worse investments just because of the price ... you often get what you pay for, things are cheap or expensive for a reason, and that which is cheap in the short run may turn out to be very expensive in the long run ... some food for thought ...