A story that does not clearly lay out the language of the contract, the dispute and both parties position (which is rarely if ever done) is only positioning for public support for one side to sell clicks or advertising.

The deal was financed through a combination of private funds from our Partner Driven capital resources and contributions from our partner, Archie Raglin.

Not impossible, but rare.

Minimum qualifications that I typically look for with tenants are a 600-620 credit score, need to be making at least 2.5-3x the monthly rent in combined income (verify their employment by making a call/googling), and I don't like to see any previous evictions/certain felonies for background check.

The only food I have delivered is pizza, and even that is rare.

Cheap fixes rarely work . 

I personally think it's not just mailers but a combination of actions that works.

Those three tithes combined resulted in an ~23% giving rate not 10%...each is 10% with two of them annually and the third every three years.So all that said, Christians ought to give from the heart (2 Cor. 9:7), regularly (1 Cor 16:2) and if you struggle with the amount pray and consider what is placed upon your heart (James 1:5).

The power of REI in todays market is delayed gratification  combines with the tax benefits the following year. 

This was a costly venture that, combined with several months of lackluster performance, did not allow for distributions to our shareholders.