A café with an upstairs living unit can be a good combination, many small operators will live upstairs.Having the idea is one thing, but food service is a highly regulated use, about the only thing worse would be medical.Not all, especially older buildings will have sufficient plumbing or electrical to meet the requirements.

We're not high maintenance, we rarely drink and fancy food is not our style, good times with friends is really not that expensive.Just now getting into competitive ballroom dancing, meeting lots of fun people and having a great time with it.

Aggressively pay off your debts and stock up on food and ammo.

Just food for thought.....Good luck

The next is food, which sucks up another 20-30%.

Core CPI (CPI with Food & Energy prices stripped) is still on an uptick.Also agreed on your mentor's comments re: how to scale.

Inflation is more dangerous, because it squeezes household budgets silently until they break down under the debt load, but even then food and shelter remain the core.

Let me know if you are interested...the food is epic too at the restaurant we are having it:)

A skilled trade such as what you're pursuing is a solid plan and can put food on the table in any economy.I would strongly suggest you complete your schooling.

I like @Bill F. comments  punctuality is really important in the real estate game.. and great communication skills.no one likes dealing with someone that takes 3 days to get back to them or wont answer their phone and hides behind text messaging.. we are in the communication age ( instant) learn that.One last pearl one of my business partners was quite accomplished ( president of Stauffer foods) president of Beringer wines in Napa.. ( that's were we met member of the same country club.. )But as we did business together over the years..