Another example is someone who has been working as a cook for the last five years, but changed career fields to become a telemarketer for the last six months.  

My modo with my team is "If I eat, you eat"  if you keep your people full they are less likely to take food off the table.

My credit cards are for revolving (regular) expenses like gas, food, etc. and my (cash) savings is for unexpected emergencies.

If you love Korean food, Dong Yang Inn totally rocks!

Basically, 50% of one months rent to get it ready for the next tenant.Juxtapose that with a $300/month tenant and you end up with people bolting (not paying rent), leaving a crock pot cooking, drywall with holes in it, darn close to a full repaint, screens for windows have vanished, the screen door has a whole in it, and inevitably some light fixture or ceiling fan is broken.

When that reality hits them in face and they can't put food on the table or keep the lights on then they either get the fire in the belly to do what it takes to succeed or they quit and go back to the J-O-B.Sales are not for everyone and it takes a certain kind of personality to do it over, and over,and over again on a high level.

...taking another look, here's another idea (this is actually pretty big in Denver)...Call up various food truck vendors in your area and "sell" them a spot for their truck on certain days of the week.If the location is near various office buildings, lease the spot to the food truck vendors for the lunchtime crowds.  

Just more food for thought

Thought this was a good read from CRAIN'S A Glenview lawyer sued Zillow, alleging that the real estate site's relatively modest estimate of her home's value has created a "roadblock" to selling at what she thinks it's worth.Zillow's estimate, known by the trade name "Zestimate," is "effectively a sloppy computer-driven appraisal" of the value of her home, Barbara Andersen says in a complaint suit she filed late last week in Cook County Circuit Court.

Hope there's some food for thought in there somewhere for you.