For me it was playing on adult rec. league sports teams.Its a good way to bond and networking just follows after the games.That's why Real estate is so great.  

We have great Metroparks, a world class zoo, minor league hockey & baseball, etc.

But we have minor league baseball and hockey, college basketball, baseball and football, 2 drive in theaters, 2 lakes, 2 malls, multiple golf courses, country clubs, 2 skating rinks, an ice skating rink, museums, orchestras, theaters, some amazing parks, and tons of great food - all within 5 - 30 min away. 45-60 min away you have Amish country, major league baseball, basketball and football, Lake Erie, casinos, 3 airports, etc.

Not to alarm anyone needlessly, I was listening to an Ivy League Dr. recently and he said, here is the basic math coming, 40% to 60% of population will get the virus and millions will die from it.

So if you are a good enough salesperson to convince an Ivy League endowment, a family office, or a sovereign wealth fund to invest....well you make something even if you're a loser. 

Obviously evolve and vacasa are in a league of their own. 

I know >98% of smartest IVY League MBA money managers and Hedge Fund managers can't beat a brain damaged Chimp throwing darts at a board ie buying the index fund of the whole market, VTI, over a greater than 15 year period, (Standard and Poor's Spiva reports last 50 years) but I still pick my companies that I think can beat the market. 

Riot's look like little league warm-up's.

your talking folks in a completely different league than those that need debt or to sub too  to acquire their homes..

That simple $400 purchase has a story leagues bigger than yours.US GDP breaks down roughly as such:70% - Consumer spending (personal consumption)18% - Business investment-5% - Imports/Exports (Net Exports)17% - Government spending(Source: https://www.thebalance.com/components-of-gdp-explanation-formula-and-chart-3306015#:~:text=The%20four%20components%20of%20gross,country%20is%20good%20at%20producing.)Looking at those numbers, it's just incorrect that consumerism isn't the overwhelming driver of the economy and, ergo, consumers are the overwhelming driver.