Are you paying your parents rent and for your own food as part of the $1500 a month of expenses or is that money spent on other things (eg car, gas, entertainment)?

Hot Rods on Houghton/I-10 is willing to host the event in the upstairs bar/seating area on Wednesday evenings, but it is $200 for less than 20 people, and that is food and drinks included. 

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Food, Taxes, property Insurance.

Just some food for thought, stuff I wish I knew when I was younger.

The Class B-/C type neighborhoods, where the typical tenant has reasonably steady jobs, has some choice in housing options, isn't going broke needing to decide between rent or groceries (to the aspiring investors reading this: food will always trump rent). 

I also worry that if you stage with too much food stuff, guests are going to expect a cheese board, croissant, and wine waiting for them at checkin ;)  

We used to do granola bars, but we've switched to Kind Breakfast bars because they're similar to granola bars, IMO better, and being a breakfast bar, it makes for an impromptu breakfast with coffee and tea (provided in all properties) for guests who roll in late at night and wake up with no other food in the house.

Here is an example of how: How to make the map (free + fast)Go to Google My Maps (not regular Maps): https://www.google.com/mymapsCreate a new map → “Import” on the first layer → upload the CSV you just downloaded.Set “Name” as the title column and “Address” as the location column.Click the paint-bucket icon to style categories (Parks, Museums, Food & Drink).Rename the map “Guest Map” → Share → change link to “Anyone with the link – Viewer.”

@Jerry Shank,Welcome to the BP community.Having your sights set on REI at anytime I believe is a food plan to build wealth.