{"id":1856,"date":"2007-08-25T15:22:27","date_gmt":"2007-08-25T22:22:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/?p=1856"},"modified":"2007-08-25T13:23:06","modified_gmt":"2007-08-25T20:23:06","slug":"what-price-friendship-he-says-he-spends-more-than-100000-a-year-on-cabanas-food-and-alcohol-for-him-and-his-guests","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bloodhoundrealty.com\/BloodhoundBlog\/1856\/what-price-friendship-he-says-he-spends-more-than-100000-a-year-on-cabanas-food-and-alcohol-for-him-and-his-guests\/","title":{"rendered":"What price friendship? “He says he spends more than $100,000 a year on cabanas, food and alcohol for him and his guests”"},"content":{"rendered":"

In a dreadfully serious soft-core porn piece on the mission-blending of swimming pools and ultra-lounges at Las Vegas casino-resort-hotels, the New York Times<\/i> coughs up this Gilded Age morality play:<\/a><\/p>\n

Rainmaking aside, how expensive can it get for high-end customers seeking a raucous Sunday afternoon? Randy Lund, a C.P.A. who works as a branch manager for mortgage broker Meridias Capital, has been going to Rehab since Day 1. He says he spends more than $100,000 a year on cabanas, food and alcohol for him and his guests. Yet as much as Rehab is about recreation for Mr. Lund, it is also about business.<\/p>\n

“I bring Realtors and clients and they love it at Rehab,” says Mr. Lund, trim, shirtless and wearing board shorts. “I met a guy here who was a friend of a friend, I invited him to hang out with us in my cabana, and I bought him a few drinks. He turned out to be a multimillionaire who owns shopping centers and a jet. Now he’s a mentor to me, and we’re in the process of developing our own shopping center here in Vegas.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

When you’re writing your mortgage check next week, do pause to reflect that your money is going to worthy purposes.
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Technorati Tags: real estate<\/a>, real estate marketing<\/a><\/p>\n

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In a dreadfully serious soft-core porn piece on the mission-blending of swimming pools and ultra-lounges at Las Vegas casino-resort-hotels, the New York Times coughs up this Gilded Age morality play: Rainmaking aside, how expensive can it get for high-end customers seeking a raucous Sunday afternoon? 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