In LA, we have both residential and commercial properties that are bought only for the potential upsale in the future. Those are the places with exorbitant rents, but they're not in the overall equation since their owners (for whatever reason) prefer not to be landlords. Plenty of local properties are owned by people who expect a dividend on their investment, whether its a REIT or a bank or a conglomerate. Nobody wants to rent in a stripmall with 75% empty lots. It's worth it to lower rents to keep an investment buzzing, plus its safer from vandals.

I know we've been inundated with the "Death of Retail" articles for two decades now, but I keep seeing mega-million dollar malls being built and huge commercial campuses being set up with food and shopping blended with work spaces. I'm very surprised by it too.

I was thinking this "GM FOR HIRE" is a good business for guys like RPGPundit or other English speaking GMs who live in areas where the dollar goes farther. If you live where $100 is meaningful money, this GMing for a job could be far more profitable. I could also see it as a great option for disabled GMs and retired GMs.

Retail is dying if you are not of a certain size.  If you can afford mall space,  you tend to part of a national chain.   I do not think retail is dying, I think brick and mortar small business retail is dying though.

Why not...

If someone wants to make a living out of GMing, go for it. I mean, that site is also targeting birthdays and corporate events. D&D could be a great platform for a team-building exercise.

Personally though, I'll stay away from it. It's already hard to find a GM who isn't scared to kill player characters off, don't want to give them one more reason not to.

You can't GM for a living... That's not a real juuube.

Quote from: Graytung;1135740It's already hard to find a GM who isn't scared to kill player characters off, don't want to give them one more reason not to.

The trick would be selling yourself as that one infamous DM who isn't afraid, making it a point of pride among players to have survived one of your dungeons. Bring back that old-school attitude!

Quote from: Zalman;1135797The trick would be selling yourself as that one infamous DM who isn't afraid, making it a point of pride among players to have survived one of your dungeons. Bring back that old-school attitude!

  I remember a series of youtube videos (Fear of girls?) that had THE WORLD'S GREATEST DUNGEON MASTER.   It was LOL.  I think the marketing groundwork has been laid, and if you are hard but fair, there would be a market.