When an alcoholic asks for money to buy food you buy them dinner otherwise, they will take the money and buy more alcohol. You then become a part of the problem.
I always wanted to own an income property and finally after years of saving we finally have the money saved to get one but the risk of having a tenant that stops paying the rent and then trashes the place before I'm able to get an eviction just doesn't make the prospect very appealing anymore. That or another pandemic where the government cancels just cause evictions without owner compensation. Too bad for this dummy but again we call them DUmmies for a reason.