The Writing
A real-time record of how I think — about money, ambition, family, and the work of building something that lasts. Hospitality real estate is where much of it plays out, not the boundary. New writing roughly twice a month — no fluff, no daily posts.
No property manager in my markets can afford to manage my properties — not even for free. Sounds cocky, but it is simple math. The case for owner-operator excellence over scale-driven management.
Your agent, your lender, and your advisors get paid when you close. You get paid — if at all — over the next decade. In a slow market, that gap becomes dangerous.
Most of what's being said about short-term rentals right now is wrong. The market has bifurcated. Here's what actually killed the bottom 80% — and what the winners are doing differently.
The acquisition criteria I actually use — not the spreadsheet, but the qualitative tests that filter winners from money pits.