A quick thought: People who are in the Silicon Valley bubble have no idea how much work will be required to build and maintain our physical world over the next 50 years. The plumbers fixing the toilets at the law firm will be billing more per hour than the attorneys before we know it. Our infrastructure is[...]

​ I posted this on X last week . It got a ton of comments and feedback. A few controversial things I believe: 1) A grown man with a family has no business getting on a ladder to put up Christmas lights. 2) A larger vehicle is safer than a smaller vehicle. Put your family in an SUV. Period. Crash ratings are a[...]

We spent $400K to buy Somewhere.com Here's why: Big news: I recently acquired controlling interest in Somewhere.com and raised $20 million to make it happen. We have changed the name of the company from Support Shepherd to Somewhere . I now own a web domain that was more expensive than the house I am living in.[...]

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I attended RE-convene in Los Angeles in September hosted by Moses Kagan . 280 real estate investors were in attendance. And we're not talking about your local realtor or mortgage banker - we're talking about folks with $100m real estate portfolios who are deep in the business of managing risk and acquiring real[...]

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I love breaking down my deals and sharing real estate principles. Giving people a window into my world demystifies the process of purchasing and managing real estate. I love it when the light bulb turns on and something clicks. To help more of those light bulbs go off the next few weeks, I’m going to be writing a[...]