May 2020, searching for a property in CO, found a new construction development that was perfect, but no units were listed. I went up to the broker who sold all the units new and said "if you can find me a unit in here, you can represent both sides". 24 hours later, under contract

What were some of my best real estate deals? 1. SFHs I purchased from 2012-2016 that have 2-3x price, 2x rents. Fixed debt, low down payments 2. Land on the fringes of top Metro Areas (they don't make more of it) 3. In place mobile home parks, with room to develop

Everyone is talking about the jobs that will be lost to AI. What they’re not saying, is the prosperity it will create. Yes jobs will be lost, but we also will have productivity gain with lower prices, which ultimately leads to a higher standard of living

When we have 35-40% of number of homes we need for sale to be in a “normal” market, but in the entry level housing market, that is massively under supplied because builders can’t make profit building it. If you buy these affordable properties, you own an asset that is very scare

A Terrible Milestone Reached: US National Debt at $33Trillion -$10Trillion of this debt was accumulated since the pandemic -Debt is likely to exceed $50Trillion by 2030 Prudent investors are concerned and are taking into account the rising national debt in their allocation

The Fed left interest rates unchanged. The dot plot shows one more rate hike this year, and rate are going to be higher for longer. Powell specifically said that a soft landing is not a baseline expectation.

Wondering why there's a lag effect in a market correction? The FED interest rates have actually helped corporate borrowers instead of hurt them. But this isn't going to last forever. In the chart, we can see this phenomenon is nothing new historically. Time explore in a thread:

Why haven't we had an economic crash yet? Why do we always have this significant lag between the FED raising interest rates and a recession/economic crash? Deep dive with me to understand using 3 personas: Millennial Mary, Corporate Calvin , and Boomer Bob:

You look at the @CoreLogicInc YoY appreciation map across the regions of the country where the pessimists have been predicting a real estate crash for 11 years now.

We don’t measure lawyers by hours. We measure by closings that stick and clients that are happy.

I don’t hire perfect resumes. I hire lawyers who teach clients and own outcomes.

The week after a close is loud. Who’s running payroll Friday. Who calls the top five customers. Who has the logins. Answer in one sentence or you’re not ready.

Seller consulting agreements aren’t vacation packages. Tie payments to deliverables. Training completed. Intros made. Knowledge transferred.

Handshake deals make great memories. And terrible evidence. If you’re betting your future on a promise, write it down.

47% of M&A deals get repriced or delayed. 37% of SMBs get sued. 10–30% of valuation gets cut. Most of it comes down to legal sloppiness. We're fixing that. 🧠 Webinar: How to protect your business from lawsuits & maximize exit value 📅 Aug 21 → link below!

Big news: Evan Thomson is leading our new Fractional General Counsel program. It’s built for founders, operators, and HoldCos who want to: ✅ Avoid lawsuits ✅ Protect valuation ✅ Never say “we should’ve cleaned this up sooner” This isn’t hourly billing.

Legal isn’t overhead. It’s why a buyer pays $25M instead of $17M. It’s why you don’t get sued. It’s why your deal closes on time. Learn how to make legal your leverage: 📅 Free webinar → smblaw.group/webinars/how-t…

Deal Killer: IP Ownership Gaps No contractor IP assignment = you don’t own your code. No NDA = you lose your secrets. No trademark = someone else owns your name. Acquirers walk away from messy IP. Period. We’ll walk through this and 4 other deal killers on our webinar.

Webinar is tomorrow. If you have: - Terrible contracts - No HR policies - Missing governing documents - Contractor misclassification - Untouched IP You're exposed. To lawsuits, buyer walkaways, and big valuation cuts.

We go live today. ⚠️ 47% of deals get repriced from legal issues ⚠️ 37% of SMBs get sued ⚠️ 10–30% of valuation disappears from clean-up costs We’ll show you how to avoid it all with one playbook. 🧠 “How to Protect Your Business from Lawsuits and Maximize Exit Value”