Retwit is like Thanksgiving dinner. Start talking politics or religion and we may disagree. But we value each other enough to set that aside and focus on what matters most - unlevered yield, low leverage, and tacos

One of the joys of running Reconvene: Getting to spotlight operators who demonstrate what's possible in the real estate business. Possibly my favorite example: Shiloe Bear's talk from last year. Watch this:

Tile patterns are the fun part of my work. I build the patterns in sketchup to get the color right. This one I installed too (partly because I couldn't get anyone to take it on)

Next week I’m sitting down with Shiloe Bear for a conversation on the podcast! What should I ask her?

Contrarian take: With a deep understanding of construction, ground up development is less risky than a rehab. Rehabbing, especially historic buildings has near infinite scope creep

🚨New Episode: Please welcome Shiloe Bear to the Fort! As the founder of Creek Development, Shiloe has completed 63 commercial redevelopment projects and 5 land entitlement plays in the San Francisco Bay Area. Leveraging her deep construction expertise, she challenges project

People always ask how to build their project for less Instinct is to squeeze the subs or select cheaper materials I’m here to tell you the only real way to move the needle is to reduce the scope. Draw a big X on the plan and write ‘no work in this area’.

Many entrepreneurs boast about how they’ve never had a job, or could never work for anyone else. I’ve worked for many people and learned how to lead, how to be a reliable teammate, how to fix the coffee machine when it breaks right before the morning rush. There is no one way

We get hired by lenders to audit the finances/liens and construction progress of developments in default Business is up and it's bumming me out

I'm pleased to announce that I've been added to a new list! So have Chris Powers , KyleMatthewsCEO , Gabe Bodhi , Joe Pohlen , and Bob Knakal | NYC Investment Sales so it can't be the mild burn it appears to be Cheers to the Second Tier 🥂😂 x.com/i/lists/164833…

I don’t listen to podcasts as much these days, but when I do Chris Powers podcast is my go to. Today I listened to an episode and learned about Shiloe Bear. As a Bay Area native myself, I genuinely enjoyed this episode. (Also, v. cool you can identify so many birds! 😂)

We've been touring some *very* vibey warehouses. Catch our latest update on the Bay Area industrial market at shiloe dot substack dot com 🫶