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Candidly sharing 20+ years of real estate knowledge. As featured in The Real Deal. Posts are opinions, not advice.

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1Apr 16, '24What did an office job look like before computers or cell phones? People got to the office at 9am. There was just a desk there, and a telephone. What did they even do? I know there98.1×7.3M45k1.3k3.2k
2Jun 22, '25My dad’s an incredibly gifted mechanical engineer - and he’s always been obsessed with studying the reliability of different cars. Wife and I thinking about getting an SUV, and I a96.3×7.2M83k3.3k17k
3Apr 13, '25Opened ChatGPT. Prompt: “Now that you can remember everything I’ve ever typed here, point out my top five blind spots.” Mind. Blown.73.7×5.5M32k1.7k27k
4Jun 30, '25*This isn’t a political post* Donald Trump is 79 years old, yet: At 2:30 a.m. Eastern, he’s having breakfast in the Netherlands. Meetings run until 8 a.m., followed by a press conf72×5.4M45k3.3k3.4k
5Sep 2, '25Wait is this a huge widespread problem in America right now? New grads stuck and can’t find jobs?67.3×5M18k6042.4k
6Jun 30, '24Hands down one of the best areas to live in the world65×4.9M14k3954.5k
7Mar 13, '23Can somebody please explain how this business still works in one of the highest rent districts in the world.64.4×4.8M11k329399
8Apr 17, '25Been chatting with my wife about an issue I want to solve, but am a bit stumped -- so thought I would ask the question here, and maybe get some ideas: We both work full-time, and h63.1×4.7M7.2k2274.3k
9Mar 30, '24Half hour ago. Teenage girl on my street having a severe allergic reaction. Yelling for an EpiPen. I’m holding my kid, sprint a block to the fire department, yell that we need an E55.7×4.2M53k2.2k1.2k
10Jun 4, '24Can somebody please explain how this business still works in one of the highest rent districts in the world.52.9×4M13k271907
11Nov 16, '24It happened again this morning, and it’s sadly becoming a joke at this point. I walked into Starbucks, and the shelf that just a couple of days ago was full of holiday merchandise 41.8×3.1M10k1.2k949
12Feb 10, '23It’s not the office that they hate, it’s the commute.37.4×2.8M7.3k43467
13Jul 18, '24I’ve never understood people flying across the world for vacation just to spend five days sitting next to a pool.36.6×2.7M32k1.3k1.1k
14Feb 26, '23Blown away by wealthy people who talk themselves into moving out of a state they love just for tax reasons. The money is supposed to give you freedom, not make you move somewhere y35×2.6M3.2k147120
15Jun 1, '24Ari Gold. An entire new generation has no idea who that is. When I was fishing college, he was all of my friend’s favorite tv character, by far. Example of a random scene: Ari and 32.8×2.5M9.6k383942
16Jan 16, '23Office building: 100k square feet Purchase Price: $100M Rent: $8M (gross) Year: 2019 Now half vacant Rent: $4M/yr Cost to operate: $2.4M/yr Interest on loan: $3M/yr Owner losing $130.9×2.3M8k1k655
17Jan 12, '23I have a friend who made $3M million in Silicon Valley and moved to a suburb of St Louis. Her and her husband live large, and feel very wealthy. I have a friend who made $50M. He l30.8×2.3M9.4k361598
18Mar 7, '25I love buying 30 day T-Bills and renewing each month. 4.3% rate, zero risk, your money’s not locked up, and you don’t pay state or local income taxes!27.5×2.1M6.9k2303.4k
19Jan 27, '23Liking the direction Costco’s taking new store design25.8×1.9M4.1k195142
20Apr 11, '25Love that nyc is doing this!24.5×1.8M2.4k30118
21Sep 23, '25Hands down one of the best areas to live in the world23.8×1.8M7.8k1982k
22Jan 17, '23Bought US Treasury Bills this morning at 4.47% You don't pay any state or local taxes on these, so the "apples-to-apples" return is actually higher. This 4.47% is considered the "r20.5×1.5M5k279695
23Mar 30, '25The leap I witnessed in AI this week has me shaken. If you've followed me, you know I don't really make statements like this. I've been hearing how AI will change everything for ye20.3×1.5M6.2k3884.9k
24Apr 5, '25Why I love NYC: Target: 3 min walk Coffee: 1 min walk Kid’s doctor: 7 min walk Haircut: 5 min walk Dentist: 8 min walk Central Park: 12 min walk Any type of food: 8 min walk19×1.4M14k313912
25Jun 22, '24Yesterday I took an uber to the yankee game with my son. I saw a group of 3 people in their early 20s looking for a cab, and offered them to join us since we were all going to the 18.9×1.4M2.4k1221.1k
26Apr 2, '24The new $20/hour minimum wage law for CA fast-food workers is causing a huge uproar. It technically applies to stores with 60+ locations, like Taco Bell, Burger King, but its impli18.7×1.4M4.7k358267
27Aug 11, '24Four-year-old's been playing with a friend non-stop all summer. Wife and I decided to invite the parents over for dinner Friday. I'd met them a couple times briefly. Really nice pe18.6×1.4M4.8k1061.1k
28Apr 18, '25The Barnes & Noble comeback is one of the greatest stories in the history of retail. They’re expanding all over America!17.6×1.3M2.7k161292
29Feb 16, '25Buying a home to rent out for income is a terrible investment. Pick any house in America. Take the monthly rent x 12. Subtract property taxes, insurance, and random things breaking17.6×1.3M3.8k1721.2k
30Jan 25, '23Drycleaners, their devastating impact on our communities that nobody talks about, and a solution: As a strip mall owner, I've dealt with this issue for 15 years, and I'd like to ad17.2×1.3M2.6k4991.6k
31Jul 8, '23Buying a single family home and renting it out for income will get you a ridiculously low annual return on your money and lots of hassle. I suppose the airbnb demand craze made the17×1.3M3.5k171413
32Sep 11, '241999. I’m 19 years old. I’m visiting a friend in Chicago, and decide to take a train to Milwaukee to catch a baseball game alone. I happen to sit next to a senior investment banker16.2×1.2M19k1.1k957
33Apr 9, '24Realtors who tell their clients to buy a home because they will be able to refi when “rates come down soon” should lose their license14.9×1.1M6.6k345276
34Apr 6, '24I grew up in the suburbs. Loved it. Didn’t expect to raise my son (now 4) in New York City. Finding there is so much for kids to do here! His favorite spot is the Museum of Natural14.1×1.1M2.9k84264
35Oct 14, '23Hey sorry guys. Breaking character. This is Bar. That’s my son at the bottom of the photo. Bar lived in Israel. She went out dancing last weekend. She didn’t make it. May her memor14×1M8.3k572130
36Jul 13, '23Why I love NYC: Target: 3 min walk Coffee: 1 min walk Kid’s doctor: 7 min walk Haircut: 5 min walk Dentist: 8 min walk Central Park: 12 min walk Any type of food: 8 min walk13.6×1M4.7k168163
37Apr 26, '25I’ve never understood people flying across the world for vacation just to spend five days sitting next to a pool.12.8×959k11k318569
38Oct 11, '23The busiest people I know respond the fastest12.5×939k3k445191
39Feb 1, '25The stupidest thing I ever did in my life was get involved with my HOA12.2×910k2.7k4188
40Sep 11, '231999. I’m 19 years old. I’m visiting a friend in Chicago, and decide to take a train to Milwaukee to catch a baseball game alone. I happen to sit next to a senior investment banker11.9×890k5.4k209218
41Sep 7, '25My wife's cousin and his fiancé visited us earlier today. He's 26, she's 25, and they shared their weddings plans with us. Big guest count, expensive venue. I started to wonder how11.4×856k4.7k162812
42Feb 8, '23We interrupt this twitter outage to remind you that lenders still prefer a W2 employee that makes $50k over a 1099 entrepreneur that makes $500k11.4×854k3.9k230191
43Feb 22, '25Was told by a longtime New Yorker that if you really want to live in Manhattan comfortably you need to make $1M a year for every member of your household.11×827k3.5k84495
44Mar 13, '23Live shot of the First Republic Bank branch on Park Ave in Manhattan. No lines outside. Barely anyone inside. But this is less interesting to tweet.10.9×819k3.2k24237
45Oct 24, '24what if the bitcoin people were right all along10.8×811k5k406173
46Dec 23, '22Friendly reminder that lenders still prefer a W2 employee that makes $50k over a 1099 entrepreneur that makes $500k10.5×785k3k154183
47Dec 19, '22Was at a dinner party earlier. Tech guy asked me for some real estate advice. He then disagreed with everything I said for forty minutes.10.3×771k2.5k5258
48Aug 17, '24We've been debating whether to stay in New York City long-term to raise our kids or move to the suburbs like many families we know have done. We spent the past week in a suburban h10.1×756k3.8k133478
49May 28, '25How old do your kids need to be before vacation is actually relaxing, asking for a friend9.3×699k5.4k54284
50Aug 29, '24“Today I woke up at 10:30am, put together two slides, then worked out, and went to meet friends at 4:30” Actual quote from a 23-year-old in nyc today, works for a huge company. Rem9.3×695k3.2k65327
51May 15, '24I miss San Francisco. I miss Crissy Field. The Marina Green. I miss that walk along the water at sunset, with all that green to your left, the water to your right, and the sight of9.2×689k3.1k2391.2k
52Jan 5, '24Had a great parenting lesson last week. We took our toddler skiing for the first time, and signed him up for a lesson. I was sure I’d be at his side, and was looking forward to the9.2×686k4.9k174353
53Feb 14, '23I suggested that if each resident chipped in $2k toward a lobby remodel, our unit values would increase by at least 10x that. The room erupted with uncontrollable screams, and one 8.7×651k2.5k6470
54Jun 21, '2510 years ago this kid casually sent me his resume via Craigslist. He'd just finished school, with no experience or real estate knowledge. I needed someone to cut checks and show sp8.7×648k3.6k1741.4k
55Mar 9, '25Ranking of strip mall tenants, best to worst: 1) Dentists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 999) Dry Cleaners 1000) Karate8.0×600k3.1k49393
57Apr 11, '25Underrated: Having a kid in your 40s.7.3×549k3k57188
58May 19, '25What’s the worst real estate investment idea other than buying a house just to rent it out as an Airbnb?7.1×531k3k50434
60Sep 7, '23Nobody loves doing deals more than the guy that taught me the real estate business. After 35 years, he’s still coming across great deals. But he’s passing on everything as of late.6.3×475k2.4k190431
62Jan 5, '23I get in the elevator this morning. Dude walks in, wearing $10k suit, looks at me: "Push Floor 3 for me" I push third floor. Door opens on third floor, he walks out. Door closes. O6.1×459k2.6k5038
63Jun 9, '25The people who understand why one Bitcoin is worth $110k are much much smarter than I am.6.1×454k2.9k57141
64Dec 14, '24Watching Home Alone with my son for the first time tonight. Kevin’s family ordered 10 pizzas for a total of $122. The movie came out in 1990. Apparently pizza is exempt from inflat5.8×438k8.3k112156
65Nov 18, '257 years ago this month, I met someone while I was abroad. We went on a couple great dates, but continuing didn't make much sense - and we both came to the conclusion it was impract5.8×437k8.6k142383
68May 29, '24The stupidest thing I ever did in my life was get involved with my HOA5.6×421k2.5k4385
69Apr 7, '25Guy I know was in the process of looking for a home. Much of his down payment was in the stock market. He is no longer looking for a home.5.6×419k3.5k95101
71Feb 16, '25People would be blown away by the number of immigrants who drive beat-up Camrys, wear old jeans, and own a dozen properties with low debt and a $50M net worth. Won’t find them at t4.9×364k3.1k86303
72Sep 28, '24I have a friend who made $3M million in Silicon Valley and moved to a suburb of St Louis. Her and her husband live large, and feel very wealthy. I have a friend who made $50M. He l4.9×364k3k99311
78Mar 28, '25Things are changing really fast3.6×273k2.7k109614
79Aug 2, '25Gentleman at the bagel shop was paying for people’s orders. I asked him what the occasion was: “I retired yesterday after running a pharmacy business since 1986, and I don’t know w3.6×273k20k337185
81Mar 13, '25There’s a very good chance your 18-year-old self would be out of their mind excited about the life you’ve built.3.4×256k5k388517
83Dec 22, '23Sorry, if you choose an aisle seat, the penalty is that you are ok with being woken up. Lady just lost her mind when I asked to take my three year old to the restroom. “I was sleep3.2×239k2.5k3331
84Oct 18, '25Our 5-year-old came home from school this week and shared that “kids laughed at me.” I asked him what happened. “We were playing soccer and my shoe fell off in the middle of the ga3.2×238k5k78212
85Nov 22, '24Paint is the greatest return on investment in real estate and it's not even close.3.0×226k3.1k144383
86Aug 9, '25Message to all the people I know who pretty much checked out for like a decade once they had kids: I get it now3.0×222k2.8k72215
87Sep 15, '25We were watching the Bills warmups today, and out of nowhere one of the coaches comes over to my son. He starts playing catch with him. Asks him if he plays football - my son says 2.9×214k2.8k13745
88Sep 20, '22Salesforce, a $150B company with 78,000 employees is now hiring employees by time zone, not location. No need to guess what will happen with remote work - just need to open our eye2.2×04.6k451453
90Aug 1, '25Vendor quoted a price via text. I agreed. He then used the edit feature to increase the price.1.9×139k2.5k3371
91Apr 6, '25I don’t know who needs to hear this, but just because you don’t own stocks doesn’t mean you’re not impacted.1.8×137k4.2k25781
92Jan 23, '22I don’t buy property because I think the value is going to go up. I buy property because I can make the value go up.1.8×03.7k336333
93Aug 29, '2225M square feet of office space is now available in San Francisco, with no end in sight. It’s like Rome has fallen. No words. Just sadness.1.5×03.1k220166
96Sep 27, '22Grabbed coffee with a guy who’s got a great job opportunity that would require relocation. He can’t take it. Why? Giving up his 2.75% fixed mortgage and taking on a 6% mortgage is 1.4×03k198118
97Apr 26, '22Yes, lenders prefer a W2 employee that makes $50k over a 1099 entrepreneur that makes $500k1.4×03k147201
99Oct 1, '22So how long until the Credit Suisse situation actually makes it into the news…1.0×02.4k14651
100Oct 16Last week we announced our 48th strip mall purchase, and today we’re announcing our 49th! Hello, El Sobrante, CA! HUGE thank you to the brokers who made it happen: 1) Jeff Badstubn0.2×13k4802

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