Danny Simard

My mom was born and raised in Dublin, Ireland I was born and raised in San Diego, CA I am the child of an immigrant I am Irish-American

@pozzoron @shawngorham Lastly, on the argument that LPR’s should become U.S. citizens: plenty of reasons a LPR might not be able to. Might have to renounce from their home country, might lose benefits/opportunities from other countries , etc. citizenship and voter participation aren’t 1:1 IMO. 3/3

@pozzoron @shawngorham Legal permanent residents pay taxes, too. There’s an argument that if LPRs have skin in the game, they should have a say in who represents them, too. This voting power being limited to local elected offices makes some sense, too. 2/

Why does ANY US Citizen in the entire country believe non US citizens should be able to vote? Why would ANY US Citizen disagree with showing ID to vote? I dont get it, every single US Citizen should be aligned on this issue. I cant go to South Africa (where we went for 6 months) and vote... shoot I couldn't even get a bank account in SA.

@ClarenceWongCRE I do that too sometimes. You probably experience this too, but sometimes you want to acknowledge what the sender said and also signal to others that you’ve acknowledged - otherwise, it looks like an unanswered/ignored email from the sender.

@DannySimsMusic P.S. I sometimes just reply to the sender (vs reply all) “thanks”

Broker's assistant "reacted to my email" & it sent me the response below via Outlook. She recently graduated, so maybe this is a new thing w/ the latest generation. Not used to this and never seen this, but perhaps a sign of the times in a way.

@ClarenceWongCRE If it’s within the same server/client environment (outlook with an exchange email account, or Gmail for a g-suite account), you just see the react and don’t get a new email each time. I use it all the time and would love to see more of it. 2/2

@ClarenceWongCRE This is actually a great feature. We are all inundated with so many emails, and the 👍🏻 react is a great way to acknowledge someone’s email without reply all “thanks”. You’re getting that email because it’s going from an exchange server to Google or vice versa. 1/2

@DannySimsMusic They’re trying to charge me a prepay 🤦‍♂️

I just gave up a 3.25% loan on a piece of property and am 1031'ing into a property with a new loan of 6.25% Did I make a mistake?

@MichaelAlbaum Nice! Congrats 🎉 maybe the old lender will send you a gift for freeing up that capital 😂

@DannySimsMusic I did! Expense load is like 1.5x what I currently had but the gross income is 2x so figured it was time to make a move

@realEstateTrent Yes, fine, but draw up a lease or license agreement. Same stuff as you’d have in any other lease: insurance stuff, limitations of use, etc

Guy just called me. Said previous owner of our new house allowed him to hunt on the property for many years. Asked if he can do the same. I have no idea how this works or what to say - but sounds odd to someone who knows zero about this stuff. Advice?

@skylarromines @realEstateTrent That’s fair, I don’t blame you.

@DannySimsMusic @realEstateTrent My response remains the same. I probably would have felt differently 10 or 15 years ago.

I have no idea what brand of clothes anyone’s wearing, and can’t tell a $5,000 suit from a $500 suit. But the reality is, lots of folks you’re networking with and trying to do business with take notice of what shoes you’re wearing, what brand your shirt is, and how much your watch is worth. Years ago I met a guy who had a very keen eye for this stuff and would look for it right away in anyone he met. He’s very successful, and many people are constantly trying to do business with him - having no idea he’s noticing their wrinkled $80 shirt right away. I have a blind spot to this stuff, but there are countless people who don’t. Whether we like it or not, or even agree it should matter, how other people in the business world perceive the way we dress has a big impact on our success. It’s very expensive reality to overlook just because we may disagree with the premise.

@skylarromines @realEstateTrent I'll clarify: impress a business partner, client, lender, etc. to potentially do business, not impress someone based solely on your clothing choices.

@DannySimsMusic @realEstateTrent I think if you have ‘the desire to impress someone’ you’ve already got issues

@skylarromines @realEstateTrent Sad and true. Acknowledging Don’s caveat (“whether we like it or not, or even agree it should matter”)—it’s part of the game. If you have the means to do it and the desire to impress someone who cares about your fashion choices, it’s worth doing. This does need to change though

@realEstateTrent Caring what watch someone else is wearing this much is poverty coded tbh

Here's a great example of this: cove. Rolling out their own architecture firm. connectcre.com/stories/ai-fir…

@cajhomes If you get a client who needs to lease office, industrial, or retail in LA or Orange County, I’m your guy. Happy to pay a 25% referral fee.

I’d love to add some more real estate agents to my referral network. Are you in: - Orange County - San Diego - New York - Pennsylvania - Chicago - Seattle - Dallas - Or anywhere else! Let’s connect and send each other business!

@GDCAndrew @AvivaRealEstate A CRE broker would have just responded that way — because they understood the question without it having to be explained.

@AvivaRealEstate The question could have been worded better. There could potentially be no gas meters if it was a new build in certain areas of California where gas is banned

I asked a broker how many meters the property has. She said it doesn’t have any. This is why you don’t hire a residential broker for a commercial transaction.

@AvivaRealEstate I also got “there are no operating expenses” 🤡🤡🤡

@JulieChangRE I wish REtwit migrated to Threads or bsky 🥺

Who else has been losing interest in engaging on ReTwit because its filled with ugliness and politics?

@zachpogrob Easy, many spots in Mexico 🇲🇽

Where is best place in world to go to: - live cheap - lock in - beautiful city and/or nature to go running (fine w/ either) - cool + beautiful people - safe + easy for someone who hasn't travelled much - some aspect of entrepreneurial culture/travelers

Can someone explain this?