Eric W

@jamesonhaslam Are they yours or someone else’s?

finding some unexpected goldfish crackers under your couch is truly a sign of the Rich Life

@jamesonhaslam Somebody give that guy a PSA before he loses an eye…

POV you learn how to DIY everything so you don’t get scammed by blue collar

@shawngorham Couldn’t agree more. In the interim, I will settle for buying each of my children a house in Southern California so they can afford to live their best life and not be trapped by a huge mortgage.

The reason I want to make money... This house is iconic in the city I live in (1916 one of the original farmhouses among orange groves) Its overpriced, its a total fixer, the numbers will never pencil. But if I ever make F U money... my wife and I will just make art projects I need to work harder/smarter to give her the houses she loves.

@neilsaidwhat @shawngorham They are like classic MTBs from the 90s just with drop bars. Great for SoCal fire roads.

@shawngorham I haven’t tried one yet myself. Once the tour comes and I see the new bikes I’ll probably lose interest as well.

Ok.. Mac mini's are sold out, was going to mess around with some AI stuff... what should I do now?

@shawngorham Fun and loving = way better than flowers. Too many girls just look at material things. I get needing someone to take care of you, but my dating friends tell me it’s brutal. Somehow I got lucky and found a unicorn that doesn’t need flowers every week.

Meet my brother, he buys old Lancruisers and fixes them up as a hobby. He in education for a living. Ladies... hes single too but he cant afford to send you flowers every week... but he can take you out driving in really old landcruisers.

@shawngorham So glad to hear that you are riding again!

I crushed my group bike ride today - thats all Im 48, on the older side of the group... they didnt drop me today Take the wins when you can

@jamesonhaslam I think I’m a bit more savvy than the average buyer, but when I hear these calls or texts, it’s an immediate “never do business” for me.

@Ericdweber777 Yes I’m joking - I get like 5 cold calls a day trying to sell me this

Nobody is talking about this

@shawngorham Love this!

Want to know how to find subs? here you go

Are those lights in the kitchen considered on trend? I might start doing these in SD if the numbers come in high. Even in other states prices for this stuff has gone way up. I have a friend in Kentucky who got quoted $250,000 for a kitchen and three bath reno, using all builder grade materials. Could not have been more than 100 K in total cost. And this Contractor was middle range pricing.

How much would you charge/pay for this kitchen and bathroom remodels :)

Two things come to mind: 1. Set goals for your guys and help them understand that optics really do matter. 2. Set expectations for your customers. I’ve done this in the army environment and I promise you it works. If we had a goal of doing a set task in five days, but I told them they could get time off if they finished early, nine times out of 10 they were able to finish early. To be fair, there are always shitty leaders who expect their people to keep working even when they crush it. In your case, you may want to incentivize them with money instead, but if you guys can accomplish in four hours, what normally takes eight hours, who cares if they sit around for another four hours? The customer just needs to understand that they have a deadline and they are going to get it done.

How do you handle this? Happened to us twice this week. Client calls me and says “your guys are just laying around, doesn’t look like they are getting much work done” 😓 A bunch of stuff goes through your head: -ugh, is she right? we’ve had this problem before -is this going to be an unreasonable client I’m going to have to hand-hold across the finish line? What do you do? -realistically, you can’t micro-manage your staff. Even if you wanted to, a business can’t thrive (you have to teach correct principles and let them govern themselves) - you can’t tell the client they are crazy (or you could, but it wouldn’t be the best idea) Here’s where I’ve landed: 1. Teach your crews that optics matter 2. Give them a labor budget or target by task or phase (eg you have 8 hours to install this section of fence) and then treat them like adults 3. If you do get complaints (or praise!) relay to the team - without judgement attached 4. Set expectations with the client beforehand (sometimes it might seem like progress isn’t happening, but just trust the process!) What else should I be doing? Would love your input (tho some of you have terrible ideas and someone should take your phone away)

@jamesonhaslam Related but different idea — set a profit margin for each job. If you go over that, all guys on that job profit share the extra. Makes them conserve materials, work faster. The whole job becomes gamified. You can give the foreman a higher percentage to motivate him/her more.

Alright you nerds: Solve an internal debate we’re having at WCD👇🏻 > considering paying site leads small incentives ($50–$100) for: 📝 Daily reporting (lunch + EOD) 🚀 Proper job starts (materials/tools ready) 🧹 Clean project closeouts (photos, punch, zero defects) my ops lead says: ‘part of the job, we shouldn’t pay extra for something they should already be doing’ my feeling: Incentives drive behavior. Gamifying this could make a change happen quickly So, - Do you pay extra to reinforce critical behaviors… - or hold the line that this should already be baked into their base comp? Give me your 2 cents 👇

@jamesonhaslam You will 100% attract the wrong type of woman. Just take that into account before buying.

if you’ve never owned a watch and want to buy an expensive watch (only one) What do you get?

@jamesonhaslam You might just end up with a unicorn

@Ericdweber777 Shooters shoot

my IG explore page is 70% crudo/tiradito recipes, 10% masonry, 10% mosaic content, 5% baseball, and 5% brunettes who are way out of my league

@jamesonhaslam Girth or length?

which deck pic makes the tree look bigger?

@shawngorham I’m so jealous that you get to spend your days with your wife. Makes me reconsider if we should start flipping homes when I’m out of the army.

My wife has 7 (design) projects going I have 3 projects We have an open escrow (purchase) We only have one car (from the car accident) Our days are stacked being efficient with our time and one car - that means I got to stop and look at tile (rare)

@jamesonhaslam Why are those footings so huge? They make my 2x2 steel post footings look tiny.

BDE

@shawngorham Thin shakers or standard width. btw i’d love to see one of your completed flips one of these days.

@Ericdweber777 white oak lowers, white shaker uppers is common now

Every listing that comes to market I look at the price history... its always fascinating

By the way, what’s the right choice for kitchen now? I have some friends that are buying a house and want to renovate. They are boring and want to use white cabinets with the same backsplash that’s in their current house. I usually just look at flips in OC for ideas. Seems like everyone is using white oak.

@Ericdweber777 no idea - vacation home area