Sam Leslie

Ever heard of leasing a business with the option to buy? And then Flip the Option to another buyer and make 13.5x ROI? Well, I did it... & @WilsonCompanies encouraged me to write it up. Thanks, John! Thread time!

@jasondavisseo Tool

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@madvalueadd @NoRiskNoParty @gvtcontractor I used to be on the gov side. This is exactly right. The gov is responsible for an accurate request for bid. If they didn't include it and they need it, it is a change order.

@NoRiskNoParty @gvtcontractor Dead serious. Bid exactly to a tee what the plans call for. That’s it. Do not include anything else. Everything else will be a change order. Only way to make money. Have a good contract lawyer on board as well.

Government contracting update for the people following this journey. You all know my goal for 2026. Become a government contractor and only chase contracts in the six figures and up. In government land, that part is the easy part. Here’s where we are right now. We have submitted three bids. One got cancelled. The second one I lost and it was ugly. I was four times higher than the highest bid. That was a straight mistake on the estimate. The third one hurt in a different way. We estimated it correctly, I felt good about it, then a company I had never even heard of won it by coming in about 50 percent cheaper than everyone else. My honest assumption is they do not understand the scope. But the government does not care about assumptions. They care about the number. So we keep going. I am going to keep journaling this in public until I get my first award. I want to destroy the gatekeeping around government contracts and show regular contractors how to get in. The era where only the big dogs play this game is ending.

@code_joyen0 Ai

.@Thryv has a link that uses our company name that is an "artifact" that is spammy using our URL and is potentially damaging our SEO. Guess it's time to break out the attorney Anyone else have this issue with them? This is leftover from many years ago.

@pinpulleddrmf Good ole grandpa truck

If 10,000 boomer business owners are retiring daily- How many of them have 97 F-250 7.3s included in the asset sale?

@dirtyhandsops Who you retrading with?

My phone just auto corrected "re trade" to "retarded"

@garthfasano Thanks, Garth!

@SamtLeslie Yea! I like them! Haven’t needed a plumber yet. I see more planet plumbing trucks around my neighborhood.

Shooting content with Mesa's videographer in Boulder. Life does not suck

@garthfasano Are they at least good ads??

@SamtLeslie your content is good. i get blasted by your ads

@StrongpointRich Do it

My local watering hole and its building just went up for sale and I'm *this* close to sabotaging my career and quality of life to take it down.

Hey @ServiceTitan why is that my CSRs can't click the green bubble to answer calls, and I have phones pro I have been paying you for years for this and you have never fixed this issue. All I get is a generic email?? Seriously?

@KrissBergTweets Family has been sick with viruses, strep and more viruses for the past 6-8 weeks

One thing they don't tell you about parenting: how disruptive having a sick kid is. Sick kid = schedule goes out the window

@KrissBergTweets @pinpulleddrmf As with everything... It depends. Lol

@pinpulleddrmf Honestly curious how someone pulls off a remote VP ops. I know @SamtLeslie does it but…

How I broke my LinkedIn inbox today

Before you talk to Rich, Will, Chris or your local broker--hmu Just a super chill consultant for FREE!

@StrongpointRich @thegeneralmills @copilotmoney Love my samsung galaxy

@thegeneralmills @copilotmoney Ah - I'm a filthy android user.

I used to track my personal expenses and cash balances tightly, but stopped when I began building/growing my biz. Looking to gain visibility there again. Used to use Personal Capital for this. What are y'all using these days? Recs?

@KrissBergTweets Um, yeah. It's tough

The older I get the less inclined I am to want labor-dependent businesses. Especially businesses with uniquely qualified employees. Feels like every major vertical has a skilled labor shortage. Tough gig.

@KrissBergTweets You know I get stupid pumped for my people. Love you

@SamtLeslie thank you brother

Crossed a big milestone this year: I will personally make seven figs for the 1st time. The best part: will pay about a 5% income tax rate. How? Combination of cash-flowing, asset-light businesses (ecom) with asset-heavy, active commercial real estate. $$$ combo. AMA.

@preston_holland @IanHoyt @StrongpointRich @ChandlerReedSMB Love this. @IanHoyt we just hired a videographer and would love to collab. When you feel like visiting the Denver area, lemme know.

@IanHoyt @StrongpointRich @SamtLeslie @ChandlerReedSMB check this out, Ian is a good buddy of mine. Free content never hurts either!

In the new year, I will create a vlog series exploring home services businesses nationwide and spend time learning their trade. DM me if you want me to document some days of with your crew! You can use the vlog for your content, too.

@joshuamschultz Still apply on today's markets? Would love to read it

I first started developing systems when I was in finance… here is my old trading system 250 pages of Alpha