Storage Stache

Thanksgiving seems like a great day to come out of the anonymous closet here on X. I can say that this platform and our awesome #CRE community has changed my life over the past few years. I have met dozens of you in person, made friends, partners, & golf buddies here among other things. I’ve taken groups of you into the backcountry to fish & hunt and made lifelong friends here. Back in Sept, I was sitting in the woods in Colorado elk hunting with @sweatystartup and he told me I was an idiot for being anonymous. I’m finally taking his advice, given the recent drama from a few disingenuous/bad actors here. My name is Blake (happy to share my last name with anyone privately who DM’s). I’m 42, married, father to a 1 yr old girl & 5 yr old boy. I grew up in IN, graduated from Purdue and spent 15 years in the Vail Valley, Colorado. We moved to Ohio 3 yrs ago during COVID to be closer to family. My heart is still in the mountains and we’ll be back out West in the next few years. I traded a “professional” career to chase my passion and worked as a fly fishing guide for well over a decade. It was incredible and I would do it all over again the same way if I could. I definitely didn’t get rich doing this but rowing a boat down a river every day was fulfilling beyond words. Worked in the construction for a handful of years after that. ~4 yrs ago I watched a video of Nick breaking down a self-storage deal & I instantly knew this/CRE would be my path forward. I thought, “if this knucklehead can do it, so can I”. Fast forward to now and I’m currently doing 2 ground up development projects on niche storage products with a few small-bay industrial properties in the works. We are just getting started and our ramp is steepening as we speak. I also still have my W-2 as a Sales Manager (hence the semi-anonymity) and plan to phase out in 2024 to full time RE. I can directly attribute many of these opportunities to my participation in this amazing community of professionals here on Twitter. I’m thankful for you all and can’t wait to see the things that our small team will accomplish in the coming years. DM’s are open for anyone! Added a few pictures of me, my family, sweaty, and one of my partners + some random guy @rdassaly (who I met on twitter) who I gave a Tool ticket to the other night. 😃🤘 Cheers & Happy Holidays to all of you beautiful people out there! 🍻🍻

@twallyweb Township Master plans literally live right next to/just below the word of God…

I own the property on the red square. Zero chance I'd ever do senior housing here. I wish cities would consult with someone/anyone with any development experience before slapping together a concept that panders to boomers lmao

@BowTiedBroke 819 feet. No doubt you find water right there amigo.

Okay screw it. Closest guess gets a free weekend stay with a guest at one of my new build cabins once they are done. One guess per person. If multiple guesses hit same number, spinning dart board throw will pick the winner. (Just like the Husqvarna contest).

@gmovestr @sweatystartup Key word is “yet”. Target date secured. Plan is in motion. Be back soon amigo 🍻

Still trying to understand why @sweatystartup doesn’t relocate to here & @StorageStache1 has yet to return! To the rest of you CRE Cats seeing this ~ BOTG. LFGMove 👉

@loganzuber17 @adamstatonsmith Weird that the only people reading his post are most of the ones who are actually “in the game”. Common misconception nowadays. Movers and shakers in RE roll deep here on twitter.

Real estate, in particular, has a way of testing your ethics much easier than other industries. You’re able to make a lot of extra money by bending your ethics, even if it’s legal. I’m ashamed to say that I did it often early on in my career. I was young and making a lot of money for my age. The ethics of it didn’t bug be back then, because I had blinders on and the only thing I cared about was the money… But now I look back at that with a lot of shame. Some of the things I even bragged about on here, like he is doing. And I was mocked and shamed for it, as I should’ve been. I think it actually did help. I hope this guy sees the error in his ways. He’s getting a lot of flack at the moment, and he should be. Hoping that it makes him question some things like it did for me.

@GiacomoLucaTV @greatparks Honestly just looks like a muskrat

Just spotted what looks like an Otter swimming in the Ohio River! It was right under the Taylor Southgate Bridge near Newport. Their return to the region is a really fascinating story. @greatparks wlwt.com/article/great-…

@twallyweb Take all of my money

Claude’s sketch-up plugin is bonkers

@punt_rd Wow, I’ve never seen this….it’s awesome to see how Sober evolved out of that. 🤘🤘

Before TOOL, in 1987, Maynard James Keenan was in C.A.D. - Children of the Anachronistic Dynasty. Here they are playing ‘Burn About Out’, a proto, early version of TOOL’s ‘Sober’. The Grand Rapids GRTV Public Access crew were in for a preview treat that day!!

$42 NNN rents out of this bad boy

Resimercial brokers are a double edged sword: On one side, their lack of knowledge can translate directly to opportunity on the buy side. On the other side, they can severely hamper the progress of, or kill the deal. This is happening to me now: resi broker mismanaging the deal and causing a perfectly good buyer (us) to walk away.

If a broker does commercial real estate deals and also sells houses, you can be certain they aren't elite. And they're likely incompetent. Elite CRE brokers know residential is a waste of their time, and elite residential brokers know CRE is a waste of theirs. Full stop. Smart buyers, sellers, and tenants do not work with brokers who do both.

To all the haters and losers… I have a dump truck. Check mate, bitches.

@Top100Rick Take the L and move on. There are rules.

“I don’t really think it’s my job to be ten minutes early.” Multi millionaire is shocked he’s expected to show up on time. Garrick Higgo is representing Gen Z absolutely perfectly. Zero accountability and zero care. Nothing is his fault.

@elonmusk Cleveland is an easy choice for a lot of reasons. Plus, you can land the rockets right here on the water!

SpaceX is considering several locations domestically and internationally to build the world’s most advanced spaceports!

@Revolvermag Best drummer alive

🎂 Happy birthday, DANNY CAREY of TOOL!⁠ ⁠ Great drummer — or the greatest drummer?⁠

@OsageAI @okiepatriot_76 This isn’t the Oregon Trail man. It’s probably more dangerous driving your car down any highway in the US.

@okiepatriot_76 Wow! Let's keep this guy top of mind (mark your calendar). This can be terribly dangerous. Death isn't out of the question. Heat, ticks, mosquitos, snakes, weather. I hope he makes it.🧐🙏

This is actually pretty wild. Man plans to take a boat from Michigan to Oklahoma in a few months. He’s apparently going to broadcast the entire 14 day trip. I didn’t even realize this was possible

@BIGPLAY_Dave @valley_eagles This is my favorite track on the west side! Good bar for apres round beers as well 🍻

My favorite public course on the west side of Cleveland— @valley_eagles . Definitely check it out if you’ve never been. 🍻⛳️

@ForePlayPod “Gary, he’s Build like a brick outhouse” 😂😂

GIR off the cameraman’s HEAD 😭

@CL4WS_OUT @LeahRain77 @CenturyMAGA Yeah, as far as paved roads go, million dollar highway takes the cake. I’ve done it in a foot+ of snow multiple times and it was pucker central.

@LeahRain77 @CenturyMAGA Yes but the million dollar highway was scarier. Terrifying when you drive it north to south. And I don’t scare easily.

Here’s a nice dose of vertigo or exhilaration , depending on your personality type. Why are there are no guard rails on this treacherous road? This is Pikes Peak in Colorado.. have any of you ever driven on this?

@gmovestr Yessir we should have a catchup sesh fer sure. 💪

@StorageStache1 Does this portend to you calling me?

If you text as your primary form of communication, just stop. It’s not effective and leaves way too much room for misinterpretation and miscommunication. Young people - learn to pick up the phone or you will die on the vine in life and business.

@drewdamn87 @HighyieldHarry

@HighyieldHarry Yea but the main reason is there is no wealth in Cleveland

You know where you don’t hear any talk about wealth taxes? Cleveland, Ohio. That’s a city that’s pro America 🇺🇸

@Top100Rick Honestly - if you don’t react like this when that happens in golf, you should just quit and take up bowling.

People keep making jokes about this Justin Thomas outburst. But what am I supposed to tell my kids when they hear this language? This is serious stuff. Revolting. (My kids are 22 and 23 and college graduates, but still. The humanity.)