William H. Hicks

I scrolled the comments briefly and didn’t see the one real solution. The word of God. The Bible is the inspired, breathed words from God Himself. ”Be anxious for nothing, but in everything by prayer and supplication, with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God;“ Philippians 4:6 NKJV bible.com/bible/114/php.…

@sweatystartup Rage bait. I’m rich and I would never live in an hoa. I also wouldn’t live in the slums.

All the rich people I know love living in places with HOAs. No broken down boats. Rainbow yard signs. Grass 2 feet tall. Lack of weed control. Broken fridge on front porch. Broke people hate HOAs because they hate doing basic things to make their houses look nice.

@Blind__Luck Until I sold my house with a pool last year, In Virginia I was paying $75 per week for maintenance. $250 to open and $250 to close. Prices included all chemicals. The cost was worth it.

I’m considering buying a house with a pool. Might rent my current home out. People who have pools how much per month does it cost you? maintenance, water, chemicals, Insurance, etc How much do you actually use the pool? Worth it?

Ex-Goldman Sachs Trader Rewires Your Brain to Show You How to Think of Money‼️‼️

@JaredDHardin Pro tip. Once you get asphalt on the cuff of your pants, it never comes off. Ever. Been trying for 40 years.

Yesterday was my last day as an employee working for someone else. I'm officially going all-in on my parking lot maintenance business! It is risky, but every situation has risk, including being a white-collar employee due to AI. We'll see how this goes.

@jackfriks Smart phone. And not sure it changed it for the better or worse.

what’s a material thing under $1000 you’ve bought that actually changed your life?

@resellerrowe Personally, I would sell it and buy a mobile home or rv park using leverage. $350k down payment will buy a park worth $700k-$1m. Most likely will already cash flow more than your house does now. (Obv must do due diligence). Much greater appreciation than your house.

Real estate investors, I’d love your advice. I’m very comfortable buying and reselling things. That’s my lane. I’ve made a lot of money flipping restaurant equipment, liquidation items, grills, appliances… you name it. But real estate isn’t my strong suit yet I own a rental house worth about $350,000. It’s completely paid off and currently rents for $2,100 per month. I know I could just leave it alone and collect the rent… but part of me wonders if that $350k could be working harder. If this were your property, what would you do? • Keep it for the cash flow • Refinance and buy more property • Sell it and redeploy the capital • Something smarter I’m not thinking of I’m curious how experienced real estate investors would approach this.

@shawngorham Colonel Saunders hadn’t even gotten started yet at 48. Don’t quit now.

Ive quit Seriously, Ive quit Its sad. All my life Ive been a driver. Always striving for more, bigger, better, faster, new. Then I lost my company in 2017. The company all my identity was wrapped up in. I started having panic attacks, lost all meaning and didnt work for 2 years. Now I just do enough, move to the puck Flip a couple houses, do a couple roofs, do a couple demos, do some Commerical TI, broker a couple houses - its fun - but its how I imagined retirement Im 48, I am not ready to retire, but I live and act as if Dont lose your meaning, dont lose your passion - fight for it. (I have a great life, dont feel bad for me. But its a life below my expectations and capabilities)

@Mr_Husky1 It was cheaper. That’s all. Don’t overthink it.

Anyone know why people did driveways like this?

@N8RealEstate What’s the min dscr for 85% ltv?

Started working with some new lenders: - Working with a broker that can fund large commercial deals $1-$50M - 85% LTV on DSCR Purchase for Resi - 85% LTC for ground up with no experience - 90% LTC on flips for new borrowers

@KurtSupeCPA Appreciation is key. This is the hidden variable.

Client bought a lake house in 2019. $485,000 purchase price. "We'll use it every weekend." They used it 11 times in 5 years. Here's what that lake house actually cost: $31,200/year mortgage $14,400/year property taxes and insurance $8,700/year maintenance and repairs $6,200/year utilities $4,100/year HOA Total: $64,600 a year. They could have rented premium lake houses across the country every single summer for $12,000. And kept the additional compounding in their portfolio with far less problems to deal with. They were tired of the headaches. They just listed it. "We thought it would bring the family together." The family came twice. Real estate feels like an asset BUT it can turn into an expensive hobby with a deed.

@mitchellvii @LaraLeaTrump made sure they didn’t get away with it. 🇺🇸

Have you ever wondered why the Democrats didn't try to steal the election in 2024?

@sodacitysimpson Those people are called askholes

Something I think is hilarious? When people call me because I’m an “expert” and then proceed to disagree with every recommendation I give them

I’ve been in the Paving business since 1990 and yes, the margins are great on repair work. But there is no way on God’s green earth six guys are doing almost 6 million in revenue. It can’t be done. That’s over 100 K per week year round. I would put my crew up against any crew in the country and we’re lucky if we do 100K a week a handful of times a year doing full installs. (Bigger ticket, smaller margin) If he’s running several crews, it can be done. but not one crew. Not a hater just real.

Read the comments: Cliff Notes - I am a liar. He does repair work, most of it emergency. Pot holes, sign replacements, wheel curbs, patch, seal, stripe work. His dad has a very large paving business Amazing people dont think you can get 70% margins on repair work I can tell you right now roofers get that in repairs Pest control guys can get it Shoot HVAC (hoffman) can hit 50% Like Hoffman told me once, I think you are underestimating what is possible in the trades. Also... I need to start a podcast just interviewing these people.

@nathandee123 @shawngorham 👋

@shawngorham Does he have any interest in selling? Know a recently started paving platform looking for biz exactly like these. Could stay with the biz after close too

I was with an Asphalt Paver today. $6mm in revenue 6 guys All his business is patch, seal, stripe All repair work B2B Costs were $1.7mm

@shawngorham Geez, someone should get into that business.

@elonmusk Maybe so, but being broke can’t buy anything.

Whoever said “money can’t buy happiness” really knew what they were talking about 😔

@girdley I didn’t know you were a lesbian 🤷🏻‍♂️

If a Subaru dealership anywhere in Texas ran its sales process like Tesla does, it'd get all of my business. The whole "let's talk to the finance manager" and "oh, did we not tell you about the $500 undercoat earlier?" thing is why I've always kept cars forever

@sweatystartup What should I expect to pay for a simple yet effective service based company website?

A funny thing: Small businesses will spend $75k on a truck or $500k on a building or $10,000 a month in rent… But they’ll run their multi-million dollar business with a $500 website that isn’t optimized.

@sweatystartup I just finished 42 hour fast. How much more benefit do you get going full 72? Chat gpt says the results aren’t worth the risk of the extra time.

I spent $60k on an executive health retreat. Full body MRIs, biomarker optimization, all of that. The foundation of our plan: A 3 day fast 1x a quarter. I'm 32 hours into a 72 hour fast. This is my 5th one. Ask me anything!

@skylarromines Satire?

One change for 2026: I’ve decided to spend more time in NYC. Thinking of ~one week per month to start. Not ready to commit to renting or buying a place yet. Is there a short term rental market or something else I should be considering other than just hotels for this exploratory phase?