Alex Funk

Family >>> everything

@FOS @Royals Where’s Holtman? @molzer

The Kansas City Royals have released new renderings of its $1.9 billion future downtown ballpark: • Shared space with Hallmark Cards • 20,000+ construction jobs • Set to open in 2030

I know I should be running deals, I just never have time. That's not a motivation problem… That's a calendar structure problem. Saturday 8–12. Coffee shop. Closet. Wherever. But your deep work needs a home or it won't happen.

Grinding feels productive. But grinding inside someone else's structure doesn't create ownership. Working 14 hours a day doesn't guarantee a single asset. Busyness and leverage are not the same thing.

Never fall in love with one property. Fall in love with your process. The second you get emotionally attached, you stop underwriting clearly. Have 5 deals you like. Not 1 you're praying works.

AirDNA can say $2K/month. Reality is if no pool, no bookings (for example). You can win the math and still lose the market. Data doesn’t always include context. You have to understand the game.

If your income resets to zero every month, you don't own an asset. Real estate, business equity, brand, IP, skill stack… these compound. A job and/or paycheck does not.

Deep work is where deals get found. Not in the cracks of your day. Not "when you have time." Not between 8 texts. Phone down. One hour minimum. Run deals. That's where momentum and mastery starts.

If your calendar is empty when you wake up but packed by bedtime, good. That means you're honest. I'd rather put 2 hours of "Vikings Twitter" in yellow than lie to myself about where my life is going. Awareness first. Backtrack everything.

Time management isn't a talent. It's not a personality trait. It's a skill. And like every skill, awareness comes before management. You can't optimize what you haven't tracked.

Pick your timeline before you pick your strategy. Need freedom in 6 months? Some vehicles won't get you there. Want long-term equity? Others aren't built for that. Wrong vehicle. Right goal. You’ll still be frustrated.

You can't hit a number you've never defined. Level 1 — Necessities covered. Level 2 — Lifestyle covered. Level 3 — Dream Life covered. Which level of financial freedom are you building toward right now?

Four types of income most people never think about: Captive → Job. No control. Active → Effort-dependent. Passive → Asset-driven. Passionate → Work you'd do for free. Most ambitious people grind their whole career stuck in active. Never graduating up.

There are two money games. Cash flow asks: "How much did I make this month?" Wealth asks: "What do I own that grows without me?" Most people are playing one. Completely ignoring the other.

Two types of people entering the next decade: Those who own assets. Those who work for those who do. You're not behind. But you don't have forever either.

Every day you're building something. The question worth asking: If I do this 24/7 for 5 years, what do I own at the end?

@molzer @molzerdev I know what you could do with this one…

Super excited to share that Molzer Development has officially closed on our 3rd building, The Advanced Thresher Building, 1905. We are ecstatic to enter into the West Bottoms market as the neighborhood continues to grow & evolve into a cultural hub of KC. Godspeed😤

The deal doesn't show up when you're ready. It shows up when you're clear. Most people aren't broke. They're vague. And vague people hesitate when the opportunity actually lands.

The most expensive sentence in real estate: “It’ll be off the market by Monday.” That’s not urgency.
That’s emotion dressed up as logic. New deals show up every week.
Bad rushed decisions compound for years, decades.

If you have more than 3 priorities… you don’t have priorities. You have a wish list. A priority is what wins when two important things collide.
Everything else is a preference.

Velocity of money is the new edge. Money earns its highest return when deployed efficiently and quickly.
 The cost of waiting can be bigger than the risk of moving… intelligently. $10k parked is comfort.
$10k deployed is a lever.