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Egypt 🇪🇬 & Wheat 🌾 Their plan: •Get local farmers to sell more of their 🌾 to the gov instead of private sector or face 5 yr jail (unless u have a permit). •70% was coming from Russia 🇷🇺 middleeasteye.net/news/egypt-whe…

@JulieChangRE Hmm… Stress unusually high?

@Jakeladeveloper Looks great! Nothing better than good drainage & plumbing

Underground plumbing coming together. We’re closing up the lobby area walls tomorrow and will need to excavate another trench to the front of the property. Inspection on Tuesday

@patcarino @BenMichelCRE wondering same 🤔

@BenMichelCRE Awesome. But what did they do with the clock tower space ???

A developer just completed converting this Duluth MN high school into 122 unit apartment units. They bought the building for $3M and proceeded to put another $32M into it. Makes my $18K/unit renovation project look like child's play

@AurKaey @MikeK_LA @lacontroller Great insight, thank you.

@MikeK_LA @lacontroller Pursuits regularly go 60 mph on streets, and up to 140mph on fwys (though usually not LAPD). I fly both drones and 🚁. You need to calculate if a pursuit is moving away from where a drone/helicopter is, they need to go double speed to even get to it.

🚁LAPD HELICOPTER AUDIT: FINDINGS • Hourly cost: $2,916 per flight hour • ~$50M per year (more than 14 city dept. budgets) • 61% of time not spent on high priority crime • Disproportionate time spent in certain communities • ~762k gal fuel burned/yr bit.ly/heli-audit

@peterpeirce @CohenSite @mnolangray

@peterpeirce @CohenSite @mnolangray What would you put there?

It's America's city, and yet, the differences with Tokyo are so stark: note how NYC rapidly drops off from high-rise to low-rise as soon as you leave Manhattan. Meanwhile in Tokyo, it's midrise, transit-rich, mixed-use neighborhoods for as far as the eye can see.

@TheDrugMoney Idk how many steps I take 2-3x/wk: Treadmill 10-20 min: 3 min: 25-35% inc 1-1.5mph 7+ min @ 35% or 40% incline; 1.5-3mph 2-3 intervals 4-5mph 20-60 seconds 2-3x/wk: walk 1-2 miles + active job

How many of you are able to walk at least 10,000 steps per day?

@DavidPiotrowski @LA_Multi_Fam @amisraelhigh @MaxMBerger I am extremely weary of renting in LA city especially. Especially problematic for ppl who have older homes that need renovations/repair, owners have to pay massive extra $ to accommodate tenants. It’s a pain

@LA_Multi_Fam @nothingnadarien @amisraelhigh @MaxMBerger True. Many landlords (especially small mom and pops) simply don’t want to rent to tenants in the city of LA anymore (or in unincorporated parts of LA county).

@LA_Multi_Fam Good idea, good execution!!

We buy Dingbats in LA, where we add ADU's in the front & back carports. Here is a before & after of one of our projects, where we added a 1BR in the front & 2BR in the back. Construction cost $270,000. New income $50,000. $6,000 rent reductions to existing rent controlled tenants for loss of parking. $44,000 net income gain. We went from parking for 8 units to parking for 6 units. In the front of the building 3 units lost their 2nd tandem parking space, not the end of the world. In the back 2 units lost their only parking space, which was more difficult, but adding 2 ADU’s is worth the trade off in my opinion. This was a C+ neighborhood (East Hollywood). In B & A locations the numbers can work better.

@LA_Multi_Fam @amisraelhigh @MaxMBerger Ya, it’s very difficult… the RSO, JCO, TPA etc are difficult to navigate, there are only a few ways to do it.

@nothingnadarien @amisraelhigh @MaxMBerger Next to impossible to evict in LA. Have you seen some of the squatter videos in LA, where we can't get tenants out even though there is trash to their ceilings? "As long as there is a path to walk in the apartment" blah blah

@GrulkeLamonte It’s so awesome! 🌱🪴🍀🎋🌼🌸🌺🪻🌻

Update on our 75k custom built greenhouse! Below I have some more pictures!

@ErikYesayan 2 parking per unit?

This is a client's gorgeous 5 unit small lot subdivision in Eagle Rock. It's fully entitled and will have RTI soon. They want to sell it, so if you're interested let me know. Some project facts: -Includes four 3bed/3.5bath and one 4bed/4.5bath -Units range between 1,500 to 2,080 sqft -Took about 2 years to get it fully entitled -Lot size is 7,780 sqft -Zone is RD1.5

@ErikYesayan Ok this is interesting…

@NotJustTheNorm @JulieChangRE Excellent!

@nothingnadarien @JulieChangRE I'm a sharer - as long as their work is good I'm happy to refer :)

Estimate for 15 vinyl dual pane windows installed (labor & mats): Looks good to me :)

@NotJustTheNorm @JulieChangRE I’m interested too. I’m also willing to share some of the crews I use with you in exchange.

@JulieChangRE For sure!

@NotJustTheNorm @JulieChangRE Oh nice. I’m very interested in seeing the before & after.

@JulieChangRE I thought it was really good for all on as well :). It's a manufacturer in OC and they do the installation as well. Was referred to another installer that raved about the windows he uses. Turns out he uses the same window company! Will be trying the company out :)

@amisraelhigh @MaxMBerger If repeated violations occur, it could be just cause for eviction…

@MaxMBerger Wonder if you can pass this fine on to the tenants?

@JeppsenJonny Totally agree with this approach!

They are not your competition. Several years ago I showed up to bid on a project. As I was talking with the homeowner another contractor showed. I stood there as he explained that he was there to bid the project as well. There was an awkward silence as he finished, we both stood there looking at each other. " Screw it!" I thought "there is no competition" I took a step forward and stuck out my hand "my name is Jonny good to meet you." it was the start of a great relationship. I have helped him grow his business for over five years now. We have made alot of money together. You see I'm passionate about small business. I have helped over 14 companies start in my local area. I have helped six of my former employees start their own companies. I've been training my "competition" for years. It's actually one of the things I'm most proud of. Recently lead flow has been down and work has gotten tighter. When eight months worth of projects that I had on the books canceled it made me very concerned. I had a large hole to fill. Yesterday I got a call from this guy my "competition". He said I wanted to thank you for what you did five years ago. I remember two things that you told me on that day. You said "All of my provision comes from God" " There is more then enough work for everyone" He then said that he had three large projects that he could not get to. Could he send them to me? I was deeply touched. My "Competition" was sending me projects. I have always believed in an abundance mindset. Yesterday I was the recipient of it.

@CollinJHumphrey @BuilderMonk Takes more than 12 hours to sell a house & Well thought out remodels with a good contractor are definitely worth it.

@BuilderMonk Oh but they’ll be the first ones to cry and let everyone know what a mistake it is for a person to spend 30k on a bathroom and 65kon a kitchen that took weeks to complete. But then sell the house & count all 30k they made with a grin on their face. 😂

If you sell a $500,000 house with a Realtor You have to pay out $30,000 for ~12 hours of work. If selling agent keeps $15,000 that’s $1,250 an hour. They are severely underpaid. We have to change this! Commissions need to go to 10% for them to get their true value.

@MSerdikoff @Supermansings Beautiful. I love it.

@nothingnadarien @Supermansings Welcome. One last shot. The kitchen

Getting quotes for new windows. First quote– $80,000. I will burn the house down before I will pay that. Second quote 50k. Still terrible. Third quote, $26,000. WHY does everything have to be this hard?? Now it’s got me wondering if the low quote is way too cheap.