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@acquisizioni We are seeing the same. Time will tell if it’s pure hope or if they are actually confident in securing financing at this point.

Spoke with an architect earlier today and he asked “what is going on with this market” I asked what he was talking about and he said in the last two weeks, he’s been busier than ever. “All of a sudden,” people are calling him with stale deals that are coming back to life. Deals that had zoning and site plan approval but previously couldn’t be financed are working now. They are calling saying they want to pick up where they left off. New Jersey and DC 300-400 unit stick rental deals He’s “literally been going to bed 2 AM every night writing proposals, marking up plans, traveling, reviewing resumes because they are hiring.” I didn’t really have an answer for him.

@SimpleCRE 100%, bar is so low

If you are a commercial real estate investor looking to sell and are trying to decide on a broker, use this test: Call their office phone (they never answer) and leave a voicemail asking about the smallest and worst listing of theirs that you can find. A bad broker will take forever to call you back (or won't call back at all). A good broker will call you back in 3-4 days when they find the time. A great broker, who treats all their listings with respect and doesn't waste a lead, will call you back within a day.

@bethanyjbabcock @MattLasky Very shortsighted. Same thought I have re 100% remote work - disservice to the younger generation and creates structural issues for the industry later on

@MattLasky Experienced only...

Discussion with a fund yesterday: "we were going to hire a junior analyst but we spent two weeks training claude and are no longer hiring" As excited as I am for Ai, this carries significance for recent graduates entering the workforce.

@jamesonhaslam My personal favorite

hey siri what is the best way to store plan sets

@acquisizioni backstage.com

Weird question but technically real estate related based on what I want to do… How do I go about finding an actor to hire for a one-time “gig” in NYC? I need an early 20s white male for a few hours one day. I realize as I typed that it sounds sketchy but I promise it’s not.

@LucasHogie opus

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@privatejetman Exactly. Different use cases.

And that’s okay. You’re just not an auto or Motorsport enthusiast. You also probably: Rather fly commercial than private Rather an Apple watch over a Rolex Rather have a dollar than a bitcoin Rather watch sports than play them And that’s all good 👍 HMU when ready to fly

@privatejetman Zero shame, one of the best tools in their lineup IMO.

DO NOT JUDGE THEE BY THEE RYOBEE. I was poor when I bought it. It’s the only one still standing.

My weekend project is complete-ish.

@jasonjosephlee Windows runs very well using Parallels if needed - I do the same

The company I sold to told me to get a windows computer, and I hate it. Ordered a MacBook last night. The airdrop feature from phone to Mac is 100% needed for me and being able to message on the computer is vital for my productivity

@davidliuxyz Vintage made-in-USA Craftsman and Kennedy toolboxes are GOATed

u.s. general, made in china it's just sheet metal amiright the urge to buy machines to make these is strong

@salesxsaas Budget stack, definitely cooked.

Imagine joining a new sales org & you find out they use Apollo, Hubspot, Outlook & PandaDoc. Vibes already cooked

@ShowMeYourCIM Banger. Do you actually hear this complaint? It’s exceptionally easy to meet them in person…

I hear from many young searchers that they find it difficult to meet boomers in a public setting. In other words, online culture has destroyed the ability to spontaneously meet SMB owners. As such, I thought I would share a few words that I used in my youth to meet sellers: I would ask: “May I cherish your legacy?” Before engaging further in a conversation. I almost never got a No.

@acquisizioni @DealNav Fwd email to Zapier, email parsing & open AI does a decent job at same, excluding underwriting . Can you send data to DealNav via API?

When I first read this comment I was shocked I didn’t have a playbook to share, but then I quickly remembered why - @DealNav is so simple and initiative it doesn’t need one. When I send a deal to my intern I say: “Please add this to DealNav and link to person sending us deal. Read email thread and attachments and fill in everything you can on property info. Add any pertinent notes. File attachments on OneDrive. Before any of this, carefully check for the deal and contact so no duplicates. Underwrite the deal and let’s discuss on our Monday deal meeting.” I said a version of that the first few times and now I just forward him deals with no context.

@SalesPsych0 Can’t even fathom this. NGMI

@pt2078 Lazy people ?

Back off the wall, back at zero. Would you work 10H / day 6 days a week for a month to get $10k - $15,000 / month ? Would love to hear your responses guys.

@NewsLambert Watching starter homes in the Northeast print new $/sf records

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@BigJohn043 What would you define as crazy?

Not the right path. I agree that you shouldn't heavily negotiate NDAs. They almost never get enforced. But if there is anything crazy in there then negotiate. And if they won't it is a red flag on the deal and the broker in any case. After getting the CIM, you should absolutely ask questions. The key is to make them good questions that show you have read the materials and understand the business. Good questions build confidence in your ability to understand the business and complete DD.

@blueprintsmb22 Sorry to hear about your father. You already have a great handle on perspective - the only way is through.

If I’m being honest 2025 feels like a lost year for me personally. Lost my father. Business has struggled as a number of end customers have seen demand dramatically impacted by tariffs. This also will be the first year of the three under ownership I’m not paying off debt in excess of the scheduled amortization. Positives are family life never been better - wife and daughter really enjoying suburban life. We are all healthy (knock on wood). The stock market goes up which is cool for paper net worth. Earlier in my career, I would have found a lost year intolerable. I still kind of find it intolerable to be fair, and woke up early today around 4am and drove to the factory to sit down and focus on year end priorities to set up the business for 2026. I moved pallets of film to every machine by myself so everything is lined up so the team knows what the priorities are for this week. I emailed the printers demanding when my film will be printed while I texted this weeks priorities to both my sales guy and maintenance head. In my old finance W2 life when the book wasn’t working I would work both Saturday and Sunday every week until we figured it out. Those days are over. I finished around 10am so was able to drive back to have brunch w the family and run a few errands before my Sunday NFL watch fest. Hopefully the team and I can start to build some much needed momentum into 2026. I’ll just keep showing up like I do every day, but I would love to hear stories of others bouncing back from “lost years.”

@DonovanBuilds RIP your inbox

I made a post in a real estate Facebook group asking for a realtor It’s like watching white blood cells swarm a foreign entity

@antonia_mdprjct @bhargreaves Fantastic read, thank you for sharing

@bhargreaves Costs are too high. We wrote about the condo thesis here. (this is one of the articles we mentioned when we spoke a little while ago) maddproject.substack.com/p/condo-econom…

Genuine question: why is there ~no build-to-rent development in the NYC metro area?