Gene Mello

My wife got her nails done & asked the owner how many people visit during weekends? Avg is 350 & Avg ticket price $100 = $35k in sales, $140k a month. Another $20k during week, $80k monthly & the salon earns $220k a month. Their rent is $10k monthly, we call that a Cash Cow!

Flying to Monterey today for the real estate show- went a little over two hours early because of all the stuff I’ve seen online. Walked through TSA precheck and security in less than 5 minutes lol

@realEstateTrent @HawkEmDownChris Barry Larkin and Ozzie Smith!

@HawkEmDownChris Jose Uribe then Royce Clayton

Age yourself by naming an MLB shortstop you grew up watching. I’ll start: Derek Jeter.

@TheDegenWeekly The one restaurant I miss while living in CA. The Dagwood is life changing!! cc: @JustinKlekamp

Trying a cheesesteak from some place called Penn Station Subs. Never heard of it - I think it’s an Ohio thing? Looks good! Will be back with a review.

@jgmcpherson I do this for exactly 8 minutes every day when I walk in the house after work. Beyond therapeutic the silence and lack of thinking to solve problems. Love it!

There are times where I’ll get to the office in the mornings and just sit in my truck with the radio off, and phone down. All I can hear is the air conditioner. It feels like one of the few times that I get complete and utter silence for like 5 minutes. I’m not thinking about deals, or what I have to do when I leave the office, just peace and quiet.

@realEstateTrent Strip Mall Guy knows the deal, literally! If you can’t be happy here, I’m convinced you simply can’t be happy!

Happiest city in America: San Diego

It’s going to be a Great day!

@Mike_Conroy_ Would love that, always enjoy trying to broaden my sphere & collaborate with great people!

@LeasingSoCalCRE Thank you! Yes very fun! Need to get you there next year

Exciting times at the econic retail summit!!

Saturday morning pitches are always the best for walking the property with Landlords. Generally, people are in great moods w/out distractions of a typical work day, it increases the probability! Just completed one where we won the assignment, would say the same even if we lost!

Travis Steele lost his job at Xavier in 2022. Tonight, he finished the most improbable undefeated regular season in college basketball history. It's a great lesson for all of us in life. Tough situations can ultimately be the incubator for great turnarounds.

@realEstateTrent Definitely more of a uniqueness to Southern California. Not all, but certainly plenty trying to find a way to “win substantially” every time. I find your style refreshing!

When we make offers, we put our best foot forward right from the start. If the seller wants $12M, and we can pay $11.2M, we offer $11.2M - and we are very candid that "this is the best we can do." In the majority of the time, the message is understood - NOT in the Los Angeles area. No matter what we do. No matter what we say. No matter how many times we repeat "this is our bottom line" -- they ALWAYS send a counter. And they ask how much more room we have in our price. No matter what, it seems that in Los Angeles, more than anywhere else in the US, everyone thinks the other side is lying to them.

@jamesonhaslam I’m in if you give me a helmet and guaranteed survival 👍

@LeasingSoCalCRE Could be fun to test

Was doing homework via AI to see if a 65’ truck could deliver to a site for a tenant I represent. The overlay it completed has the truck driving outside the parcel lines, into a canyon & running over the existing retail building on the way out. AI still has some flaws!!

@SahilBloom The best kind of growth for sure!

I have a friend who disappeared for a few years and came back crushing it. Didn't say a word to anyone about his plans or progress. I loved it. There's something so cool about growth in silence. Not looking for validation. Normalize not telling anyone about what's coming for you.

@realestatedude0 Top notch, looks great

Flip we did awhile back in Costa Mesa ✅

@ValKatayev Imagine Southern California rush hour traffic with these bad boys!!

15 years and we see the first high-rises that are built to allow direct fly-in to your unit?

@KevinMoss216 I thought when I sold a 99Only to a nail salon group taking 6600 sf for their salon was an anomaly. Donut Land, step right up!!!

Ever seen a 13k SF Donut Shop? 🍩 Well, you’re about to see one in Brunswick Donut Land just bought the former Rite Aid

@rjimenez_cre Haha!!!

@LeasingSoCalCRE Imagine the story if you would have called and you ended up doing a CASH deal 👀

New listing? Your first move is to CALL ALL OF THE NEIGHBORS

Imagine Southern California Rush Hour traffic in these bad boys in 15 years