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@JulieChangRE Incredible would be the word lol good for him!

Friends son just graduated from college Interned multiple summer in construction including last year at a datacenter Got 4 job offers Construction management job - $110k in Georgia at a job site building a datacenter Company pays for housing, car, cell phone, computer, and $45 a day for food + 2 flights 2x a month anywhere in the US Pretty good for your first job out of college

@RetailBrokerHTX Call Just Play Sports in Spring Branch and try to rent a court..you may get lucky because I don’t think it’s AAU season but holy cow, they sure do monetize it 85% of the year. At one point they were booked out 4-5 months in advance minus maybe a few hours here and there

@MUnitfranchisee I’m still very low on business concepts that need scale SF for their operations with relatively limited ways to monetize that space Anything from sports to pool hall, same basic problem

A client bought an old Kroger leased to pickleball. He ranted to me his basis, that it was a 10% cash on cash, etc Called me just now - May/June they short payed rent, they “don’t see a path to getting above water” By 2030 pickleball will be gone and will be a cautionary tale

@FreddyLA7 You’ll be choosin Texas too soon enough

The best discovery of our road trip has been a musician called Ella Langley. We had never heard of her before, but after hearing her on pretty much every country radio station, we’ve become big fans. She’s basically the soundtrack of our trip.

Getting estoppels for a refi Single page document A certain big box anchor just responded after 3 weeks, signed The pdf file came back to my attention today at 25MB they added an addendum of 137 pages worth of property maintenance concerns, in painful detail I’ve never…

@FreddyLA7 In Houston you must try: Tex Mex- El Tiempo beef or filet mignon fajitas BBQ- Pinkertons Korean BBQ- Handam Coffee(more like dessert tbh)- Two Tone Where are you staying?

This is our route for the next few days. Auburn tomorrow, then continuing on towards Houston for Germany’s game. If you have any recommendations for places to stop along the way, let me know!

@DSweetTexas @SevierlyBlessed @chickensaladchi Wow 😂😂 what happened?

@SevierlyBlessed @chickensaladchi They are great for low carb living. They're tied up in a franchisee "dispute" here in Houston so they can't open another one nearer to me.

Our town just got a Chicken Salad Chick (@chickensaladchi) restaurant. Anyone familiar with this chain and have recommendations? I’m excited to try it for my T1D mom, who eats very low carb.

@LiquorAntics Or whatever you want. Life is short and you never know what’s next

Always take the money, and invest it.

@RetailBrokerHTX I’m a fan. Don’t eat there often but when I do, that’s my go to

@MUnitfranchisee Is that the way to go? I will indulge if so.

Today’s the day. After 46 years on this planet, I’m going to go to Cracker Barrel Let’s see what this place is all about

The longer deals were with large REITs who decided to walk back on agreed upon LOI terms when it came to the lease thinking we’d eventually just move forward. Dirty business. We stood our ground. On the flip side we’ve signed leases with the local larger developers(NQs of the world) and those got done much quicker

@MUnitfranchisee 6 months + is pretty bad man I do a ton of national deals, and none have taken more than 3 months. Each had real reasons to last that long, many from pauses by the tenant. My clients only have so much economic and emotional stamina.

A tenant client has 22 locations We strike a deal for #23 with a Landlord We get the lease and review it, come up with 68 redline changes/additions Landlord calls me today, incensed at the legal pushback, now wants to walk the deal What did he expect? It’s a real tenant. Ugh

@RetailBrokerHTX 💯! If this is one of your WS guys, LL would be an idiot for walking over lease negotiations. We’ve negotiated leases anywhere from 6 months to 1 year, perhaps even more once in a blue moon. It’s not uncommon. It usually takes at least 6-8 weeks

Landlord needs to grow up. My client is a successful guy who knows better through trial and error than to not thoroughly review a lease If he wants a simp idiot, go for the start up crowd. You want to do business with regionally established tenants, this is how the game goes

@KatyBasinger @girdley Same. Maybe even more. It’s DD, UE and then GH in that order

@girdley Great summary and details. In our market with our restaurants, DoorDash does 4x the volume as GrubHub or UberEats.

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@shawngorham You belong down here in Texas 🤠

Wife just cant stop taking pics. My friends think its a costume! To me, it feels like me.

@therobertbrooks Congratulations and thank you for your service 🫡

2 more working days to finish out my first full year owning my HVAC company. Even though I was super confident I could do something special with it, I can’t say I would have bet on this exact outcome. Prior to acquisition: Annual Revenue: $1.9M Gross Margin: 35–40% SDE: $335k First 12 months post-acquisition: Revenue: $3.7M Gross Margin: 49–51% EBITDA: $1.0M SDE: $1.14M (conservatively) Where we stand right now in 2026: Officially crossed $2M in YTD revenue 3 days ago. May is on track to finish at $655k (a massive 351% growth YOY). More importantly... May is going to put $280k cash in the bank. The best part? Our top-line growth isn’t due to burning cash on massive marketing spend. Including truck wraps, a new website, GMB/SEO, and lead gen, we spent just 2.2% on marketing in the first 12 months. We are just starting to lean in on marketing strategy. Coming into this, my top concerns were making payroll and paying the monthly acquisition loan payments. I haven't had to worry about either. Even though weekly payroll is now 3x what it used to be, we have managed such profitable growth that we currently have 8 months of cash in the bank—and we haven't even hit our true busy season, which starts in a few weeks. (And yes, I know... I need to do something with that cash!). As I continue to invest in our people, technology, growth strategy, and marketing, I expect our next 12 months to look quite different. Who knows what the story will be. Our initial budget for 2026 was $3.5M, but I'm honestly not sure what our new ceiling is at this point. The goal now is simple: maximize our opportunity and build a platform for everyone on this journey with me to achieve greater success than they ever thought possible. The journey has just begun.

@RetailBrokerHTX What do you think is causing that drop? It’s not like the consumers are flocking to restaurants

So HEB is dropping a 99,000 sf Mi Tienda grocery store in Sharpstown. Long overdue Not to be a downer, but keep in mind I lease Fiesta and El Rancho locations in Houston, both of which are reporting sales down 15-20% since the beginning of 2025, so it’s not an easy market to hit

@restaurantben @mr_bullet_proof Ecolab ftw

@mr_bullet_proof Very cool! I think it’s def something owner will spend premium $ on if your product is good, we use Ehrlich/rent-o-kil in ATL, not cheap but it’s effective, around $120 per month

So one positive note Will probably start a pest control company soon Found the stuff that works for restaurants specifically I know how to deal with mice rats cockroaches and mosquitoes Now to figure out licensing requirements

@EmpiresPod_ @Dirtdog Every sub on the menu tbf

@Dirtdog Number 13 goes hard

This is my convo with a 25 location owner of Jersey Mike's - Kavrin McGuire operates alongside his father & brother, and shares everything about Jersey Mike's: • How sandwich sizes have NOT shrunk • Stories about the founder Peter Cancro • Why 1 of their stores is the #1 fundraiser in the country • & a lot more They also recently purchased the entire state of Minnesota for a new franchise 👀 Enjoy!

@FranchiseMnA @EmpiresPod_ @Empiresbrand 😂

@EmpiresPod_ @Empiresbrand Hey bro can you intro me to someone at 7 Brew?

7 Brew data is in 🚨 This brand is on a generational run- Not only are they opening locations at an insane pace, franchisees are crushing. 2025 Avg revenue came in at ~$2.65M / store. They'll open 400+ more stores this year. Only a matter of time til they catch Dutch Bros!

@Kmuray @jonathanmaze We should connect, i think we’d have a lot to talk about 😄

@MUnitfranchisee @jonathanmaze That's the biggest consideration. But also traffic flow, rivers, railroad tracks, competitor positioning, speed limit, etc

One of the weirdest things about Jack in the Box right now is that it is pushing franchisees to close some restaurants early, even when they have active leases, arguing that there's a 30% sales transfer to nearby locations. $JACK