On closing day, my contractor and I walked the same building and saw two different things He was looking at code. Clearances, wiring, a joist that needs sistering, whether the steam heat is weak. I was looking at the renter and the buyer. What they'll touch, what they'll notice, and what they'll ...
That's the whole idea behind house hacking, and it's the reason I own real estate today. In early 2022, my wife and I bought a 2-family in Manchester. We lived in one unit and rented the other for $2,000 a month, heat and hot water included. So here's the math I'd run on any house hack: Start wit...
I recently went UAG on a single family flip in Hudson, NH. Deal looked great on paper, but fell short in some categories. Outside of the additional work that I didn't forsee until my GC told me (roof lining is off/not installed properly), cost of materials, complete gut vs, partial gut - list goe...
Hey everyone! I’m a local real estate investor and licensed agent based in Central New Hampshire, and I’m looking to connect with like-minded folks to trade business, share resources, and grow our teams. As an investor managing my own modest portfolio right now, and an agent working directly with...
65 to 70 percent of our sales last year were multifamily. Here's the breakdown behind that number. Our brokerage did 65–70% multifamily transactions last year. We were the #1 brokerage for multifamily transaction volume in Massachusetts, and we landed in the top 5 across New England for multifami...
If you're using an AI voice to call a seller about their most valuable asset, you're making a mistake I'll say it plainly. If AI is the thing having the actual conversation with someone about the biggest asset they own, instead of a real person, that's a bad move. Every time. AI hallucinates. It ...
I don't let AI make a decision on a deal. I let it do the parts of the work that used to take me hours. Here's the order I run it in. First, the deal analyzer. I feed it my underwriting metrics - my minimums, not the market's. If it doesn't pencil, we stop right there. I do use my individual judg...
He's an experienced broker-owner. He wasn't allowed to build what he wanted on a piece of land he owned. The town's letter said it didn't conform to their zoning. He brought it to me instead of just accepting it. I took the town's own zoning matrix — 365 pages — along with the denial letter and t...
"Hold me accountable — but only when I have something to show for it." That's not accountability. Most agents who ask for accountability are really asking for a witness. Someone to celebrate the wins and nod along during the slow periods. That's fine. It's human. But accountability isn't about ou...
Hi all! I'm new to RE investing with a background in finance and knowledge of home building. I plan to use these skills to build a rental portfolio that will help fund my retirement in 15 years. My long term goal is at least $50k in annual cash flow. I'm currently focused on the Manchester NH mar...
"Could someone else have done this?" If the answer is yes, I'm in the wrong seat for that hour. That audit changed how I structure my days as a CEO. My highest-ROI activity is attracting and retaining talent. That's it. Anything outside that, I should be handing off, delegating, or not doing at a...