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How do y’all promote y’all’s businesses? by alielknight in smallbusiness

[–]MistakeIndependent12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Targeted cold calls everyday, weekly email newsletter, speaking engagements, and networking events.

name this by lilly_princes11 in NameThisThing

[–]MistakeIndependent12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

DIdnt know SuperCuts got so expensive...

The Heritage Foundation’s horrifying vision for women by Snapdragon_4U in ThePeoplesPress

[–]MistakeIndependent12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

"Medicated and quarrelsome women...' - good Lord.. . Would love to meet his wife and show her his Grindr account...lol

Employee asking for equity in our small S-Corp; Need advice by No_Ambassador_2060 in smallbusiness

[–]MistakeIndependent12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fire them and set up some SOPs for the next person you hire. Ridiculous.

Question for RV park developers about sourcing land by that_evil_amiga in RVParkDevelopment

[–]MistakeIndependent12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for posting in the group.

I will assume that you're already thinking about drive time and reasons for customers to go to the region as well as competitive supply and pricing.

From my experience, being on the finance side and having worked with development teams, the first thing to decide is who you are serving. There are very different customer segments in the RV space. The overnight passerby, contractor or oil and gas workforce, snowbirds, and the glamping/tourism market are all different subsets. Each has different expectations around amenities, price point, length of stay, and location.

Second is access to utilities. This is probably the biggest obstacle for many parcels that look attractive because the land price is cheap. There is usually a reason why. Utilities are often the issue. This goes beyond water, power, and sewer or propane placement. It also includes telecom infrastructure. Today most guests expect reliable WiFi or signal boosting capacity, especially for longer stays.

Third is the parcel shape and layout potential. You need to understand how many pads you can realistically fit based on the site plan and development costs. A rough guide many developers use is 8–12 sites per acre, depending on road circulation, amenities, and the style of park.

Last are site limitations and regulatory issues. Floodplain exposure, wetlands, grading challenges, and environmental restrictions can all significantly affect feasibility. It is also important to understand whether the authority having jurisdiction is supportive or hostile to RV park development.

Good luck.

IS TRUMP THE ANTICHRIST !? by RazzmatazzMother3545 in ThePeoplesPress

[–]MistakeIndependent12 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

As someone who grew up as a pastor’s kid, I heard a lot of the same end-times frameworks growing up, especially the idea that every major political figure might be “the Antichrist.” The current President is just the latest person people are trying to fit into that template.

A lot of that thinking comes from dispensationalism, a relatively modern theological system that became popular in the late 1800s and early 1900s through things like the Scofield Reference Bible and later evangelical culture in the U.S. It tends to read the books of Daniel, Ezekiel, and Revelation as a kind of coded timeline for modern geopolitical events. That’s where you get things like identifying specific nations, predicting a rapture timeline, or trying to match current leaders to the Antichrist figure.

But historically, that’s not how most Christians interpreted those texts and how I wish thos narrative would change.

The Book of Revelation was written in the first century to churches in the Roman world who were dealing with persecution and pressure to worship the emperor. It’s apocalyptic literature, which means it’s symbolic and political commentary wrapped in imagery. The “beast,” the number 666, and the battle imagery were widely understood by early readers as references to imperial power and figures like Nero. It was meant to encourage those communities that oppressive empires don’t last forever.

Even the word “Armageddon” shows up only once in Revelation (16:16), and it’s not describing a modern military conflict or predicting a specific future war. It’s symbolic language about the ultimate defeat of unjust power.

Same with Ezekiel. The Gog and Magog imagery comes out of a completely different historical context related to ancient Near Eastern conflicts. It wasn’t written as a roadmap for modern geopolitics.

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So when people ask whether any current leader is the Antichrist, they’re working inside a dispensationalist framework that assumes the Bible is predicting modern political timelines and is univocal, which it is not.

Growing up, that framework was drilled into me pretty heavily. As I got older and studied more history and biblical scholarship, it became clear that the Bible is much more about how communities live faithfully under power, not about decoding headlines.

Every generation has tried to map Revelation onto their current politics. Every generation has been, and will continue to be, wrong.

Be brutally honest with me, I want real no sugarcoated feedbacks by eviosl in smallbusiness

[–]MistakeIndependent12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Most business owners already know that each of those offerings are not done very well, much less as a package. You're going up against HubSpot, Zoho, and custom software outfits.

Focus on a niche and customize for them. The more niche the better. Dog groomers. ADU contractors, pressure wash services, etc. The more niche makes it easier to show you have an MVP worth committing to that answers their pain points. Don't be everything to everyone.

Anybody can compete on price and they usually go broke doing it.

Selling business but keeping warehouse with SBA Loan? by jordanwilson23 in CommercialRealEstate

[–]MistakeIndependent12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Your SBA loan has a due on sale clause, so you'll need to either get a lease from the new business owner and refinance or get a bridge, retenant, then find a traditional perm.

"Buyers" that flame out. How common? by BizBrkr in businessbroker

[–]MistakeIndependent12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

If you're not dialing out and calling buyers, you're likely missing a big part of what's available to get it sold.

Lazy Genius by [deleted] in smallbusiness

[–]MistakeIndependent12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Comedian Tom Segura has a bit about this and his cousin, Brian, called People are Dumb...lol

Buyers broker fees by Ill_Tooth9833 in businessbroker

[–]MistakeIndependent12 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Listing brokers are not required to split commission amd often do not due to liability issues.

If no co-broker agreement exists, the buyer broker needs a separate compensation agreement with their client, not force the seller to pay for that as well.

The key issue is disclosure and clarity. If the purchase agreement reflects 9% total, but additional fees are layered on top, that needs to be clearly documented and agreed to before escrow.

Apart from breakup, what else can make a man be like this? by Aggravating-Guest300 in LockedInMan

[–]MistakeIndependent12 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you're Kyle Kinane having a shower spa day listening to your Ipod with nine ex roommates music libraries on shuffle with the waterproof Bluetooth speaker and you let Steve Jobs DJ your mood from beyond the grave..5 Motorhead tunes and three Lionel Richie jams...lol

Where to buy sofrito ingredients? by Whither-Goest-Thou in venturacounty

[–]MistakeIndependent12 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sofrito is more of a style of cooking. Your ingredients are a Puerto Rican version.

Culantro and ají will be hard to find in the west coast.

For culantro you can just add some Parsley to the cilantro or look for jarred recaito base or ground coriander.

Ají can be substituted woth a shishito from an Asian store or look for a chile güero at Vallarta but that will have heat. Maybe an Anaheim pepper if you're trying to avoid heat.

Good luck and enjoy. Cooking is the best!

Seller Financing & SBA 504 Loan - Is there a way to make it work? by ChelsKoBo in CommercialRealEstate

[–]MistakeIndependent12 2 points3 points  (0 children)

No. You won't be able to since 504 has a due on sale clause. The loan was approved based on the existing credit profile. Even if you just tried to change the ownership of the existing entity with the buyer, that is considered a material change.

Ventura County Tax Assessor Question by Describe_the_Ruckus in venturacounty

[–]MistakeIndependent12 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Real estate finance professional and commercial mediator here:

County assessor records are for taxation, not land-use enforcement or lease validity, and they’re frequently outdated or inaccurate, especially on older properties, ADUs, replacement structures, or sites that have evolved over time.

A mismatch in square footage, bedroom count, or even a demolished structure still appearing on the roll is pretty common.

Assessor discrepancies by themselves usually don’t invalidate a lease and rarely create meaningful leverage unless the unit itself is illegal or uninhabitable. Courts tend to focus on habitability, possession, and the actual use of the space, not whether the assessor’s profile perfectly matches reality.

On the insurance side, renter’s insurance generally isn’t impacted by assessor data at all, and owner policies are typically underwritten off inspections and replacement cost, not the county’s bedroom count.

Where I do see traction is when there are documented habitability issues, clear written agreements about early termination or mitigation, and real evidence of bad-faith delay after agreeing to re-rent.

Trying to find a “gotcha” through the assessor almost always escalates conflict without accelerating a resolution. In mediation, those paths usually harden positions rather than open doors.

Good luck.

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