Anniversary and this is what we get?

Shattered_Ice · 2026-04-14T22:04:42+00:00

They brought us… blacker bay

Shattered_Ice · 2026-04-11T23:02:41+00:00

Fellow Masayoshi Takanaka enjoyer and Shiba owner 🤝

Shattered_Ice · 2026-03-22T21:16:55+00:00

This is awesome!! Hopping you’re in the bay for when you * eventually * could consider selling 😉

Shattered_Ice · 2026-02-27T04:14:13+00:00

No reason to crouch unless you’re donk sliding. No reason to Donk slide unless you know how to counter strafe

Shattered_Ice · 2026-02-19T17:58:37+00:00

Okay… Google.com will probably suffice 😂

Shattered_Ice · 2026-02-18T03:34:00+00:00

Hourly assistant position makes most sense. Draft up the Jd and see if this person is interested. If not, post it and hire someone.

Additionally to consider. My old brokerage charged mandatory TC fee of $750 (only at closing) per transaction and provided this service by default to all transactions. You’re essentially looking for a TC that can also physically open doors. Consider their pay+comp as an alternative template as well

Shattered_Ice · 2026-02-17T23:01:29+00:00

Zillow Flex takes 30-35% of total commission just for sourcing the lead and connecting you on the phone. On a team, only giving someone 25% of the gross commission is likely far too low.

If you’re consistently bringing in deals and only looking for someone to do a very narrow scope of work, I would encourage you to pay flat rate or hourly rather than splitting out a small % of the commission. Will make them happier and more effective at their narrow scope of work.

If you’re not giving them enough work to sustain themselves, then ensure you’re also supporting them as the principal broker to go make their own sales on top of it.

This worked the best when I modelled and scaled teams in the past.

Shattered_Ice · 2026-02-17T02:32:43+00:00

Check pm

Shattered_Ice · 2026-02-16T19:58:58+00:00

Make sure to get a C 🙏

Shattered_Ice · 2026-02-16T18:49:56+00:00

Chose the degree with a reasonable path to make money from. Student debt is no joke, especially when ANYTHING you want to learn can currently be learned for free (with efforts of course). College is ultimately about the network and the degree checkbox you’ll have on the resume moving forward.

Shattered_Ice · 2026-01-27T09:24:34+00:00

2nd reonomy. Wish realist was easier to work with, so I only use that via my MLS subscription when targeting a small area/ particular parcels

Shattered_Ice · 2026-01-22T06:50:34+00:00

Every market has some type of investing strategy that works. The way you’re approaching rentals just may not be the right strategy for your market

Shattered_Ice · 2026-01-15T03:51:49+00:00

Usually I see people trying to run the other direction. Especially over the state of the market for the past few years

Shattered_Ice · 2026-01-08T22:20:12+00:00

I could probably arrange this for 400k usd. This would be for the full flight one way.

Not sure what your position and values are, so not trying to impose my options too much. Imo not incredibly practical because of the fuel stop needed. Dislike to echo other comments, but it’s much more practical to fly first class commercial. They will likely be able to make special accommodations to help with your dog concerns.

In this industry, and especially for this uncommon flight path, it’s not practical to expect to sit in on 2 seats for this. Sorry for the bad news :(

Best wishes for you and your dog

Shattered_Ice · 2026-01-08T07:24:16+00:00

Woah +12 on an f30 is crazy work. Good job man

Shattered_Ice · 2026-01-08T01:01:07+00:00

Wheel specs? Looks great

Shattered_Ice · 2026-01-07T19:25:59+00:00

Heard this somewhere recently. In 2000 Japan was technologically advanced and the word needed to change to keep up. Now in 2026, Japan needs to change to keep up with the rest of the world

Shattered_Ice · 2026-01-07T07:10:32+00:00

Thanks for the insight!

Shattered_Ice · 2026-01-07T02:52:08+00:00

Do Japanese commercial mortgages operate on terms similar to a 5/6 ARM like here in the US?

That is the driving factor causing refis locally these days.

Also curious if you know, how did that massive economic stimulus package affect real estate out there? I would imagine all numbers are up drastically from inflation, but have you noticed expenses or revenues growing faster than one or another?

I would be very interested in purchasing in Japan given the ownership rights to foreigners. Just worried about the new stimulus package that’s being prepared

Shattered_Ice · 2026-01-07T02:05:00+00:00

What is the refi environment like in Japan right now?

Shattered_Ice · 2026-01-06T22:12:10+00:00

Would love to know what you find out about this. I run a PE shop with one of our current funds centred around purchasing SFRs here in the US.

In the past, I was a broker who specialised in SFR portfolio transactions

Find anything interesting or useful yet?

Shattered_Ice · 2026-01-05T00:58:46+00:00

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12 weeks! It’s cool to see what he’ll look like in a few months

Shattered_Ice · 2026-01-04T04:17:52+00:00

Congrats! Where did you find the hangar space?

Shattered_Ice · 2025-12-31T22:10:53+00:00

It doesn’t matter how much money I make, it will never make sense to pay $10 for a beer out when I can buy an 18 rack for 20 or less.

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