I had a great conversation this week with the CIO of a $100B insurance company about how they think about multifamily investing. We were talking about Dallas. He brought up Uptown, 20 years ago it was run down. Today it has the highest apartment rents in the city. His takeaway

I am in the market for my first social media endorsement deal I love a good pillow but this is more than 10x what I’ve been able to convince myself to spend I would love to learn why $6,500 is a fair value. Lincove, please send me one

Why guess when you can know?

New York is the exact opposite of Minnesota New York is where the Big Apple is Minnesota is where Minneapolis

I am in the market for my first social media endorsement deal I love a good pillow but this is more than 10x what I’ve been able to convince myself to spend I would love to learn why $6,500 is a fair value. Lincove, please send me one

I have a 10 year old daughter and this joke worked

New York is the exact opposite of Minnesota New York is where the Big Apple is Minnesota is where Minneapolis

One of my favorite things about Real Estate Twitter is the niche experts who are willing to share their opinions and their timeline stays on the record Sometimes it ages poorly but oftentimes these experts are the real deal

Spoke on Bisnow’s "Future of Southern Dallas" panel yesterday alongside some incredible leaders driving real progress south of I-30 The message was clear: opportunity is everywhere if you pick your spot and are willing to make the investment of time and capital

Incredibly efficient day I filed my taxes before lunchtime

I do not know what is going to happen next in any of these asset classes I do know that if you want to sell but are scared of the tax bill that using the Opportunity Zone tax structure to invest in real estate is vastly overlooked

Facing a big tax bill from capital gains? OZ fixes this

Guess who owns the parody brand factory

Dallas leads the nation in 24–35 year olds moving here from somewhere else That influx of ambition and optimism is what makes me so bullish on Dallas real estate for the long run.

Blew our marketing budget This was worth $250k, right?

Narrative Violation A state that strongly enforces eviction laws means that property owners take more chances on tenants

It is very cool that we have seen two legit law firms built in public on Twitter Guys quitting their jobs and starting from scratch Congrats to Michael, Eric, and Kevin. Rooting for you

Dizzying amount of Texas banking M&A news this year. Who's next? Comerica Bank → Fifth Third Bancorp (~$30B) Veritex → Huntington (~$12.6B) Guaranty Bank → Glacier (~$3.1B) American Bank → Prosperity (~$2.5B) Texas Partners Bank / Southwest Bank → Prosperity Bancshares

The bottom line is AI can't read your mind, it's a tool. Stop asking it to think. Start managing it like a top-tier analyst, and you'll be amazed at the results.

You can even give it step-by-step instructions for complex tasks: "First, search the web for current vacancy rates for Class A office space in downtown Austin. Second, create a table with the data you find. Third, write a one-paragraph summary of the trend over the last year."

Want reliable data or comps? Instead of: "Find comps for this property." (No instructions on how to find them or what to do if the search is tough) Try this: "Find 5 comparable sales for this property from the last 6 months. If you cannot find 5, tell me that you couldn't and

Need deeper insights? Instead of: "Summarize this market report." (Again, too broad) Try this: "Summarize the key findings from this market report. Then, based on those findings, write an email to a client explaining why now is a good time to invest in industrial properties in