Quite a few new followers recently, so here’s a quick intro: I founded Aspire Commercial, a CRE brokerage and property management firm, in 2023. Since then, we’ve closed 300+ transactions and grown to a team of 20+. We are located in Houston, TX, with team members in 5

Success in commercial real estate comes from the follow up. It’s that simple. If you’re not going to follow up, don’t get in the business to begin with. People that are unable or unwilling to follow up can survive in other industries, but not in this one.

This week was brutal. I came back from the holiday to a massive, highly urgent problem. Only I could solve it. Delegating it wasn’t possible. It took over 20 hours of focused work to fix the problem, but there was no way to know how long it would take until the solution was

Until you have money, the only investing you should be worried about is investing in yourself.

If you’re not using ChatGPT, Gemini, Grok, or Claude every single day, multiple times per day, you should be terrified (unless you’re retired or wealthy enough to retire). Moving forward, as part of our hiring process, we will confirm that every potential hire uses a major LLM

It’s Friday night, and I’m fired up!

If you cold call me and I say to send me an email, don't ask me to spell out my email address for you on the phone. You can find my email the same place you found my phone number.

There are many reasons to own a home instead of rent. But the reasons are all non-financial. Reasons to own: - Stability - Control - Ability to renovate - Not having to deal with a landlord - Emotion (desire for sense of ownership) All great reasons to own. But if you're

If you live in Houston and want to do this, DM me. You won’t be wealthy after 5 years, but your income will be high and you’ll be on your way to being wealthy. 7-10 years is when you have a reasonable chance of being wealthy. It can happen faster, but don’t count on it.

If you want to do well in commercial real estate, learn how to solve problems. Construction bids will come in too high, prospects will say no, you'll get cussed out and hung up on, sellers will be unreasonable, and deals will stall at the goal line. When problems occur, which

Every deal I’ve ever invested in as an LP.

You know the emails you get where it’s painfully obvious the entire thing was copy-pasted from ChatGPT? Get ready. Pretty soon you’ll start seeing Cialis ads halfway through the email.

Great opportunity for emerging GPs. Can’t think of a better person than Moses to learn how to be a responsible investor and master operator.

When you buy an existing building, you know what market rates are and can start executing your business plan immediately. When you buy land for a development, you are betting on what market rates will be two or more years from now when the project is finished. A lot can happen

This is what happens when you get jealous of someone that's doing something you know you're not capable of doing. You tell yourself they're lying to make yourself feel better. Anyone that knows me personally knows: 1. I don't sugarcoat things. Sometimes to a fault. I say

No, I did not work these hours with the assistance of Adderall or any other substance. All natural. The only substances ingested during this period of time were water and black coffee.

If you want an abandoned pickleball facility, many are coming available. And it’s only going to get worse. There are a lot of wealthy people that play pickleball. Pickleball courts were in short supply when the sport first started taking off. At the peak, it was almost

I’m not recommending anyone do this. In fact, for most people, it would make no sense. I’m sharing publicly what it’s like trying to scale a company. And sometimes, this is what it takes. Everyone should do what they want to do. I’m not here to tell anyone how to live. But I

It’s funny to see new, innocent commercial real estate agents get positive feedback from a prospect and think the deal is done, simply as a result of not yet having been punched in the mouth by the real world. Once you've been in the business for a while, you learn to temper

I got to the office today at 8 AM and left after 10:30 PM. That's 14.5+ hours of intense, focused work. No breaks except the restroom. No food. I was so locked in I forgot to eat, and I didn't want to stop the momentum when I remembered. I wasn't born with the ability to do

Attention to detail is critical in the commercial real estate business. When a construction bid comes back too high, you have to get in the weeds, figure out why it is so expensive, and find a way to get it down. When your ideal prospect says they are not interested, you have