Notes
Field notes on the marriage of AI and real estate investing: deal sourcing, RV park research, underwriting support, seller follow-up, portfolio operations, and the operator stack that keeps humans in charge of the calls that matter.
- Real Estate
Why I Prefer Seller Financing Even When I Could Pay Cash
Paying cash can feel safe, but seller financing may be stronger when it preserves capital, protects the structure, and lets the seller win too.
- Real Estate
The RV Park Underwriting Checklist I Would Use First
The first-pass underwriting checklist I would use before spending serious time on an RV park acquisition.
- Real Estate
How I Think About Seller Financing for RV Parks
A practical framework for seller financing in RV park investing, including why it exists, what terms matter, and what can go wrong.
- Real Estate
My RV Park Buy Box for a First Acquisition
A practical RV park buy box for a first acquisition, including price range, site count, occupancy, seller financing, NOI, and red flags.
- Real Estate
Bonus Depreciation and RV Parks in 2026
A plain-English look at why bonus depreciation makes RV parks interesting in 2026, and the tax questions I would confirm before closing.
- AI Strategy
What Does an AI Implementation Consultant Do? (And Do You Need One?)
Most business owners trying to integrate AI end up with a pile of tools, a few partial automations, and a growing list of things to fix later. An AI implementation consultant is not a vendor. It is the strategic operator who turns your AI investments into systems that actually run.
- AI Strategy
How to Integrate AI Into Your Business: A Step-by-Step Guide From Someone Who's Done It
I have integrated AI across three businesses simultaneously, and I can tell you that most small business owners are approaching it backwards. Here is the framework I actually use, mistakes and all.
- AI Strategy
AI vs Hiring: How I Decide What to Automate and Who to Hire
The question I get from almost every business owner I talk to right now is some version of: should I hire for this role or try to automate it? I have built AI-native operations across three brands with a combined team smaller than most five-person startups. Here is exactly how I think through that decision.
- AI Tooling
Claude Code Crashed and Took 12 Conversations With It. Here Is the Tool I Built.
I run Claude Code across 16 active conversations on any given workday. One iTerm crash used to mean 30 minutes of finding which session UUID belonged to which project, before I could get back to actual work. Now it is one command. Here is how it works and how to install it.
- AI Strategy
Business Owners Can't Afford to Spend All Day Organizing AI. Here's the Fix.
I spent four hours one Tuesday afternoon debugging a single AI workflow instead of calling a lead I had been meaning to follow up with for two weeks. That afternoon taught me more about AI's real time cost than any case study I have ever read.
- AI Strategy
AI Still Needs Human Expertise to Work, and That's Actually the Opportunity
After building multi-agent AI pipelines across three brands, I can tell you the honest truth: AI does not run itself. The business owners winning right now are the ones who treat human expertise as the steering wheel, not the backup plan.
- Real Estate
RV Park Investing in 2026: Bonus Depreciation, Cash Flow, and My Buy Box
RV park investing in 2026 may offer bonus depreciation, seller financing, cash flow, and affordable-housing tailwinds. Here is my buy box and why I am pursuing the asset class now.
- Real Estate
What I Actually Underwrote Before Paying $825,000 for a Charleston STR
Before closing on a downtown Charleston STR, I underwrote five specific things that most buyers miss. Here is how I evaluated a short-term rental in Charleston's STR overlay district, why the review history was the real asset, and what surprised me after closing.
- AI Strategy
Two Clients Replaced Our Agency With AI — Here's What I Learned
After scaling a marketing agency to 7 figures and a 15-person team, two client calls about AI-powered Meta ads tools forced me to confront how quickly the old model was already changing.
- AI Strategy
Why Every Company Needs AI Systems and Agents Now
Q1 2026 made one thing clear: AI is no longer a side experiment. Companies that do not build AI systems and agents into sales, marketing, and operations will fall behind.