Made it back from our recent trip to Belize. 

Here in Chicago, we've found some of our best contractors from other good contractors or investors; I've found the in-person meetups yield the best results, so maybe you can take a trip to Maryland? 

Unless I have to, I wouldn't make a 4 hr round trip, just because it's too time-consuming. 

ETC Dec 31, 2024 (yes, 1 month).I want at least 10 trips in 2025.  

Good luck on the trip!

I work a lot, probably more than the average W2, but we also travel a lot, at least 6 trips every year.So that's what's driving me, numbers on a screen are nice, but they are not fulfilling on a personal level.

If you cannot make the trip every week, then hire a Project Manager (like a retired GC) to be your voice in this process.

My son is based in Sicily, brother near Lucca, Italy; trips to France, Spain, Germany, Hungary, Austria, others.  

I would say that 80% of the Building Inspectors I worked with over the years (in SoCal) were on a power trip.

Quote from @Pat Aboukhaled: Chris, that’s a great question, and it’s one that tends to trip people up more often than you’d think.