This is expensive but you'll have a place to work and meet with people when you're in town that matches your online presence.

Now most people in CA do not feel $100K is a lot but to the rest of the US its a big chink of change. 

With inventory slightly decreasing in November, do you anticipate increased competition heading into the new year, or are higher mortgage rates keeping activity balanced?

For example:Second, under their "About us" link, click on "Management" and you'll see a "Meet the Team" page where there's the following photo/info for this James LaPushner fellow you mentioned (which says he was born in New Zealand):However, if you do a reverse Google image search on this photo, you'll find that it's posted on several other sites, including this one: https://planetaseminarov.ru/people/konstantin-baksht.htmlHere's a photo of him from this page:This page is written in Russian, but if you translate it, it says his name is Konstantin Baksht, he lives in Moscow Russia, and he is the owner and CEO of the international consulting company Baksht Consulting Group. 

I would look at people that are handyman over anything else, contractors will be used to getting more money and the amount you would pay them would either be too low, or the they would not conform to your work/company.

It’s about surrounding yourself with people who think big and act fast.

I am looking to speak to some people that are knowledgeable about the self-storage market in the Memphis area. 

I used Stacey Lancaster (she's pretty active on Bigger Pockets) and she was fantastic. 10/10 would recommend to a friend.

Most people would have ignored it—after all, it’s Christmas!

I know some good people that have went to dinner, had a couple of drinks, drove home, and got pulled over.