We have a tenant that does not have the power bill in their name and now they are not paying the power bill or the rent.

At an ARV of $1,600,000 80% LTV is $1,280,000Which equates to $6.4 million dollars worth of leveraged buying power assuming a 20% down.

Simple things like “turn on the TV” generate far more messages with guests than it should because somehow the cable box and the TV power states get out of sync and they can’t figure it out (despite the fact that they get one universal remote to use).

I go back to the late 90s and think about the “cast of characters” ie companies that dominated the valley then, all or most have vanished but the valley has grown 10x more relevant and powerful as newer and more innovative companies have come in.

I do believe in the power of cities coming back to life once the pandemic effect is over which could be 2-3-4 years .. hence my interest in sfo .

Cynically, I also think that the most ambitious employees will want to be in the office where they can cozy up to the powers-that-be and brown-nose more effectively.And, to the extent that people want to be in the office, Covid may be the moment when people realize that the open-plan office is a great failure and a destroyer of productivity, not to mention a spreader of germs.  

A few for example that I would priortize (for local sites) over soliciting backlinks would be: A) Google Reviews - This is one of the easiest and most powerful way to build your local SEO rank.

AI review about 1,000 retail properties a week for clients.A buyer can underwrite whatever they want but if someone is calculating NOI at 25% reduction for center you would get laughed at hysterically.

@Tomas Piano , @Erick Esquivel , I just made this post for DACA, check it out and lmk what you guys think: https://www.biggerpockets.com/forums/49/topics/843806-daca-dreamers-rei-i-am-planning-to-make-a-whatsapp-chat

Don't give them that power.