Buying Boring Apartments in the Midwest (vrec.com) • 3650 Units Acquired (w/LPs) • 32 Exits • Dad x 2 • Still Listens to Punk Rock • CRE & Investing Talk
Guys this is a PR masterclass.
You take the most viral moment of July 2025 and, instead of disaster control, make light of the situation and create the ultimate brand awareness.
Bravo.
Wife is out of town. On Dad duty.
Took boys to pumpkin patch for 3 hours.
Then stickers.
Then play-doh.
Then hot dogs.
Annnnnd I’m spent by 2 pm.
Kudos to the stay-at-home moms out there. This is ruthless work.
Been living with the new Lexus GX550 since trading in our cursed Tahoe for a few months now.
Takeaway: American automakers have a big problem on their hands.
The Lexus is faster. Better looking. Smoother ride. More capable off-road. Better sound system. Better tech. Better
I see people I know posting in despair about a “coup”.
I’m trying to understand what they’re reading or how they’re filtering information to come to that conclusion.
I’m thrilled that billions in waste is being exposed.
Is it simply that anything Trump adjacent is auto-rage?
Look, I wholly understand that Trump/Musk are not some people’s favorite characters.
I get and respect it.
But looking objectively at the facts, why are we outraged about anything other than the ridiculous waste and fraudulent use of our taxpayer dollars?
Isn’t that story #1?
We used to give wine/cider and tumblers to new residents at every move-in.
While it was appreciated, folks didn’t care all that much. Didn’t move the needle.
Today?
We give residents our very own custom maintenance buckets, instructions, and a fridge magnet defining “what is
Final note - the word “audit” was a poor choice.
I realize Elon and co. are not forensic accountants.
But it seems most of the stuff being discovered is easily accessed if someone just took the time to pore through the records, so I’m not sure a forensic accountant was needed.
Reminder - this was a 2023 Tahoe with 15,000 miles.
Not some 2007 Tahoe with 790,000 miles that ran forever on oil changes.
@GM has a crisis on their hands.
Final update on my Tahoe 6.2L engine failure saga:
So @GM has declined to help me with my twice-failed 6.2L Tahoe.
Engine blew on the highway the first time. Stranded w/ my wife and kids. Complete engine failure at 20k miles on a 2023.
Got truck back after 7 weeks. Then brand