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The latest from Taking It Apart: 25 years managing projects and IT organizations taught me to take apart what a vendor claims before signing. Same now with businesses and multifamily deals. $225,000 of my money in first. I write the diligence down so you can run it before you sign.
The answer wasn’t more people, more software, or working harder. It was understanding the workflow, finding bottlenecks, and asking better questions.
Why advertised SDE, lender approval, and an attractive multiple can still produce a cash-starved acquisition.
I had a signed LOI for a $1.5 million company.
This deal went from 92% occupancy at closing to 54% occupancy.
How to underwrite a multifamily deal step by step: the framework, the metrics that matter, the mistakes that kill returns, and the 2026 operator's toolkit.
AI is making real decisions inside real businesses every day. A plain-language look at where AI helps, where it hurts, and how small businesses should use it.
If you run a small business, you've wondered: will AI make me obsolete? A straight answer based on what we're seeing across real estate, healthcare, and more.
Most owners think of technology as a cost. Used well, it's one of the fastest ways to add revenue to a small business. Here's how, in plain language.
Buying a profitable small business is one of the best wealth-building paths in 2026. A plain-language guide to finding deals, vetting them, and closing one.
Every business has that one spreadsheet nobody wants to touch. How to tell when it's time to replace it, what it's costing you, and how to do it safely.
I've deployed remote-work technology since the late 1990s, from Citrix onward. What actually works, what doesn't, and 25 years of lessons for 2026.
Search has changed and most small businesses haven't caught up. A plain-language guide to SEO, AEO, and GEO: what they are and how to win at all three.
Automating everything at once is the fastest way to automate nothing. Here are the five workflows almost every small business should automate first, and why.
Almost every owner has bought software that didn't deliver. Here's a plain-language framework for choosing business software so you stop getting burned.
