Short posts from the desk. How NPI runs on AI.
Everything in the journal, newest first.
Short notes on the work. Deal diligence, PM evaluation, underwriting workflows, document review. The actual tools I use, with screenshots when they help. The Friday Letter is the one weekly piece. This is everything else.
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How I built a property management comparison dashboard in 30 minutes
Three PMs in Boise, a day's work each to evaluate the hard way. I asked Claude Code to build me a dashboard instead. The dashboard was running before my coffee was cold.
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Why the Wealthy Invest in Real Estate
Most high-income earners are told the formula is simple: work hard, save money, max the 401(k). Watch how the wealthy actually build wealth and you see a different pattern.
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What Is a Real Estate Syndication?
A plain-English explanation of the structure most accredited investors have never heard of, but that wealthy families, private equity firms, and insiders have used for decades.
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How Real Estate Creates Tax-Advantaged Income
Real estate is one of the few asset classes that lets you earn cash flow and show a paper loss in the same year. Why that works, and what the K-1 actually shows you.
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How You Actually Get Paid in a Real Estate Syndication
The mechanics of distributions, preferred returns, profit splits, and refi/sale proceeds. A simplified worked example showing where the money actually goes.
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