PNW Property and Innovation Trends Summit, 2024
This event was about housing, investing, property management, and more. We learned a lot about upcoming trends in real estate, immediate concerns in the industry, and tips to sustain multi-generational businesses.
Topics Covered: Commercial Real Estate, Seattle Housing Trends, Housing Crisis, Rental Cap, Property Management, Real Estate, Housing Policy, Advocacy, Generational Wealth, Marketing
Conference Overall Ratings: Venue (3/5) - Food (2/5) - Speaker Content (3.5/5) - Networking Opportunity (3/5) - Likeliness to Return (5/5) —- more details below
Initial Conference Thoughts - Why Attend? This event sounded interesting and fun for a few reasons: I like the venue, construction/properties are fun to learn about, and it’d been a while since I’d been to a more large-scale event like this. I was excited to jump right in and learn what’s going on in the building world?
Photo Collage & Commentary
(Btw, no - I didn’t give a speech at this event 😁. I just thought it would funny to make that pic, so I took both pics separately. haha! Then photoshopped them when I got homeeee 🤓)
Notes from Conference—
SEATTLE AREA TRENDS
In the area, most multifamily homes are being built in Seattle and Shoreline.
Though the rent prices may finally start to slow down more than historic averages.
Monthly rent average is $2,100.
Annual rent growth is reaccelerating across the board. Anticipate a bit lower growth but still fairly healthy.
Skipping a few slides because running out of time.
I arrived late, so you know… but still, I thought it was really good how he was super aware of the clock. It was polite to everyone and self-aware.
Starting to see sales of homes down quite a bit.
A slowdown in construction - many proposals but hard to get things off the ground.
We are starting to see more balance in the apartment market.
Demand is strongest in urban and transit-oriented areas, as expected.
2025 we’re going to start to see the sales of family homes in the Seattle market. There’s a lot of interest.
“I’m out of time, 3 minutes till the next thing, but I’m always around for questions.”
This was really nice, they did a good job staying ontop of time at this event. I wonder if it’s an industry thing, cause everyone presenting was timely.
Event Comments:
During the break, lots of people found themselves wanting tea. One guy and I talked a bit, he asked aloud if he wanted tea, then eventually figured out he wanted Earl Grey. I joked he was smart not to get chamomile or he’d knock himself out at this event starting so early with that. He said definitely in combination with these peaceful speeches, you’d be asleep. Then we joked about how you should actually use this method as an alternative healing technique. Send insomnia patients to the most boring conferences you can find (depending on the patient’s preferences) - then have them drink tea and attend these calm speeches. Worse case you learn, best case you get the best sleep of your life!
BEST SMALL BUSINESS PRACTICES
When naming your business(es), keep your accountant in mind. Don’t make it complicated for your accountant.
Think about your tax structure from the start (sole proprietor, partnership, LLC).
Take classes on the legal aspect of your tax structure, seek your own legal and accounting advice.
Again, this is so tough and frustrating how inaccessible and hard-to-digest a lot of this stuff can be. It’s a lot of work and responsibility running a company! And then there’s so much to lose. 95% of small businesses fail. (I heard this at a conference - before I was a good note taker - all about small businesses). And most businesses only last 6-7 years. (You’ll hear that fact stated moments later in these notes…)
Death/Dissolution of LLC: If something accidentally happens, the courts can look at the document, and everything will be decided based on it. If you haven’t worked it out, the court is going to say something different. This is a critical partnership.
When everything is happy, figure out how you want to deal with things. It can be super helpful and easy if you plan ahead of time.
You can get your money in less than a week. You wanna be ready and be sure your funding sources can handle surprises.
How long do most businesses last? 6-7 years for a small business.
It’s the external factors you don’t expect, especially when working with partners.
You need to visit the Secretary of State and Department of Revenue to register your LLC.
Every year, file your annual report.
You can do a business search online and make sure it’s legit.
It’s your duty to understand your city’s laws.
Look at the city’s website and get help from local organizations.
Consider, as a leader - getting two phone numbers? Two phones? Forwarded calls? Voicemail? Things to think about as you possibly become a digital nomad, out of the office.
Use a different email for posting on Zillow or Craigslist (“information@abccompany”) - anything you can do to automate and streamline your business.
Your logo is your signature.
It’s important to always be upstanding and professional in all of your communications.
Do you need a website? It’s up to you.
Business cards? I don’t know many people still using those.
Logo shirt + pen:
Nowadays people want to know that you’re not a scammer. When you’re in a logo’d shirt, it will reduce the problems we have in today’s business.
Event Comments:
I like how she stopped to ask for questions. It actually made people ask questions mid-speech later on. I’ve not seen this often, but it worked really well for this group. Seems it was helpful for everyone. Really communal.
PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
You make money with the buy, but ultimately it comes down to your management.
What property software management do you use? There are MANY tools out there.
Run your business like a business. Use software that helps you do basic elements like bookkeeping and rent collection.
Using your bank as direct deposit for collecting rent can be very risky. Maybe you don’t want to go about this—better off using free or paid third-party apps.
It’s risky because your account number could be exposed.
Sometimes in printouts your balance might be listed.
Maybe the tenant makes the deposit, but it doesn’t show up, wrong account?
It can be hard to evict because they can put money in your account, and then you can’t evict them if you accept money.
Zillow has nice listings but “wouldn’t let it touch my books” for collection of rent.
Some might be great for listing, some aren’t great for other things.
Apartments.com - Do list through them but don’t do tenant screening with them, etc.
Automatic payment setup can be really complicated, but finally moving to take electronic forms of payment.
Event Comments:
The rooms aren’t the best for the panel. You cannot see the people talking from the back when you sit down. They need to be on a stage.
EFFECTIVELY TALKING TO LAWMAKERS
The way to win this is to help officials understand “this is for their community, not the landlord.”
Maybe you can find tenants to testify and speak up.
Set up individual Zoom meetings with lawmakers. Let tenants talk for 15 minutes—it’s very powerful.
Especially those on the majority party need to hear from real people about what is needed to protect tenants and know what they need to be protected from bad actors.
Landlord-Tenant Act (RLTA): The 1973 agreement expedited processes but is now under strain as municipalities add stricter rules.
The system has become punitive for landlords, and housing supply remains insufficient.
We’ll help you set up individual zoom meetings with lawmakers. Let them talk for 15 minutes to lawmakers. It is very powerful for lawmakers, especially those on the majority party, they need to hear from real people about what is needed to protect tenants and know what they need to be protected from bad actors. We need a tool to expodite the process to get peopel out who are dangerous or putting others safety at risk. In this area people can stay in their apartments up to 12 months because of the bills we have.
This was so cool to hear - and true, I guess… Why wouldn’t for any scenario if you’re truly passionate about it, you be able to find a way to sit down and tell your story for 15 minutes to policymakers. You’d need (I mean… hopefully) to realize the opportunity you have in front of you. So be prepared. Remember that advice? Be so prepared they forget they’re in a meeting.
When only the landlords say this, they try to talk to lawmakers, it’s not as effective as when tenants do.
These stories could move the needle. Connect the tenants with the lawmakers.
Highlight safety concerns, delays in evictions, and rising operational costs.
RENT CONTROL
“I’ll just be blunt, housing is broken on a legislative level. Our adversaries set out to break it, I honestly believe it. They made it incredibly cumbersome, they made it punitive to supply housing in Washington. A nd they haven’t provided enough housing in the past 50 years. The housing department is caught in a squeeze every year. :
I obviously loved this conversation, though I didn’t get the guys name or job… it was a panel of 4 lawyers. I loved how he was straight forward, it got all of them to open up. I think this type of honest open conversation is what people are here for and want more of. We want to see good change happen, we want to see progress happen. So much of life is sitting around, be like “what the heck?? how is it like this” which is exactly what this talk got into:
There’s not a single example where you can point and say that rent control solved anything
It doesn’t create any housing, it loses hausing - and guess what we’re in drastic need of: more housing! It creates a deadweight triangle, there’s not an economist in the world that would support rent control.
We have more evidence against rent control than we’ve ever had. We can have an academic discussion about rent control.
Under rent control, everyone gives a 7% rent increase every year or you can’t keep up.
This will increase too fast!
Rent control doesn’t even help the people we’re trying to help.
Historically, rent control has been beaten in Washington, but this year the fight feels harder.
I’ll be honest, I’ve done this worker the better part of my career. I used to be thin and good looking and had a spring in my step. Some of you in the crowd know me, remember those days for me? It was good. And I generally do not fail on the terms of self-esteem. And every year we would set out and we’d say we’d get rent control this year. I’d say “to hell they are!” And year by year we’d kill it. Normally I’m feeling pretty good going into the session. But I will tell you, this year, I’m afraid. I’m afraid because when I talk to some of my other industry folks, they have already given up the ghost. I run into peel and I say we need to negotiate a number. They say, “it’s over”. But I can tell you, rent control can be beat and must be beat. If we allow rent control at any level, it will be here permanently. No number will last long. If they come to you and say we’ll give you a 1000% cap, my answer is no. They will not hold that. For the last 10 years, every deal that was made, they’ve stabbed us in the back.
This is going to be hard for some of you to hear in the room: they don’t want you providing housing. If that’s not clear to you in the last 10 years of legislation, wake up.
I was like 👀😲 did you just say that outloud?? Get it!
If you’re not donating to your respective org’s defense fund, legal defense fund. If you’re not showing up when people need you at hearings, that’s on you. You’re not allowed to call me and ask what happened? I don’t know, weren’t you there?
This is the real deal this year, I need you, your spouses, employees - if you’re not donating and this thing passes, that’s on you. Because I started young, and spry, and had hair.
“At the end of the day, I agree with everything - and we’re going to beat rent control this year.”
We are the only state on the west coast that doesn’t have rent control and we have been the only one. We intend to stay that way. We’ve got an aggressive plan to win this year, and not just say “rent control is a terrible idea”
If implemented, rent control will likely be permanent and harm housing supply without helping tenants.
Evidence overwhelmingly shows rent control does not solve housing issues; it worsens shortages and rent increases.
Advocacy is critical: Donate to legal defense funds, attend hearings, and organize tenants to share their stories.
but… is this the way? I’m not sure donations are the best thing to say - unless you really research how that money is being spent. Though “showing up when people need” - yes! I think probably there are more ways… but asking people to give their money so much, when money is already so tight!! Come on. This isn’t an audience of overflowing wealth investors or something. This isn’t the most realistic advice to offer this audience.
We’ve been drafting bills for 6 months. We’ve never been this far ahead or organized. We have all of the groups who meet regularly to make sure that real estate is on the same page and we’re all working the same way. The real estate act of 2019 that tripled a lot of your expenses, it happened because real estate didn’t work together. We’re trying to make sure that doesn’t happen with rent control. We are working on advocacy and making it very easy for you. We are trying to make this easy for you to talk to lawmakers. The associations are all in sync.
LANDLORD LIABILITY
When we can’t get people evicted even if there’s abuse going on in your apartment
All of the costs have exploded
The government is increasing costs on you
Now you’re liable for criminal activity. If there is violence or crime going on in your building, that fault can lie on you.
The big white elephant no one is talking about is insurance. IF you watch Florida you can see the housing crisis because of insurance, and it’s creeping here.
Often repair requests are just a guise to drop coverage
This event was so spicy!! It was just like, boom - boom - boom out with the hits on policy. I was surprised and here for it. I am so glad to hear people speaking up… but we need change too. I’m glad people are pushing back and speaking up when they see stupid sh*t like this “guise to drop coverage”
New insurance commissioner was the chair of the senate housing committee who passed all the bills we dont like so much. But, good news, she’s no longer the chair of the senate housing committee.
Its unrealistic for small businesses to be able to do thorough DD when they’re understaffed and keep up with the opportunities that bigger businesses have. It takes serious time management.
Things are getting more and more complicated legislatively and operationally. You need to get involved with your respected associations.
Education is incredibly important because the laws are changing constantly
Event Comments:
Someone raised their hand: “I guess we’re taking questions now… Is it Q&A?” - “I guess it is now.”
LUNCH KEYNOTE
Housing Authority / Voucher Program
Open 9-4, Monday - Thursday, “on Friday, we’re at home”
Just makes me think how everyone says the timeline of things getting done is the biggest holdup. What would it look like if services like this were open 6 days a week? What types of companies would really help speed up this process if they’re open 6 days a week instead of 4. Seems this could help?
During her speech… I never found a moment to take notes. I just felt it was a bit hard to keep up with and the audio was really poor. It was hard to hear. And then its just felt like she was reading an instruction manual more than providing helpful info. She just gave the step-by-step of a process she’s involved with. Only 10 minutes too.
- But actually, a 10 minutes speech in the middle of lunch is really smart and cool. It breaks things up and makes the lunch better use of time. You have an excuse to stand up or talk to new people. You can talk about the speech as an icebreaker for whoever you’re next to. Just smart for networking sake to have that short presentation, it surely added value to someone (even us, bring up this 4-day vs. 6-day prioritizing), and then carry on and appreciate the rest of lunch. It’s smart.At lunch I overhear people talking about their meetings. A 9:00 meeting, 10:00… it reminds me of a speech I went to last week, where (I dont think I even wrote this down) she said she no longer takes 1 hour meetings. Instead, 45 minutes at most. I think this is so interesting. You probably could cover the same amount of info in 45 as 60… then you have that extra time to yourself or to recharge or prep. I just hear these people talking about how they feel their schedule is overloaded, and it reminds me of that solution someone had said the other day. At the same time, when you’re an employee of someone else, idk if you can pull that off… telling your boss, “sorry, I don’t take 1-hour meetings”… yeah right. But, maybe you could propose it to them in a strategic and thoughtful way. It’s worth not giving up on, this idea.
TALKING TO VENDORS
It was fun walking around and talking to all of the tables. I spent probably an hour talking to everyone and gathering information. It is fun to talk to people when you are not looking to sell something. I introduced myself as someone who was looking to collect info for a friend, not in the industry. This made people very kind and sorta talk to me in a “newbie’s” approach. And I explained to people how I was there to gather info about the home building process - and actually those who didn’t have something I could help with usually wanted to talk more. They wanted to know what I do. I mostly just said I was there for a friend. It’s hard to define my job at the moment. As I’ve said - it’s this strange unknown transition period I’m personally dealing with in my professional life. So, I dont enjoy introducing myself to people too much - explaining my job.
While talking to different vendors, I had an awkward interaction with Washington Federal Bank. Okay. So, idk which was better to say, but that’s what I ended up saying haha. I really got stumbled. Cause I was walking with my head down from table to table, then got surprised by them and they instantly initiated conversation. I had sorta a word vomit. But, all of that ties to the complications above too. I’m pretty sure they’re using their mascot character “Walt the Vault” possibly illegally (because of another company I know of, owning the trademark). And also I saw a YouTube video recently by AMC Biggums where he showed data on how Washington Fed is very close to failing and may go bankrupt soon, one of the top most likely to collapse banks in the entire nation! Because they’re insanely over-leveraged in commercial properties. I’m like “how are they affording this event? And everything? But.. they’re banks, they have money, for now”.
MULTIFAMILY HOUSING
“Multifamily homes are essential for a sustainable economy.” The more we can make multifamily homes, the more we can make rent sustainable.
Seattle is slowly transitioning to more multifamily zoning, but large developments remain tough.
Townhomes and small for sale projects are going to be easier to get approved
Short-Term Dip: New starts are declining due to approval timelines (2 years to entitle, 2 years to build).
So we are about to go into a period where there’s not going to be a ton of new development and its going to make existing rental stock valuable
What we’ve been suggestion to owners is to improve the quality of your unit. We’re seeing rent growth so with a better producft on the market you can take advantage of the increase in rent.
Costs to build, interest rates, and capital availability impact feasibility. Look for value-add opportunities as interest rates stabilize.
Legislature is impacting the time it takes to bring new units to market (approvals) and soft costs of having architect go back and revise the plan… paying architect, carrying the land/opportunity… all of these things are increasing the cost of building housing… which then increases the cost of housing
If you can build homes more quickly it will answer
Cost of Capital, Rent Trends, and Cost to Build impact feasibility or not. Developer wants to hit 6% on costs, the 16% IRR. The money market can pay 5%, why bother with all of this? Figure out the value add in a large building with a value add
We will see new investors doing this over the next few years.
Watch for rent growth and interest rate stabilization - then buckle up
Values are taking a short-term hit, long term outlook for our region is still very positive
To maintain value, focus on the financial performance
THE BUSINESS OF FAMILY BUSINESS
INVOLVEMENT FROM A YOUNG AGE
Raised from a very young age
One Christmas my father gave me a McDonalds uniform.
“Maybe you can own a franchise one day”
I taught the kids these habits from a very young age.
If we see trash out front of our property, we clean it up. “This is how we eat”.
Drive around to the properties, check them out.
Really get to know the residents.
She wanted to share a funny story but her kids told her not to. “Read my book!”
“I want to see that vibrancy come back into our city. That’s why we invest in it because we believe in it.”
“Create generational wealth by changing your narrative.” - Dana Frank… “Get up and Get on it” a black entrepreneur’s lesson on creating legacy and wealth.
3rd generation family business
Everyone can change their narrative to become wealthy
Who was the fire starter in your family? The first person to pick up the baton and start the relay?
A fire starter is born with passion, vision… won’t accept the life of paycheck to paycheck, waiting for social security. Fire starters aren’t born with a silver spoon or trust fund. They speak out and test the unfair. They help the marginalized also get their share. Tenacity grit and grind. DNA of beauty and class, wise determined and strong. My parents are my best teachers giving me lessons I’m blessed to learn. Success is if you try. If you don’t try you have no one else to blame. How bright will you burn your flame?
“Stay in your lane, there’s less traffic”
My father looked at his friends waking up at 2, 3, 4am working on the assembly line and coming home with hardly enough money to put a meal on the table. This is not what he envisioned, he was a budding drummer. He and his friends got into a van and moved away as far as they could. He arrived here in the PNW and got busy. He enrolled in classes at the university, and went to work playing drums at the jazz clubs. He lied about his age. Then he’d have a free day and put “available for hire” in his van and wash windows in buildings. Even though he hadn’t been hired, management felt like they should pay him,
One night at the venues he was playing in, someone said they had a home for sale nearby up on a steep hill. At 18 years old, he struck a deal and paid off the downpayment. Taught drum lessons and chauffeured. To make the $48 pay, he subdivided the house and rented out rooms to the fellow students at the univeristy.
He was playing drums for a beauty competition and saw his mother looking absolutely fantastic on stage. She wiped out all competition and the fire starter saw the fire starter.
Since 11 years old her mother had been working. Every job you could think of.
When his parents got together, they bought a property every year.
Today I’m a proud steward of my parents work. Only 12% of family businesses take it to the 3rd generation:
REAL:
RESEARCH: the most important endeavor - what’s the research? Walking core? How big are the bedrooms (can they be turned into two?)
EXPAND: expand your network. My network is my net worth. Through clubs I’ve received business partners. Networking, volunteering, life-changing connections. Expand your network. You will find partners with money who own businesses. They’ll put up money and you do the labor. Expand your network, it’s the most powerful tool in the treasure trove.
AMPLIFY INJUSTICE: a closed mouth does not get fed. Growing up, I had to put picked on banks to amplify the injustice of redlining. It still happens to this day. This past June, 2024 - a great doctor bought her home in Virginia Beach. When she arrived to pick up her keys, “we have a problem, I didn’t realize you were black. I can’t sell you my home. She took it to the 168,000 social media network and got her home”. It’s so important we amplify injustice no matter what.
LEVERAGE: leverage the relationships you’ve made by expanding your network. Don’t be afraid to talk to banks. After 30 years my parents got divorced. In 1990 we were facing a recession where our properties were being run to the ground. Every bank was telling us to sell, instead we took the banker to lunch. Then we demanded to speak to the president. Then we asked to not make payments for a year while we reinvested and upgraded the property. It was granted.
WOW! What a story!!
“You’re going to fall down, but when you get up - get up on it! That’s the title of my book.”
😂 I want to make more titled things so I can refer to them in speeches like this. That was good.
I love how she told all this stuff and then caught up on all of her slides with pictures later on, too. It was like she gave the entire presentation/speech, then remembered to show all the pictures - though it was maybe intentional cause it actually worked so well. You heard the full story then saw pictures later, looking back at like old friends/memories almost, cause you heard the whole story by then. Saw pics of her mom, etc.
Engage your children early and often about the family business. Work ethic can and should start early. When my children left the hospital, in their carseat, we went to show apartments. It starts early. It has to become just a part of life.
Allow each family member to take charge of the area of their expertise
Seems she didn’t exactly plan out her speech. She said, “want my kids to speak?” No? Um (and then starts to read random parts of her book). Her kids are at the table behind her.
After reading some of her book, someone in the audience asks a question:
Her husband lives in Nashville, she has properties in Scottsdale Arizona. (This is the second family I’ve heard of this WEEK who lives between here and Arizona, lol!)
Mom helps out, 92, still very active and address whats urgent each morning.
HOW DO YOU HANDLE DISAGREEMENTS?
As the kids, look at the lessons provided and then read and research.
What is happening out there? Our generation (younger) were more in tuned with technology elements. Seven decades of work, tons of arguments.
All of us have very different perspectives on where we’re headed, but we recognize we are working towards one common goal: supporting our family.
We look at each family member and look at why they believe so strongly in their cause.
Stay in your lane. Do what you do best, best.
WORK ETHIC
Why are we so diligent and passionate? We are in the community. We all live here, we are involved. We want to see other people succeed and grow. We have longterm success stories of people who live with us for decades. We can support them to achieve their longterm goals.
Outsource accounting for some of the bigger stuff, but mostly own accounting (picking up checks personally) and managing. We are still very pen and paper friend, not too caught up on modern technology.
Like that it allows the 1-to-1 relationship with tenants to be so successful
We drive around to properties daily and they see us on holidays, weekends, everything in between. It’s all we’ve ever known.
Apartments with 20-50 units is the sweetspot
Our maintenance guy goes every morning to whatever’s needed
We go walk the halls every day.
Trusts set up to hold money… multiple trusts for each generation of the business.
“I want to see that vibrancy come back into our city. That’s why we invest in it because we believe in it.”
Event Comments:
I like how she lists herself as a mother and daughter . I never see people say that.
She pauses her speech to get started as people come in. But you know that people are coming into your speech late, so just let it go. But instead she waited for everyone to be sitting down (this will never happen and now she’s running 7 minutes late)
TRAVEL ROUTE
Without a car, how do you I travel?
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My daughter is left happily at daycare and I head out from there to jump on the bus to the subway.
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Take the bus to the subway, then the subway right into downtown. This part takes about 30 minutes, then you can walk to the Convention Center from Westlake Station downtown in under 10 minutes.
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It’s easy to travel the same way you got there. But for my last step, I walked home instead of waiting for the bus. Sometimes it takes less time - today it saved me a few second (I saw the bus pull up right as I got home) but it was good to get the fresh air/exercise :)
Conference “Overall Rating” Further Elaboration:
VENUE - 3/5
Room for Improvement: This convention center is so fantastic for large-scale events. However, this event only took up a small part of two floors… so it almost felt like way too big of a venue for this size event. I think that they could have picked a different venue and saved a lot of money (idk the finances of anything like this) but it felt like too much space for not enough attendees. I could see the name tags at checkin (so see how many people didn’t show up) and it couldn’t have been more than 100 name tags. My point: not that many more people were signed up to attend… so it’s not like they would have packed this place. It may have been much more cost effective to setup this event in a smaller venue like a hotel or something smaller.
FOOD - 2.5/5
Room for Improvement: Food was described as a “boxed sandwich lunches” and it was just that. A huge dealbreaker on sandwiches is the bread, this bread was so lame. It just makes the sandwich squishy. Then they gave quinoa and an apple. If you’re like me: sketched out by apple peels, this is not an easy to eat lunch. And if you’re not sketched out by apple peels, just do more research. Lol. So, this lunch was a cheap letdown. I think they could have cut costs on the venue size and put a bit more into the food. At least improve the bread for the sandwiches. Also, there was only tea/coffee available for the first half of the event. That’s lame and unnecessary. Let people have nice drinks throughout + a drink to take home.
SPEAKER CONTENT - 3.5/5
Allow me to Elaborate: The speeches were really nice cause they were all under an hour - so they were focused and purposeful. There were three speeches at a time to choose from, so some I attended half/half strategically. It was o much information you just couldn’t get to it all. There was plenty of time between the speeches too, so the Q&A could run over. The keynotes had some issues, the first one I adored but people at my table complained that the info was too niche (it was local to Seattle data, and they were from out of town). Then the lunch keynote didn’t ever catch my attention, but it was a smart addition to the schedule, from a broad-view perspective.
NETWORKING OPPORTUNITIES - 3/5
Room for Improvement: Networking was possible. There was a lot of time left to socialize with people and plenty of places to do it, however it wasn’t effortless. It was easy to wander the event anonymously.
LIKELINESS TO RETURN - 5/5
Allow me to Elaborate: Definitely. This event was full of interesting information and it was fun to walk around talking to vendors. I loved how many different speeches there were and your time was totally used well, learning a lot while here. There was so much to attend. I could see this type of event being useful in the future, if I get more into large scale properties, developing parks or playgrounds (yeah right, but still a dream I have and I’m kinda working to make it possible, so let’s see). This event was full of valuable information, speeches, and connections. It’d be great to return to - even if just simply to learn.
Kelly’s Remaining Questions:
How will these companies respond if conditions continue to get worse for housing?
What are some ideas they have on how we can improve the “housing crisis” throughout the USA?
What is the main cause of the housing crisis?
In what ways are landlords struggling the most right now? How could they best be supported?
How much business did vendors get from buying tables at this event?
What types of services are in the biggest demand lately (of the vendors there?)
Until next time, I wish you the motivation and success to search for opportunities around your area. Search and explore: Who is out there giving talks? There are new things happening all of the time.
Find relatable or interesting topics you like and check them out! Maybe even something hosted at a cool venue, if there’s no other reason to go. Let’s see what you can learn and discover not too far from home. 😊
