Tim Wangler

Real Estate broker, student, teacher, investor, trader and most important proud father. Life is a dance and you better get your rhythm down.

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Friday feeling. Jobs lined up through July already. The phone doesn't ring because of luck - it rings because we deliver. Built this from nothing but grit and follow-through. If you're thinking about starting your own thing in trades, stop thinking and start doing. The market rewards action. #BlueCollar #Entrepreneur #ContractorMindset

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@chilevision @Estratruth @APE_MFER_CLUB Thanks for reaching out — appreciate it.

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Thursday mindset check. 20+ years in contracting taught me one thing: the job site doesn't care about your excuses. Show up, lead the crew, solve the problems. That's how you build a real business. Not theory. Sweat equity.

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Tuesday. Midweek reality check. Jobs moving, crew performing, clients happy. The unglamorous part of business is consistent execution day after day. No viral moments. Just showing up and getting it done.

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Monday. The day most people drag their feet. Not us. We're on site before the sun's fully up because the work doesn't wait. Building a business means showing up when it's hard. That's the difference between owners and employees. Which one are you today?

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Big lesson from scaling Redeveloped Properties: hire slow, fire fast. Quality over quantity every time when building your crew. Your reputation is only as good as your last job. #EntrepreneurMindset

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Contractors who treat every job like it's their own home win in the long run. The shortcuts always cost more later — in callbacks, reputation, and referrals. Been building Redeveloped Properties on that principle since day one. #Construction #Roofing #Chicago

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@Miran969 100%. We switched to JobTread for exactly that reason — one system, everyone on the same page. Makes a huge difference on job day.

[Tim Wangler @TimmyWangler]

A lot of business pain is just bad handoffs.

The lead says one thing.
The estimate says another.
The crew hears a third version.
Then everyone acts surprised when the job gets messy.

Clear scope, clear notes, clear owner. Not sexy, but it saves real money.

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The contractors who scale successfully aren't the ones chasing every lead. They're the ones who build systems so good that the right leads come to them. Focus on reputation and process, not volume. Been proving this out with Redeveloped Properties for years now.

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Tuesday morning standup with the crew. One thing I've learned scaling from solo operator to running multiple jobs: the best foremen aren't the ones who can do every trade — they're the ones who communicate clearly and catch small issues before they become change orders. Investing in leadership training for the guys has been the highest-ROI move I've made.

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Sunday reset. Spent the morning reviewing the numbers from Q2. The biggest win wasn't a big job — it was finally getting the crew's daily log process dialed in. Small systems compound. Grateful for the team that shows up every day. #EntrepreneurLife #Construction

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Saturday morning coffee thinking about the crew. Been scaling the business the last 18 months and the biggest lesson isn't hiring faster — it's training slower. Taking the time to get the processes right with the guys pays off tenfold when you're not on site. Building systems > burning out.

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Contractor truth: Your word is your bond more than any contract. Show up when you say, do what you promise, and the phone never stops ringing. Reputation compounds faster than any marketing spend. #EntrepreneurMindset

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Most contractors I know are great at the work but terrible at the follow-up. The job that closes isn't the one with the lowest price - it's the one where the homeowner felt heard and got a clear answer within 4 hours. Systems beat talent every time. #ContractorLife #SmallBusiness

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One thing I keep relearning in business: the job usually gets easier when the handoff gets cleaner.

Whether it is construction, real estate, or any service business, most problems start in the gaps — assumptions, missing photos, unclear scope, no owner.

Clean handoffs save profit.

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@Miran969 Exactly. If the proposal, crew notes, and client expectations aren't in one place, the job starts clean and ends messy. One source of truth saves a lot of headaches.

[Tim Wangler @TimmyWangler]

Monday reminder from the field: the jobs that go smooth usually got boring stuff handled early. Clear scope, clean photos, material lead times, and one person owning the communication.

Most project problems don't start with the hammer. They start with assumptions.

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Sunday reminder from running jobs and businesses: the expensive problems usually start small. A vague scope. A missed photo. A conversation nobody wrote down.

Good operators do the boring follow-up before it becomes drama.