Brandon Rhoades

Real Estate Investor. World Traveler

[Brandon Rhoades @BRhoades10]

I’ve learned good communication isn’t about talking more.

It’s about leaving less uncertainty

[Brandon Rhoades @BRhoades10]

I used to think staying on top of my deals meant following up constantly.

[Brandon Rhoades @BRhoades10]

Now I spend more time setting expectations than asking for updates.

One clear conversation has saved me more time than hundreds of “Just checking in…” emails.

[Brandon Rhoades @BRhoades10]

I've learned to value optionality more than certainty.

The best deals rarely have one exit strategy.

They have several.

The more options a deal gives you, the fewer decisions you're forced to make.

[Brandon Rhoades @BRhoades10]

You’ll never be fully ready.

I used to think I needed one more book, one more conversation, one more month of preparation.

Looking back, the biggest lessons came after I started.

Action has been a better teacher than preparation ever was.

[Brandon Rhoades @BRhoades10]

One of the hardest lessons I’ve learned:

Being right and getting the outcome you want aren’t always the same thing.

Sometimes the best move is letting someone else feel like they won.

The goal isn’t to win the argument.

It’s to win the opportunity.

[Brandon Rhoades @BRhoades10]

One of the biggest lessons real estate has taught me:

Every deal has a timeline.

Most investors focus on price.

I’ve learned timing is just as important.

Knowing when to have the conversation is often more valuable than knowing what to say.

[Brandon Rhoades @BRhoades10]

For the longest time, I thought only the most experienced person in the room should be doing the talking.

Five years after leaving my W-2 for real estate, I’ve realized today’s impossible goal becomes tomorrow’s baseline.

It’s time to start writing about what I’ve learned.

[Michael Luo @AzianMike]

I got a cease and desist from DocuSign for my free SaaS.

A couple of months ago, I saw a tweet from @awilkinson: “I just found out how much we pay for DocuSign and my jaw dropped. What's the best alternative?”

Me being naive, I thought “how hard could would it actually be to build a DocuSign alternative?”

Turns out not that hard.

In about a weekend, I built a UETA and ESIGN compliant tool. And it was free. And it cost me less than $50.

So I thought I’d share it out for free. Tweeted (Xeeted?) a link out. Went viral. At the time, I was charging $0 for it. Completely free. Had a over a thousand users sign up on the first day. All is great right?

Until DocuSign sent me an email. That I’m “in violation of Docusign’s intellectual property”. For “disseminating false and misleading statements regarding Docusign”.

What?

I never stole anything from DocuSign or made misleading statements about DocuSign.

They basically got scared that I created a free e-sign tool.

So what did I do with my free side project with a legal budget of $0?

Continued building of course. Shipped new features. Made the free product even better. It’s crazy how I now have thousands of users on Inkless who love the product.

DocuSign - maybe next time it’s better to listen to your customers rather than sending cease and desists?

[Brandon Rhoades @BRhoades10]

What a joke. The state with #1 highest state sales tax in the entire nation is relying on incarcerated FireFighters and FireFighters from Mexico to solve their problems.. After reducing the LAFD budget by $17.6M.

[Governor Gavin Newsom @CAgovernor]

NEW: Firefighters from Mexico are en route to the #EatonFire — joining more than 10,000 personnel already on the ground.

California is deeply grateful for President @ClaudiaShein's support as we work to suppress the Los Angeles wildfires.

Our partnership and shared commitment to helping communities in need is greatly valued.

[Elon Musk @elonmusk]

This is insane

[Robert Griffin III @RGIII]

Please don’t share the video of Miami Dolphins WR Grant Dubose getting injured. Share this because we are all Praying for him and his family.

[Ted Cruz @tedcruz]

This…is…insane.

⁦@Google⁩ is engaged in active election interference.

They are gas-lighting the American people & trying to erase the attempted assassination of Trump.

[Brandon Rhoades @BRhoades10]

@VladTheInflator The dollar is so much weaker than it was, even pizza delivery guys have $40-60k sitting around in bank accounts these days. Seems nobody who is ominously bearish is addressing the amount of gun powder sitting on the sidelines if we see a 30% decline

[Brandon Rhoades @BRhoades10]

@skylarromines Maybe they take turns? You’re assuming gender has everything to do with why this is wrong in your eyes.

You’d walk away from your significant other and start a new life without him just to ensure you’d have to pick up after the dog every time?

[Brandon Rhoades @BRhoades10]

@jlawrence137 😂 brb buying the dip

[Brandon Rhoades @BRhoades10]

@jlawrence137 Let's go celebrate at Whiskey Row with a $Doge sign

[Brandon Rhoades @BRhoades10]

When life gets tough, take a second to remind yourself of all that you have to be grateful for.

It’s impossible to feel depressed and grateful in the same moment.

Keep crushing it

[Brandon Rhoades @BRhoades10]

@goddek This is all just a marketing stunt to divide people

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@dig_deeper1 Builder confidence is very low right now. Too much risk but if interest rates come down it could change things