Essays

How to size a house without lying to yourself

Listings sell. Comps argue. These notes are for the hour before you write the offer.

A craftsman house at dusk

2026-08-26 · 8 min

The listing is not the deal

How to size an investment property without letting the photo package do the math for you.

A pool home at dusk

2026-08-26 · 7 min

The deal that looked clean

How a property that screens as a winner on a single number turns into a year of empty weeks.

A side-by-side duplex at dusk

2026-08-26 · 6 min

Two numbers on the same porch

STR and LTR are not brands. They are two occupancy plans for one set of rooms.