Timmy wanted to run an alpaca farm.
Good news — with a Self-Directed IRA, he actually can.
Bad news — we now have to explain custodians to him.
Watch on YouTube audio.
#SelfDirectedIRA#CRE#CommercialRealEstate
Ahhh, the deal box. This is a recent term for me, and I think it’s an ironic turn of phrase for an industry that seems to value outside the box thinking.
Ever met someone who can coach CEOs, mother 7 kids, run marathons, and write a book in 4 days?
Mary Katherine Wathen makes the rest of us look like sentient laundry piles.
She joined us in vault—and it got deep (and hilarious).
🎧👇 links below
Powerful tools usually = steep learning curves.
Site To Do Business is no different.
But AI flips the script.
It makes the powerful easy.
Less “3-day training.” More “just tell it what you want.”
That’s not replacing brokers.
That’s making them superheroes. 🦸♂️
#CRE#AI#proptech@TimmyHartBarron@BoBarronCCIM
AI in CRE isn’t about replacing brokers.
It’s about replacing the 47 clicks it takes to find coffee shops in Owensboro. ☕️
Instead of “define your market” → “add POI” → “generate map”…
AI just says:
“You want the 15 coffee shops here? Boom.”
Less clicking. More thinking.
That’s the future.
#CRE#AI#proptech@BoBarronCCIM@TimmyHartBarron
Anytime you are pulling demand data, or supple for that matter, you have to start with the geography. And there are two buckets - formal and functional…
CI 102 = Market Analysis.
It’s where brokers learn to stop guessing and start predicting demand.
📍 Formal geography: State lines, counties, ZIP codes
📍 Functional geography: “3-minute drive time from this Taco Bell”
Mix in job data economic base analysis…
Now you know if your deal actually works here.
#CRE#CCIM#marketanalysis@BoBarronCCIM@TimmyHartBarron@ccim
Site selection used to be:
🤔 “Where do you feel like opening?”
Now it’s:
📊 “Give me your numbers… and the software spits out 76 exact locations that fit.”
Indianapolis, Chicago, Louisville — boom.
Data doesn’t lie.
Gut feelings do.
#CRE#sitedata#commercialrealestate@TimmyHartBarron@BoBarronCCIM
“Wait… isn’t this low risk?”
Sure — until someone stops paying.
But this fund?
💥 First lien position
🛡️ Sub–50% loan-to-value
📉 Zero defaults to date
🧯 Oh, and risk triggers in place before stuff hits the fan
It’s not risk-free.
It’s risk-managed like a grown-up.
#investing#realestate#riskmanagement@TimmyHartBarron@BoBarronCCIM
Financial freedom is cool.
But freedom of time?
That’s when the world starts to feel different.
Then comes:
🧠 Freedom of purpose
🫶 Freedom of relationships
📍 Freedom of geography
Money’s the key.
Time is the door.
Purpose is what’s on the other side.
#freedom#entrepreneurship#legacybuilding@BoBarronCCIM@TimmyHartBarron
You may have noticed we didn’t drop an episode this week.
There’s a good reason for this. We just had an incredible time Vancouver at the 2025 CCIM Fall Forum!
We will be back next Tuesday. Can’t wait to share some more with you!
P&L: “Here’s what happened to your money.”
Balance Sheet: “Here’s what’s left... today. For now. Until tomorrow ruins it.”
Together?
They tell the story of your business.
Separately?
They just gaslight you with numbers.
#CRE@TimmyHartBarron@BoBarronCCIM