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#142 - Massachusetts Rent Control Is DEAD (For Now) + Is College Still Worth It?

July 14, 2026

Marc, Ray, and Dan open with a multifamily update on the Massachusetts SJC unanimously killing the rent control ballot measure over a religious-exemption technicality, pushing any reintroduction to 2028, before pivoting to the "Silver Tsunami" - the roughly 41% of America's eight million tradespeople expected to retire by 2031 and the massive labor shortage it's creating. From there, the guys dig into whether a traditional college degree still pencils out against trade school, weighing the ne...

#141 - The Pitfalls of Adaptive Reuse

July 07, 2026

The guys dissect adaptive reuse through Dan and Ray's 1874 mixed-use Amesbury building — a restaurant, three commercial spaces, and six residential units — unpacking why reviving a 150-year-old structure is far more demanding and unpredictable than new construction. They trade renovation horror stories and hidden surprises: asbestos waterproofing behind all four sides of the brick, three stacked layers of dropped ceiling floating with no structural support, charred-but-intact original timber ...

#140 - Selling Out Buildings Without Putting them on the MLS w/ Crystal Chieregatti

June 30, 2026

Guest Crystal Chieregatti of Choose Boston Brokerage joins for a fiery rent control debate, including Marc's contrarian case that if Massachusetts must adopt rent control it should be strict and immediate rather than a slow creep that scares lenders and equity capital into fleeing to Florida. The heart of the episode is a masterclass in selling new construction during the build. Branding each project like a mini-business, a Domino's-style "pizza tracker" website to keep buyers engaged after P...