Sam Parr shares his mental model comparing public equity returns against non-cash-flowing home ownership.
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Sam Parr bets money that fractional ownership startup Pacaso will succeed
“I'll bet you money that this company's wildly successful.”
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Sam Parr: Residential real estate barely beats inflation, returning 3.5% annually
“I believe the trailing hundred years, homes have grown something like three and a half percent a year, so they barely keep up with inflation, so I think homes are a wonderful place to Store value that keep up with inflation and they cause forced savings, but i…”
Insight
Sam Parr: Home inspections should be interactive platforms, not static PDFs
“Inspectors, but I've always wanted a more of a digital component for my home inspection. And then I was like, cause I thought about this idea a lot. And then I'm like, I wish I had this Alfred, hello, Alfred component where I could very quickly hire X vendors …”
Insight
Sam Parr: Marginal service upgrades create massive advantages in legacy industries
“I've always been fascinated by business like that, of which inspections is one of them. And I like to think of things like what's something that you actually use one time. If you just improve the service just a little bit, it actually could be a significantly …”
Disclosure
Sam Parr nets $5,000 monthly renting his Texas home to fund Airbnbs
“So I rent out my home in Texas to a long-term renter, typically for eight to 9000 dollars a month, And I, my fixed payment, including taxes, is like 4000 a month, and so I profit 5000 dollars a month, and I use that money to rent Airbnbs in New York.”
Disclosure
Sam Parr avoids doing business with friends to protect personal relationships
“I have like a rule. I generally, generally try not to do business with buddies because I'd rather have the relationship over like the outcome of what, whatever that is. So I actually prefer strangers because it's easier to like tell them I don't like what they…”