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Why You Should Take Messy Notes

Research is something that I’m personally passionate about. Although I’m admittedly not great at intentionally refining my process, the amount of research and learning I do online has helped me create a rough framework for my process.

I go into my research process expecting that it will be messy before it comes together - I also accept the fact that there may not be a conclusive answer or solution to my questions and that it is an evolving process that involves raw data consumption and copious note-taking.

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How I Started Bay Modular, Part 2

I’m bullish on multi-generational housing as the catalyst to counteract the growing homelessness in America’s urban centers. By creating a housing solution that promotes multi-generational living and cohabitation, we stand to assist families with short-term financial troubles by bringing parents and children home, while also providing the roadmap for a long-term increase in housing stock. An increased supply of housing such as attached and detached additions, will bring the cost of rentals down and opens opportunities for workers in critical, low-paying jobs such as education, healthcare, and trades, to live closer to the places they work.

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From Oakland to Ventura, Our First Socal ADU

They say “when the going gets tough, the tough get going,” and I agree, but perseverance is only one element of success.

Work hard, yes, but work smart, best. We should learn to rely on the decisions and systems we’ve made along the way to support us in challenging scenarios. The hard work we’ve done in the past should set us up for success in the future.

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