Rossmanngroup Forums

"Why don't you just move?" I watched your vid on that and your reasons are completely worthwhile. I have some other thoughts and brainstorming to share that are totally off the cuff and possibly don't apply, but here it is.

"Why don't you just move?" Because you don't want your kids to grow up in the burning, riot-y cesspool of NYC, going to shitty high schools getting their asses kicked like you did, and

everything else you've weathered to date. I know you don't have kids. I haven't watched every single vid nor do I know shit about your personal life, but the grand total of 30 seconds of content related to your girlfriend that I've seen, my impression is you're serious about her. You're shopping for a house with her. I get an ambitious vibe from her. You're going to propose, get married, and have a family with this

ne. Yes, quality people/employees (brain trust, I call it) are difficult to find, but you can find them anywhere you go.

Expanding on that, your guy that learned hard drive recovery on his own time is the type that have passion and ambition that can help you transition out of there without losing your people. My point is you don't have to lose your people or what you've already built. This is totally abstract, but

what if a quality, ambitious person like that is someone you can elevate into some kind of high level manager or partner (essentially replacing you as the primary physical leading presence there) that can hold the fort while you establish your second Rossman Repair office in another state which will be your new physical home. Additionally with that transition to expand to a second location, some of your current NYC

brain trust might be interested in transferring with you because they're equally sick of NYC or just want something better.

I can tell you a 1500 square ft. home that's actually livable with no mold, leaks, etc. can be had all day long in places like Colorado, Oregon, Arizona, Texas (pretty much anywhere west of the Missisippi) for $150,000. I've looked at population density maps, lived most of my life west of the