Eric Piccione

House Hack or Vending Route First? What I’d Tell My Younger Self

I've house hacked and I've run vending machines. What each one really gave me, what it cost, and why the…

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Getting Past the Front Desk: How to Reach the Person Who Runs a Hotel

A hotel is an owner, a management company and a brand under one sign. How I'd find the general manager,…

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Ten Grand, Two ATMs, and the Money That Never Leaves the Box

What $10,000 really buys in an ATM business: two machines, a cash float that earns nothing, and a 90-day test…

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Getting Into Apartment Buildings on a Small Budget: What Each Door Really Costs You

Four cheap ways into multifamily, from an FHA house hack to $10 REITs, ranked by what they really cost you:…

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Should You Borrow $5,000 for a Vending Machine? The Debt Test I’d Use

After paying off $62,000 of debt, here is the test I'd use before financing a $5,000 AI smart cooler: net…

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Finding the Person Who Can Say Yes: How to Get a Business Owner’s Contact Info

A great pitch to the wrong person is wasted. How to find a business owner's contact info from free sources,…

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Every $10 Subscription Is a $120 Liability: My Rules for a Lean One-Person Business Stack

Five rules for keeping a one-person business's software lean, the 2026 prices of the tools worth paying for, and the…

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Everyone Wants a Storage Facility. Here’s the Ladder I’d Climb Instead

Self-storage is recession-sturdy and low-labor, but a facility costs millions. The ladder I'd climb by budget, from a rented garage…

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Cold vs. Heat: I Read the Studies the Way I Read a Financial Guru’s Pitch

The dopamine and sauna longevity headlines, checked against the original studies: who was studied, what was measured, and what I'd…

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Quarters Are Slow Money: Coin Counters and the Real Hourly Math of Coin-Op

Four hundred quarters make $100. The hourly math of a coin-op route, when a coin counter pays for itself, and…

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