This is a short presentation that perhaps might be insightful - it’s an into to his “buy back your time” book and it sounds you’re at the level with your business that he talks about pain and the thought of selling: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=7PDn091o6_E

A few thoughts: first read “buy back your time” by Dan Martell which is something you desperately need to do, and if you don’t have a great executive assistant that book will help a ton. Then read “Who not how” by Ben Hardy and Dan Sullivan. You need more “who’s” like an EA and Director of OPs or General Manager to take a bunch of work off your plate and those books will help. Traction book is helpful as well as the EOS system but those I’d put as slower but great steps.

Lots of successful entrepreneurs have noted that their friends want them to be successful- just not noticeably more successful than they are. The more successful you become the less some of your your past friend group will be able to relate to you and frankly, your success, will make some of them feel bad about themselves and their own lack of success or action.

You seem to be trying to justify it - putting up trail cams - despite all of those who have experience and say don’t do it. So I’ll add mine to the list. My office is in an area of Phoenix where homelessness has been going up, luckily our customers don’t come to the office, they’re in other parts of the country.

However the women on my team have been harassed by homeless guys numerous time - flashing them, asking for sex, asking for $, walking around naked, crapping on the sidewalk. I’ve had to call 911 several times due to people having medical emergencies in the parking lot or having mental breakdowns and screaming at people.

It is 6:15 PM right now and I’m leaving my office, do you know why? Because it’s getting dark and even as a guy its not safe. As a business owner it sucks having to worry about the safety of your team, and having team say they’re nervous to come to work. My lease is up, so we’re moving. IMO your absolutely call crazy if you’re going to consider putting a business in an area like what you described. Do you really want to have an office where you have to pay for security? It’s already hard to find good team members, you’ll make it a lot harder if they’re in an area that they don’t feel safe, same for customers. I think it would be a horrible decision to invest significant money in such a location.