September 22nd, 2026 Read and listen at isaacjfrench.com Read time: 5 Minutes Welcome to my weekly letter about building beautiful places that matter. I’m a dad building a life and livelihood rooted in faith, family, and hospitality. From inns to orchards, villages, and beyond -- these are my notes from the field. Let’s make the world better, one beautiful place at a time. Forwarded this email? Sign up here I don’t know where I live these days, or hardly even what I do. Two days after coming...
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June 30th, 2026 Read time: 3 minutes Welcome to my weekly letter about building beautiful places that matter. I’m a dad building a life and livelihood rooted in faith, family, and hospitality. From inns to orchards, villages, and beyond -- these are my notes from the field. Let’s make the world better, one beautiful place at a time. Forwarded this email? Sign up here A quick note: I’ve shared the Live Oak Lake story many times, but one part I rarely mention is the tax side. After the build,...
4 months ago • 3 min read
March 2nd, 2026 Read time: 4 Minutes Welcome to my weekly letter about building beautiful places that matter. I’m a dad building a life and livelihood rooted in faith, family, and hospitality. From inns to orchards, villages, and beyond -- these are my notes from the field. Let’s make the world better, one beautiful place at a time. Forwarded this email? Sign up here Something I think about: every design decision in a build is also a tax decision. The white oak cabinetry, the custom lighting,...
8 months ago • 6 min read
February 24, 2026 Read and listen at isaacjfrench.com Read time: 7 Minutes Welcome to my weekly letter about building beautiful places that matter. I’m a dad building a life and livelihood rooted in faith, family, and hospitality. From inns to orchards, villages, and beyond -- these are my notes from the field. Let’s make the world better, one beautiful place at a time. Forwarded this email? Sign up here A quick note: I’ve shared the Live Oak Lake story many times, but one part I rarely...
8 months ago • 5 min read
February 16th, 2026 Read time: 3 Minutes Welcome to my weekly letter about building beautiful places that matter. I’m a dad building a life and livelihood rooted in faith, family, and hospitality. From inns to orchards, villages, and beyond -- these are my notes from the field. Let’s make the world better, one beautiful place at a time. Forwarded this email? Sign up here Dear property owners: I’ve been working with my friends at RE Cost Seg on something I wish I’d known about years before I...
9 months ago • 4 min read
February 11, 2026 Read and listen at isaacjfrench.com Read time: 4 Minutes Welcome to my weekly letter about building beautiful places that matter. I’m a dad building a life and livelihood rooted in faith, family, and hospitality. From inns to orchards, villages, and beyond -- these are my notes from the field. Let’s make the world better, one beautiful place at a time. Forwarded this email? Sign up here Dear STR owners: If you’re looking for a property management software and you want the...
9 months ago • 4 min read
February 3, 2026 Read at isaacjfrench.com Read time: 5 Minutes Welcome to my weekly letter about building beautiful places that matter. I’m a dad building a life and livelihood rooted in faith, family, and hospitality. From inns to orchards, villages, and beyond -- these are my notes from the field. Let’s make the world better, one beautiful place at a time. Forwarded this email? Sign up here Dear STR owners: If you’re looking for a property management software and you want the best bang for...
9 months ago • 4 min read
January 27, 2026 Read and listen at isaacjfrench.com Read time: 15 Minutes Welcome to my weekly letter about building beautiful places that matter. I’m a dad building a life and livelihood rooted in faith, family, and hospitality. From inns to orchards, villages, and beyond -- these are my notes from the field. Let’s make the world better, one beautiful place at a time. Forwarded this email? Sign up here Dear readers, Today’s newsletter is a special one. It’s about 4x longer than usual, and...
9 months ago • 14 min read
January 20th, 2026 Read time: 2 Minutes Welcome to my weekly letter about building beautiful places that matter. I’m a dad building a life and livelihood rooted in faith, family, and hospitality. From inns to orchards, villages, and beyond -- these are my notes from the field. Let’s make the world better, one beautiful place at a time. Forwarded this email? Sign up here Helen, the boys, and I are down here in rural Mexico with some other family and friends from church, serving on the mission...
9 months ago • 4 min read
January 13th, 2026 Read time: 3 Minutes Welcome to my weekly letter about building beautiful places that matter. I’m a dad building a life and livelihood rooted in faith, family, and hospitality. From inns to orchards, villages, and beyond -- these are my notes from the field. Let’s make the world better, one beautiful place at a time. Forwarded this email? Sign up here I miss my grandpa Byron. He was a man unlike any I’ve known - imperfect like the rest of us, but truly great, and profoundly...
10 months ago • 4 min read