Hi All,
I just joined the forum last night, and I have to say that I'm quite impressed with the amount of information on this site and the willingness for people to help.
The reason for joining is to learn as much as possible about property development before I get started in a couple of years.
For the last 6 years I have been involved in developing in some form or other - previous jobs have been working at a building design office, civil design (stormwater and earthworks specialty), and have taken courses in building design. This whole time I wanted to get into developing property, it's what I feel I know best, and I find it quite enjoyable.
I'm currently at Uni studying Construction Management & Economics, with 2 years to go (hence 2 years until I can get loans and get started developing). I have also setup a small business where I consult to developers and builders to help with estimating, project management, construction management, etc.
So I have good experience with the building aspect, ie the practical side of developing, but I need to learn the economical side of things. This is where I hope to learn from you guys, and I should be able to help many of you with practical advice from the building point of view, as well as a few tricks depending on whether you're investing in development and/or rental markets.
I'm 24 so I feel like I should be getting started soon, but it's frustrating I can't get any loans until I have full time employment, even with my part-time business. Is anyone aware of any options to this?
What do you guys think about this approach?
I hope to talk to as many of you as possible during my time here and look forward to learning what I don't know, and teaching what I do.
Thanks,
Sam.
I just joined the forum last night, and I have to say that I'm quite impressed with the amount of information on this site and the willingness for people to help.
The reason for joining is to learn as much as possible about property development before I get started in a couple of years.
For the last 6 years I have been involved in developing in some form or other - previous jobs have been working at a building design office, civil design (stormwater and earthworks specialty), and have taken courses in building design. This whole time I wanted to get into developing property, it's what I feel I know best, and I find it quite enjoyable.
I'm currently at Uni studying Construction Management & Economics, with 2 years to go (hence 2 years until I can get loans and get started developing). I have also setup a small business where I consult to developers and builders to help with estimating, project management, construction management, etc.
So I have good experience with the building aspect, ie the practical side of developing, but I need to learn the economical side of things. This is where I hope to learn from you guys, and I should be able to help many of you with practical advice from the building point of view, as well as a few tricks depending on whether you're investing in development and/or rental markets.
I'm 24 so I feel like I should be getting started soon, but it's frustrating I can't get any loans until I have full time employment, even with my part-time business. Is anyone aware of any options to this?
What do you guys think about this approach?
I hope to talk to as many of you as possible during my time here and look forward to learning what I don't know, and teaching what I do.
Thanks,
Sam.