If you’ve been following the antics of young Danny O’Neill and myself, you’d know that it was due to my hasty decision-making skills that I narrowly escaped the yearlong hefty lawnmowing punishment sentenced by old Mrs. Bateman over the strawberry stealing incident.A few weeks later...
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When I was 7, I had an extraverted friend by the name of Danny O’Neil who came from a double-digit Catholic family that resembled a dodgy cricket team more than anything else.Anyway, being from a large Irish Catholic family, Danny knew a lot about shifty...
You’ve heard of Christmas in July. You know, another excuse for some Christmas cheer, presents, and a double portion of Christmas pudding (with brandy sauce of course).So, if we can have Christmas in July, why not New Year in July. No, not so we can...
Here's a tip for you:As developers, it is our duty to monitor costs and not pay one cent more than we need to. If not, it can easily chew chunks out of your profit.Other than paying sales commissions as a %, do not pay any...
Where you are and where you would ultimately like to be?Think back to the spice girl’s song ‘tell me what you want, what you really, really want’.When it comes to property, you want to be property developing, renovating or investing and that is in a...
A common question I get from someone looking to start their first development is “How much money (equity) will I need”?If it is a small project such as a duplex, you can use retail finance the same as when you bought your house.It varies from...
When it comes to success in property development, getting your finished product sold fast is super important. For a four-townhouse project where each townhouse sells for $800,000. Every extra day on the market costs over $300 on commercial bank interest rates.Selling product fast comes primarily...
Bliss – noun – supreme happiness. That’s right up there on my bucket list. I think I will target getting more bliss in my life. What about you? ‘Wedded bliss’ – now there’s a funny one. Bliss or blister. You can make a call on that one....
Most mornings when I wake up, I have a word in my head. Not just the usual words like coffee, hunger, breakfast (no, not busting). Yesterday I woke up with the word ‘tenacious’ in my head. I think that’s only mildly weird. I can’t say the...