What Does a Property Developer Actually Do? (You Don’t Need to Be a Builder)
Most property developers are not builders. What a developer really does week to week, how many hours a project takes, what you can leave to the builder, and why your background does not matter.
Ep 276 – Not A Builder? Not A Problem. What Property Developers Actually Do
Most property developers are not builders. Bob Andersen and Hilary Saxton on what a developer actually does each week, how many hours a project really takes, what to leave to the builder, and why your background does not matter.
Where Property Developers Should (and Shouldn’t) Cut Corners
Saving money on a development is smart. Cutting the wrong corners is expensive. Where developers can safely save on design, consultants and finishes, and where the cheapest option ends up costing more.
Ep 275 – Cheap Decisions, Expensive Consequences: Cutting Corners in Property Development
Where should property developers save money, and where should they never cut corners? Bob Andersen and Hilary Saxton on design, consultants, finishes, builders, surveys, staging and feasibilities.
When Are You Ready to Start Property Development? Sooner Than You Think
Waiting for more money, more knowledge or a better market before you start property development? Here is what you actually need in place, which steps matter first, and the six things you do not need at all.
Ep 274 – You Don’t Need to Be Ready to Start Property Development
You don’t need to be ready to start property development. Bob Andersen and Hilary Saxton on what ready really looks like: why there is no perfect market, which steps matter now, building your team early, and how confidence is built one action at a time.
How Property Developers Make Decisions Under Uncertainty (and Take the Hits)
Nothing in property development is 100 percent certain. How experienced developers make the call anyway, when to walk away from a site, what to do when a builder goes bankrupt, and why confidence is built one step a day. From Bob Andersen and Hilary Saxton.
Ep 273 – Are You the Weak Link in Your Property Development?
Bob Andersen and Hilary Saxton on the skills that sit alongside the feasibility: making decisions when nothing is certain, taking the hits without catastrophising, leading experts you are not one of, knowing your own triggers, and building the confidence to act.
5 People Skills Every Property Developer Needs (That Never Make the Feasibility)
Property development is a people game. The five soft skills that decide whether a project gets finished: communication and listening, negotiation, relationships and trust, networking, and difficult conversations, with practical advice from Bob Andersen.
Ep 272 – The People Skills Nobody Puts in the Feasibility
Property development is a people game. Bob Andersen and Hilary Saxton cover the skills nobody puts in the feasibility: communication and listening, negotiation, relationships and trust, networking, and the difficult conversations, and how each one builds the confidence to act.