Are you the weak link in your Property Development? Decisions, Setbacks and Confidence | EP 273

Property development is a process, but woven through it are the skills that make the process happen: making decisions when nothing is certain, leading a team of experts, knowing your own triggers, and building the confidence to act. Bob Andersen and Hilary Saxton pick up where last week's people-s…

The Best People Skills In Property Development | Ep: 272

Property development is a people game. Negotiation, conflict, getting people on site, keeping a builder onside. None of it appears in the feasibility, and Bob Andersen and Hilary Saxton argue it decides outcomes just as often as the numbers do. Prompted by a new mentoring student who gets excited …

Are You Walking Away From Deals You Could Actually Do? (Joint Ventures Explained) | EP 271

In this episode Bob and Hilary unpack Joint Ventures. Bob goes back to his first two projects, both joint ventures. The first was a vendor finance deal with a landowner named Tony, who told him "money's the easiest part" and then showed him how to do a four-lot subdivision with a second mortgage…

Can ChatGPT do your Property Development Feasibility? (We tested it live!) | EP 270

Can AI do a property development feasibility for you? Hilary Saxton and Aaron Ralph put the newest ChatGPT model to the test, live on screen. They hand it a real duplex site they have already developed with some of their students and sold and ask it to work out whether the deal stacks up. The actua…

Our 3 Day Property Development & Joint Ventures Workshop: Who It's For and What You'll Learn

Bob Andersen and Hilary Saxton unpack this year's Property Development and Joint Ventures Workshop, three full days on the Gold Coast from Friday 9 to Sunday 11 October, plus a two hour online kickoff session on Thursday 1 October. This year's workshop covers the complete A to Z of property develo…

Where New Developers Get Stuck- The 5 Big Ones (EP: 269)

Every new property developer hits the same sticking points. Not hundreds of them, five big ones. And once you can see them clearly, they stop being reasons to wait. In this episode Bob Andersen and Hilary Saxton unpack the five questions that stall new developers: 1. How much equity you actually n…

Why the Best JV Partner Is Not a Stranger With Money (EP: 268)

Joint Ventures are everywhere in property development, and most of our students do them. But here is the part that catches people out. The most expensive thing in a Joint Venture is not the money, it is a partner who does not understand property development. In this episode Bob Andersen and Hilary…

Site Negotiation Secrets Every Property Developer Should Know (Ep: 267)

Negotiation might be the most underrated skill in property development, and the good news is, it is one you can improve. In this episode, Bob Andersen and Hilary Saxton unpack the negotiating skills every property developer needs, from buying sites to dealing with partners, agents and builders. Yo…

The Property Development Lies Everyone Believes (Ep: 266)

You've heard them all: you have to be rich, all developers go broke, you must be a builder, but how many of these "facts" are actually true? In Episode 266, Hilary Saxton rapid-fires the biggest property development myths at Bob Andersen and Bob debunks each one in plain English. In this epis…

How to Actually Start in Property Development — Free Online Event This Saturday

This Saturday, Bob Andersen and Hilary Saxton are running a FREE 4hour online Property Development Masterclass! 🏘️ Bob and Hilary preview exactly what you'll walk away with:  - Where to actually start: The full step by step property development process - Finding and analysing a site - Finance - D…