What developers don't tell you about starting

Bob's tip: don't buy a cheap umbrella

A week of real mentoring questions

How many questions come in each week

Andy: the wrong broker for development finance

Why you need a specialist finance broker

Hundreds of thousands over the feasibility

One introduction saved $200,000

Andy's draft building contract

When the contract and the finance don't match

Match the contract to your finance conditions

Eight things to fix before signing

Sophie: a joint venture in conflict

Reading the JV agreement before the lawyers

Carrying completed stock at the end

Why joining after you buy can backfire

Simon and Ben: three builder quotes

Comparing apples with apples

Using AI to compare builder quotes

David: the architect who ignored the brief

A top-end design in a mid-market suburb

Getting the builder in to rework the design

Sam: working through a first feasibility

The big numbers in a feasibility

Kelly: weekly calls toward a DA

James: a low five, then $200,000 cheaper

Cheryl and Marie: questions from the workshop

Do falling house prices kill the profit?

Why one-on-one mentoring beats group answers

Free masterclass on 21 November

New property developers don't know what they don't know.

Bob Andersen and Hilary Saxton walk through a week of real questions from mentoring students, names changed, and the mistakes that were caught before they cost money.

A broker who didn't understand development finance and put a feasibility out by hundreds of thousands of dollars, fixed with one introduction. A draft building contract that didn't match the finance conditions. A joint venture agreement in conflict near the end of a project. Three builder quotes that weren't comparable. An architect who ignored the brief and designed for a suburb two tiers up. A first feasibility, a weekly accountability call, a deal that fell over and came back $200,000 cheaper, and whether falling house prices mean development can't make a profit.

The takeaway: most of these problems look like nothing until they cost you a deal. Having someone to call who has seen it before is the difference.

Free Profit with Property Development Masterclass, Saturday 21 November 2026, 9am to 1pm AEDT, live on Zoom: https://www.propertymastermind.com.au/events/profit-with-property-development-masterclass/

To book a call with us, click here: https://link.propertymastermind.com.au/book-a-call

Hosted by Bob Andersen and Hilary Saxton of Property Mastermind.

New property developers don't know what they don't know.
Bob Andersen and Hilary Saxton walk through a week of real questions from mentoring students, names changed, and the mistakes that were caught before they cost money.
A broker who didn't understand development finance and put a feasibility out by hundreds of thousands of dollars, fixed with one introduction. A draft building contract that didn't match the finance conditions. A joint venture agreement in conflict near the end of a project. Three builder quotes that weren't comparable. An architect who ignored the brief and designed for a suburb two tiers up. A first feasibility, a weekly accountability call, a deal that fell over and came back $200,000 cheaper, and whether falling house prices mean development can't make a profit.
The takeaway: most of these problems look like nothing until they cost you a deal.&nbsp;Having someone to call who has seen it before is the difference.
Free Profit with Property Development Masterclass, Saturday 21 November 2026, 9am to 1pm AEDT, live on Zoom: <a href="https://www.propertymastermind.com.au/events/profit-with-property-development-masterclass/">https://www.propertymastermind.com.au/events/profit-with-property-development-masterclass/</a>
To book a call with us, click here: https://link.propertymastermind.com.au/book-a-call
Hosted by Bob Andersen and Hilary Saxton of Property Mastermind.

Want to sky-rocket your property development career? Bob Andersen & Hilary Saxton are here to add value to your property journey, whether it be through high-quality education, guidance, and accountability. Stay tuned for weekly episodes!

Want to sky-rocket your property development career? Bob Andersen &amp; Hilary Saxton are here to add value to your property journey, whether it be through high-quality education, guidance, and accountability. Stay tuned for weekly episodes!

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