Making your money work harder can sound like a cliche but in such a capital intensive business as property developing, it pays to look at ways to recycle your money quicker and generate higher returns.

So I speak with Australia’s number 1 commercial finance broker Dan Holden about how you can leverage your money and time. It’s been more than a year since we spoke with Dan and a lot has happened across the lending landscape in that time, and with Dan’s business, so we have a lot to catch up on.

During this discussion we talk about what’s happening with construction finance lending, where sources of funding are coming from and ways that you can make your capital work harder for you.

Property Development Training

If you are interested in learning the fundamentals of property development, in your own time and at your own pace, then be sure to head over to www.propertydevelopertraining.com and take a look. I take you step by step through the development process so you know exactly what is needed to find a site, run a feasibility and complete a small scale property development, be that a duplex or 3 or 4 unit site. The training includes a bonus program called Taking It To The Next Level for people who may want to go into developing full-time, along with another bonus course called Raising Capital which covers how to raise money for your projects.

So head over to propertydevelopertraining.com and take a look... I would love to see you on the inside...

Property Developer Quiz

Keen to find out how ready you might be to become a developer? Then take the Property Developer Quiz (https://www.propertydevelopertraining.com/quiz) and get a sense of where you are at…

Become a Million Dollar Property Developer

Grab my book Become a Million Dollar Property Developer about my journey into property development. This book is ideal for anyone who intends to get into small-scale property development and wants an insider’s guide to successfully obtaining wealth, fulfilment, and glory.

In this book, Justin will share how he succeeded in delivering a 20-townhouse project on his first property development project and what he learned along the way.

Many people have a dream of becoming a property developer. They aspire to build properties, grow portfolios, and amass great wealth. However, many people often struggle with making the leap into property development.

This book has the answers for how you can make the leap into property development. Grab your copy now.

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Lessons for real estate developers

1. Have you identified your business model

Do you know what type of developing business model you have? Do you build townhouses, apartments, house and land packages? What’s your profit margin per unit? How many units do you need to produce each year to generate the revenue and profit you want? Are you looking to switch categories? These are all questions that would be good to have answers to because once you understand what you do, you can set about on making it happen.

2. Are harnessing the power of your capital

Making your money work harder can sound like a cliche but in such a capital intensive business as property developing, it pays to look at ways to recycle your money quicker and generate more returns. This may mean looking beyond traditional bank finance, looking beyond project to project and also beyond the cheapest funding out there. This might be a significant shift in thinking as you move from cheapest money to a model that may create a higher velocity of cashflow.

3. Be ready to change and adapt to the marketplace

The property market is always going to be dynamic,