Colm Dillon – Residential Real Estate Development Made Easy 2nd ed

Colm Dillon – Residential Real Estate Development Made Easy 2nd ed

“Billion Dollar Developer Breaks Ranks
and Reveals All The Inside Secrets
In His Courses To Give You
A Chance For Wealth, Status and Freedom”

From the Desk of: Colm K Dillon
Developer Author Coach

Are You A Frustrated Developer?

What you’re about to discover is the equivalent to having a key to Fort Knox and making off with as much gold as you can carry.

And NOW, in an economic downturn is the perfect time to LEARN this fantastic business. Why? Because when good times return you’ll be prepared to GO when the “Starters Gun” goes off and not scratching your head wondering how to get started.

FINALLY, here is an opportunity to get your hands on the “money-getting” real estate development system known as Real Estate Development Made Easy that only the top professional developers know.

And guess what?

If you think making money in development is hard… you won’t feel that way after today.

Why?

Simply because the Real Estate Development Made Easy system delivers “head-shaking” results for rank beginners all the way to veterans.

In fact, the astonishing results people have achieved around the world over the past 5 years using this unique system is proof that it works spectacularly well in the hands of a wide range of people all fired with the same burning ambition to achieve.

Contents

Foreword

Author’s Note

Introduction

Your Current Situation

This Course Format

Road Map – Development Work Flow Chart

Market Research

* Zoning

* Development Regulations

* Town Plan

* Know your City

* Determine your Market Sector

* How I Examine Other Developments

* Analyzing Sales Data

* Create Land Value Data Base

* Development Finance Research

* Commercial Finance Broker Research

* Development Attorney Research

Locate Land & Negotiate Purchase

* List all possible development sites

* Research property statistics

* Create priority list of sites

* Prepare conditional contract

* Contents of a conditional contract

* Approach property owner(s)

* Negotiate with owner

* Both parties sign Contract

What are you going to do now? Development Finance Application Explanation

* So What Do These Financiers Want From Me?

* Assessment Risk No. 1: Your CRA

* Assessment Risk No. 2: Your Development Proposal

* Item Description Development Finance Application

* Economic Multiplier Effect

Development Finance Application Document

Development Design Stage

* A Unit Development Team Comprises

* Preliminary Design

* Other Design Consultant Work

* If Your Project Is Not Financially Viable

* Lodge Your Development Application

Development Design Consultants

The Architect

* An overview description

* How to select an architect

* Links to major Institutes

* The stages of work for the architect

* Land Investigation

* Preliminary Design

* Detailed Design

* Building Approval

* Builders Cost

* Construction Phase

* Completion Phase

The Structural Engineer / Civil Engineers

* An overview description

* Civil Engineer

* Links to major Institutes

* The stages of work for the Structural Engineer

* Land Investigation

* Preliminary Design

* Detailed Design

* Building Approval

* Builders Cost

* Construction Phase

* Completion Phase

The Hydraulic Engineer

* An overview description

* Link to major Institutes

* The stages of work for the Hydraulic Engineer

* Land Investigation

* Preliminary Design

* Detailed Design

* Building Approval

* Builders Cost

* Construction Phase

* Completion Phase

The Quantity Surveyor

* An overview description Quantity Surveyor

* How do you select a Quantity Surveyor?

* Links major Institutes

* The stages of work for the Quantity Surveyor

* Land Investigation

* Preliminary Design

* Detailed Design

* Building Approval

* Builders Cost

* Construction Phase

* Completion Phase

Electrical Engineer

* An overview description Electrical Engineer

* Links major Institutes

* The stages of work for the Electrical Engineer

* Land Investigation

* Preliminary Design

* Detailed Design

* Building Approval

* Builders Cost

* Construction Phase

* Completion Phase

Land Surveyor

* An overview description Land Surveyor

* The Surveyor & Your Pre-selling Plan

* Links major Institutes

* The stages of work for the Land Surveyor

* Land Investigation

* Preliminary Design

* Detailed Design

* Building Approval

* Builders Cost

* Construction Phase

* Completion Phase Feasibility Study – Detailed Item Description

* Feasibility Study Work Sheet (blank)

* Cash Flow Feasibility Study (blank)

*Let’s Start A New Four Unit Development

* First Meeting with the architect – design brief by you

* Prepare design brief

* Second Meeting with the architect

* Example Of A Good Floor Plan Design

* Back to the second meeting with your architect

* Architect to Prepare an Outline Specification

* Your Action Now

* Preparation For Development Application

* Get your construction cost estimate

* Complete your feasibility study

* Third meeting with the architect

* Lodge Development Application

Cost Estimator

Feasibility Study Preparation

* Cash Flow Analysis (work sheet completed)

* Explanation of Every Cash Flow figure and method of calculation

* Completion of Cash Flow Explanation

* Feasibility Study (work sheet completed)

* Feasibility Study Analysis Prepare & Lodge Development Finance Application

Presentation of Development Finance Application

* Sample Letter To Accompany Development Finance Application

* A Short ‘Real’ Story About Development Financing

Action After Development Approval Is Granted

Action After Development Finance Application Is Approved

Detailed Design of Construction Drawings Starts

Getting Building Approval

Getting Construction Cost

* Builder’s Construction Cost

* Incompetent, Unprofessional, Lazy and Think You’re A Mug

* (General Contractor) Wants You To Take All The Risk On Pricing

* How Builders/GC’s Should Present Their Construction Cost

* Feasibility Study recalculated

Demolish or Remove House

Building Approval Issued – Construction Starts

Advertising & Promotion – Sale of Units

Unit Information “Hand-Outs”

When To Use A Standard Real Estate Sales Contract?

When to Use a Pre-Sales Real Estate Contract?