15 – Zero to $40 million worth of property development projects in five years

Shane Hiscock from Shane Hiscock Property

Scaling a property development business can be challenging due to the financial and process requirements that enable you to start and successfully finish projects. Property developer Shane Hiscock shares how he has grown a business from zero to $40 million worth of projects in just five years.

Shane is doing multiple joint-venture type projects with investors, and has gone from doing one new home build project, to now having 20 projects underway.

He has learnt a lot about managing partners, setting up joint ventures and the mindset you need to grow a developing business.

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…

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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.

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Books to help real estate developers

Shane also shares four books that he thinks will help property developers take their business to the next level. They are:

1. Leveraging the Universe – Mike Dooley

2. Power of the Subconscious Mind – Joseph Murphy

3. E-Squared & E-Cubed – both by Pam Grout

4. Scaling Up – Verne Harnish

I think Shane is taking his developing business in a really interesting direction and I’m sure it will be a success. It goes to show how far you can come in 5 or 6 years, if you persist and continue to deliver value for people.

Tips for property developers

I enjoyed my conversation with Shane, and here’s 3 points that stuck out for me:

1. Take the time to expand your mind

I believe it is important that you keep your brain active by continually learning something new. That may be reading a biography, attending a seminar or doing a formal course. It’s a great way to expand your thinking, learn about alternative concepts or just be inspired by what other people have achieved. If you are not improving then you are going backwards, and there is so much awesome stuff to discover in this world.

2. Value your skills, abilities and time

Shane talked about the lesson he is learning about valuing his skills and contribution. This is always good to remember, as you need to set how much you think you are worth, and following from my first point about expanding your mind, the more you learn the more value you will be able to bring to the world, and thus charge for your value accordingly. And this also extends to your time, use it well, and hang around with people that you want to emulate, soar with the eagles not forage with the turkeys.

3. Think about ways to better serve your customers by expanding your services

I like how Shane is looking to grow his business based on his existing customers needs. This horizontal and vertical expansion is a great method of understanding what your clients may need now but also in the future, and helping them achieve it. Have you ever thought about how you might expand your business offering to service your existing clients? It might be worth jotting down some ideas about how you could, you never know what might come up.

You can find out more about Shane via his LinkedIn profile https://au.linkedin.com/in/buyersagentbrisbane or his Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/Shane-Hiscock-Property-388804914516499/

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Until next time, may you squeeze on that extra unit…

Links

Shane Hiscock Property – http://shanehiscockproperty.com.au

Titan by Ron Chernow – http://www.booktopia.com.au/titan-ron-chernow/prod9781400077304.html?source=pla&gclid=CKba5vCdic0CFZAAvAodT54Aow

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