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FORTHCOMING BOOK

Before You Build a Damn Thing

What Every Landowner and Developer Should Know—Whether You're Starting Small or Building Big

Real estate development gets expensive long before construction starts. I am writing this book for landowners and developers who want to understand what they are committing to before they pay for plans, approvals, financing, and construction.

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BEFORE YOU COMMIT THE MONEY

Make sure the project still makes sense before the drawings get expensive.

The book covers feasibility, approvals, financing, partnerships, construction, selling, family conflict, and the personal strain that can come with a development.

It is written for landowners considering what their property could become and developers who want to test the project before cost and commitments narrow their choices.

What will the next study prove or disprove?

Which assumption could change the project's economics?

What is the owner being asked to risk or give up?

What result would make you pause, change the plan, or walk away?

CHAPTER ONE

The Call That Never Ends Well

I will email the complete first chapter when it is ready. Early readers will also receive occasional manuscript previews and first notice when the book is available to order.

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