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 want to be a real estate developer eventually, need lots of information where to go?

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dreamer101
post Nov 1 2008, 07:39 AM

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QUOTE(ah_suknat @ Oct 31 2008, 06:13 PM)
I don't know but it seems to me like being a property developer is rather easy sweat.gif

you don't need millions of ringgit to start, start with a not so run down property with bargain price, study the location, or buy in auction, then take some courses on property maintenance like plastering, brick laying, painting plumbing wiring as it wil save you lots of money DIY, then voila resale at higher price! biggrin.gif

but loking at current market its buyers market not sellers market, so bit hard to sell at this moment.
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ah_suknat,

1) That is NOT a developer. A developer build house from scratch.

2) In a country like Malaysia, you need a lot of connections to get approval from various government bodies before even getting started.

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Added on November 1, 2008, 7:44 am
QUOTE(spitfire2000 @ Nov 1 2008, 06:50 AM)
how about this idea, are there any small towns on the east coast of malaysia away from the oil industry which have nice beaches and are somewhat undeveloped but have potential and a good sizeable population with infrastructure that is not bad or needs only slight upgrading and with good transport links. maybe somewhere south of kuantan. beserah springs to mind. that is near club med. some pretty good beaches there and not far from kuantan. maybe beserah can be to kuantan what orange county is too los angeles. thought of that. as im based in europe. im thinking of enticing some investors from the uk. most probably with an asian background. to build a luxary resort there. in beserah. they have club med, let there be one that caters to asian needs. arabic, hindi, persian, urdu, we will like to make it a tropical paradise for asian people. maybe turn it into a mini mecca. we can have all the convieniences of a modern south asian/middle eastern city. do joint ventures with local food suppliers, to make restaurants, cafes, cinemas, gaming centers, night clubs, all in beserah and all based on the asian theme of hindi, persian, arabic and urdu. whats your opinion folks can we do it. who wants to join me.
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spitfire2000,

If you REALLY have the funding, why do you want to be the developer to begin with?? You could always partner with a local developer to get the things built. The problem here is you need the local connection for the approval. And, you could ONLY get it done by partnering with someone locally.

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post Nov 1 2008, 09:29 AM

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QUOTE(spitfire2000 @ Nov 1 2008, 09:07 AM)
i have local connections. not so many but some. if i have the funding why i want to be the developer, because i want to make a profit. the funding not coming from me. so i want a slice of the funding as reward for putting the project together. then i want to sell the properties through my own agency and take a cut again. total pwnage.
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spitfire2000,

1) If you can get the funding and you can get the profit, why do you want to take the RISK too??

<<why i want to be the developer, because i want to make a profit.>>

2) Who say that you get MORE PROFIT by being the developer?? You have to take the RISK of construction delay, material increase and so on.

<<then i want to sell the properties through my own agency and take a cut again. >>

3) What happened if the property did not sell and you get stuck with the inventory??

<<total pwnage.>>

4) If you have a choice of getting X% risk free and capital free return and Y% substantial risk and substantial capital injection, won't you have to look very carefully at what is the difference between X and Y??

Y has to be a lot more higher for it to be worthwhile. Is your assumption that Y is high correct??

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post Nov 1 2008, 11:07 PM

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QUOTE(spitfire2000 @ Nov 1 2008, 10:00 AM)
you put things in sound english but how much is the difference between x and y?

if i have the funding what is my job title.
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spitfire2000,

1) The GOAL of business is to MAKE MONEY. You cannot eat job title.

2) You would be investor using Other People's Money (OPM)

<<but how much is the difference between x and y? >>

3) That is thing that you need to find out before deciding whether you want to be investor only, investor and builder/developer, investor and builder / developer / marketer.

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