Making it in Real Estate

Starting Out as a Developer

De: John McNellis

Narrado por: John McNellis

This updated and expanded edition includes 20 new chapters covering leadership, investment decisions, the regulatory environment, and guidance on how to survive a downturn.

What does it take to be a successful real estate developer? Best-selling author John McNellis tells you how, sharing practical tips and advice from his wealth of experience over 35 years in real estate development. Like meeting with a mentor over coffee, McNellis entertains with witty anecdotes and wisdom on how to take advantage of opportunities and avoid pitfalls. Offering humorous insights, the book covers the ins and outs of how to get financing, working with architects, brokers, and other professionals, how to make a good deal, and win approval for your project.

©2020 Urban Land Institute (P)2020 John McNellis

Candid as it gets

Great perspective on the love of a developer and what to expect. Loved it, worth the credit.

I don't normally write reviews

Best real estate audibook ever produced and I own dozens. Thank you so much. This one was beyond impressive.

If I Had Only Known

Real estate development is a very complex business, requiring a working knowledge of a plethora of disciplines such as land use planning, politics, economics, finance, architecture, engineering, construction, law, marketing and many others. John does a great job of articulating all of these challenges in this book. Meant for a young to mid-career professionals considering taking the leap of faith all developers must take in order to control their own destiny and transition from the safety and security of a salary to the promise of becoming wealthy, I nevertheless learned a lot from this book. I only wish such a book existed when I took my own leap of faith over 25 years ago.

Extremely good read.

Great information, easy to understand straight to the point. Articulate and concise. But easy to understand if you are a novice.

Must read for any aspiring developers

As a young developer myself, currently 27 in an industry where most are +50 it seems, this books gives a very good foundation of what to consider and know when starting. I would strongly recommend this book.

Hard lessons learned with a net.

A wonderfully clear real-world view of real estate investor or developer. Essential for the less experienced and overly optimistic.

Raving fan, extremely helpful

To be the best you have to learn from the best, and that is precisely what I was thinking in the back of my mind while absorbing as much knowledge as possible. Highly recommended, must read!

The intricacies of the industry

I really enjoyed this audiobook after I watched a lot of John’s YouTube videos so I found out about his book which is even better. It was very organized and he broke things down about a lot of things that I didn’t know as I’ve already worked in the development, industry and commercial real estate industry. I love this book and I would recommend young developer or current developer .

Great information!

I have been in land development on the engineering consulting side for over 10 years. This book provides excellent insight into the developer’s mindset and i have enjoyed learning about the business from a different perspective.

Worth the time to read

Amazing book enjoyed it. I would recommend this book for aspiring developers. I have been building for 15 years and I learned quite a bit