by admin | Jul 21, 2026 | Career & Industry Insight, Founder's Story
I grew up in the real estate business before I knew what real estate was. My father was a real estate attorney who became a developer, not exactly by plan. The developers he worked with had legal knowledge and a lot of money. He had the legal knowledge. So he got some...
by admin | Apr 25, 2026 | Career & Industry Insight, Construction Management, Development Strategy, Founder's Story, Industry Wisdom
One of the most expensive mistakes I see developers make isn’t during construction. It’s before it starts. They mobilize a general contractor before they have permits in hand. Or they start earthwork before underground utilities are mapped. Or they...
by admin | Apr 25, 2026 | Career & Industry Insight, Construction Management, Development Strategy, Industry Wisdom, Uncategorized
There’s a dynamic in development that nobody talks about enough: the triangle. On one side you have the owner. On another, the general contractor. On the third, the lender. Every major project runs through this triangle, and if any one side loses trust in the...
by admin | Apr 25, 2026 | Career & Industry Insight, Construction Management, Founder's Story, Uncategorized
I didn’t set out to become an owner’s representative when I moved to Southwest Florida. I was working as a subcontractor at the time, running crews for a stucco and drywall company in Naples. We’d attend project meetings in the GC’s trailer,...
