In his continuing series of articles, Gavin Taylor, director of Metropole Projects, takes readers on a step by step journey through the process of property development and reveals how to become one of the success stories.

Following on from Part 1 – Getting started in property development - Gavin explains what property development is all about, what it takes to be a successful developer and why development is a great wealth creation vehicle.  

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In these changing times, when property investors can’t count on double digit price growth any more, many investors are considering getting started in property development to help them ‘manufacture’ some capital growth.

But exactly what's involved and where do you start?

With increasing regulations surrounding development approvals in recent years and councils rejecting more development applications, town planners have become an important part of the development team.

In this article, find out how town planners can help you navigate through the red tape of state and local government regulations in order to get your development off to the right start... 

Now that you've decided to get involved in small development and have chosen a site, you need to know if the numbers stack up. Will you make a profit from your small development? And is it going to be worth your time and money?

In Part 3 of our Small Development Guide, originally published in Australian Property Investor magazine, Sue Fitzgerald walks readers through a financial feasibility analysis. There's a lot to cover in this subject, so we'll do it in two parts. The first part will look at topics such as land acquisition costs, finance costs, professional fees, construction costs, and land holding costs, among other things...

In this, the second installment in a 12-part series on small development, Australian Property Investor magazine's Sue Fitzgerald, looks at the ins and outs of finding a development site and what type of site is suitable for beginners.

Over the coming months we will bring you excerpts from this 12 part series by Sue Fitzgerald, as featured in Australian Property Investor magazine. This will show tell you all you need to know to become a property developer.

In this, Part 1, you will learn;
What is property development?
The first step
Getting your finances in order
The property development team

In this article by Bronwyn Davis, originally published in Australian Property Investor magazine, industry experts give their advice on one of the most effective methods of active property investment, for the more time-rich investor – property subdivision...

With little upside in the general property markets for the foreseeable future, many investors are looking at property development as a way of increasing their profits. Property development has been made popular by a number of seminars and workshops which suggest property development is lucrative and easy.

I have been involved in property development for over 20 years and I would agree that it is potentially very, very lucrative but I know it is far from easy.                                      Read on....

Many investors have become wealthy through property investment, very wealthy. But the real profits in the property market are at the wholesale end - in property development.

Find out some of the benefits of becoming a property developer.

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Developers follow a sequence of steps from the moment they first conceive a project to the time they complete the physical construction and begin ongoing asset management.

The development is broken up into the following elements:-

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