113 – Levelling up to luxury projects

About this episode

Steve Maroun shares his journey from law to luxury property development and discusses the challenges faced in the industry.

Steve Maroun has an interesting story to share about his journey into property development. Interestingly, Steve started studying law at university while running a property maintenance business. He then realised that law was not for him and he got his builder's license and moved into property development, following in the footsteps of his father. After completing an apartment complex project on the property next door to where he lived, he made the move into luxury, high end projects to capitalise on market opportunities. Keep an ear out for how Steve explains the difference between developing a mid-range product versus a lux finish project. We have also discuss how to navigate through the many challenges that you face as a property developer. Property Development Training If you are interested in learning the fundamentals of property development, in your own time and at your own pace, then be sure to head over to www.propertydevelopertraining.com and take a look. I take you step by step through the development process so you know exactly what is needed to find a site, run a feasibility and complete a small scale property development, be that a duplex or 3 or 4 unit site. The…

People in this episode

Host: Justin Gehde

Guest: Steve Maroun

Topics covered

• property development
• luxury projects
• market opportunities
• challenges in development
• builder's license

Keywords

• property development
• luxury projects
• builder's license
• mid-range product
• high end projects

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: propertydevelopertraining.com

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