In terms of real-estate investing very few investors actually look-at building their property portfolios as a real business. They need a shift in their way of thinking as well as to approach real estate developer-estate investing more like an entrepreneur.

In our opinion two of the essential keys to running a successful Real-estate Development business are using great systems and forming great long term relationships.

Entrepreneurs use proven systems and leverage off others to run their business effectively and they view their business as separate from them. They realize that they can be not their business and see their business as the end product. A property developer who understands that, has a real opportunity to become very successful.

When you realise that real-estate development is a business and that your particular business is your product, you can then start to work on building your business. To build a successful real-estate development business you will need to change the way you think as well as your approach to real estate investing.

When the company owner is additionally the on the job developer it shall usually require far more hard-work to make the business successful. It's much smarter for anyone considering entering into the industry to setup a business where the systems run the business, and let others run the systems. To paraphrase the systems and other people work for you so you don't have to.

As business owners and proud parents our most important asset is time and around we wanted to be actively involved in real estate development we knew we did not want to be traditional real estate developers who worked long hours trading their time for money.

Instead we looked at the big picture and applied the same entrepreneurial skills we had developed in our architectural practice to property development. Real estate development had to contribute to our ultimate goal of achieving financial freedom and giving back.

We knew that when we achieved our ultimate goal it would give us more choices so we could start to live our dream lifestyle based on our core values and with passion and purpose.