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The 4 Variables in Development
We breakdown of the four big variables in a development deal and why it's relatively difficult these days to make them pencil.
Building A Custom Home: The Financial Benefits
Building a custom home for yourself comes with a unique set of challenges. However, when it's done right, you get to live in a home that's designed to your specific taste, AND you can actually build equity in the process.
Design-Build Explained
What does Design-Build mean? We explain the process and discuss why it's beneficial to have all phases of a construction project under one roof.
Real Estate Expenses: The 3 Most Common Misses
The three expenses most commonly missed in projections are (#1) Cleaning, Staging, Punch-out, (#2) Entitlement Costs, and (#3) Extension Fees. Let’s break these down…
How We Model Our General Contractor (GC) Fees
What’s the best payment structure between a GC and their client to ensure that their incentive structures are aligned?
Axe Philly Pre-Development Checklist
This simple document organizes all the necessary tasks that need to be completed “pre-construction”or “pre-development” in order to get permits from the city of Philadelphia.
Axe Philly Pro Forma Template
If you want to better understand the in's and out's of real estate investing on a scale that literally anybody is capable of, you're in the right place.
Cost Per Square Foot
“So, what’s it cost you to build per square foot?” This is easily the most common question we receive, so I figured it was time I just answered it once and for all. The only correct answer is…
3 Components of an Ideal Partnership
Learn more about our theory behind the qualities of an ideal partnership. Can you guess the 3 main components?
Choose 2: Quality, Efficiency, Price
It's a common saying that when hiring a contractor, you can choose two of the above three attributes. We've found that to be very true, with one small caveat…