The BuildUp Journey

The core is one thing: become a developer. The same 7 steps run your first build, your tenth, and the multi-lot subdivision deals we consult on for real estate firms. Only the size of the numbers changes.

The 7 steps, start to sold

1. 1
   

   Find the land

   Week 1-2

   On-market and off-market. You set a land budget from the numbers first, so every lot you look at is one you can actually profit on.

2. 2
   

   Run the numbers

   Week 1-2

   Build cost, sale comps, financing, profit. If the deal does not clear the 20% ROI floor, you do not build it.

   The Deal Calculator runs this exact step →

3. 3
   

   Plans & design

   Month 1

   Ready-to-build plan sets proven in your area. You copy what already sells there instead of paying an architect to guess.

   See the plans library →

4. 4
   

   Permits

   Month 1-2

   You walk the plans through the city: what to submit, who moves it forward, and how to keep the architect and the city talking.

5. 5

   5%

   down on a personal build

   Financing

   Month 2-3

   First-time-builder lenders at up to 95% loan-to-cost: 5% down on a personal build, 10-15% on an investment build.

6. 6
   

   Construction

   Month 3-9

   Hire the builder, run the team. Excavation to finishes with weekly coaching from active developers the whole way through.

   See the weekly call schedule →

7. 7
   

   Exit or scale

   The next move

   Sell it, refinance and hold it, or roll the profit straight into build number two. This is where the next lane opens.

   See where this leads →

Every step above is live in the member platform today: the checklists, the plan sets, the lenders, the coaching. Take a glimpse inside →