Site Selection and Relationships For Building Small-Scale Real Estate Development with Mathew Frederick

Highlights

• [03:08] – Buying his first property at 19 years of age.
• [05:44] – How his elder brother pulled him into real estate investing.
• [07:35] – Factors to consider when selecting a site for real estate development.
• [10:14] – Why it’s important to collaborate with the city when developing real estate.
• [13:11] – Ensuring a site complies with conservation policies before embarking on a project.
• [17:07] – Tips for getting into small scale real estate development.
• [25:14] – The story behind how he learned to raise money for his real estate projects.
• [32:47] – Tackling big problems by first understanding how the little things work.

In this episode of The Suite Spot Podcast, I had a chat with Mathew Frederick, a developer and real estate investor. With over 38 years in real estate investing, Mathew has experience in residential, commercial, development, USA, and Belize property. Mathew started in residential income property before expanding to buy-fix-sell, lease option, commercial buildings, new development projects, self-storage, and modular homes. 

Mathew has led the renovation of many properties for over 36 years, most notably partnering with a developer to build 280 houses and 3 low-rise condo buildings over the past 15 years. He focuses on managing commercial portfolio assets and coaching investors in real estate and business acquisition. Mathew treasures lifelong learning. His hands-on experience helps people get to the finish line sooner while reducing costly mistakes and stress. Tune in to gain from his wealth of wisdom in real development and investing. And don’t forget to share the episode so others can benefit too.

Quotes

“The real estate development business is a business of relationships” – Mathew Frederick

“If I can raise money for projects and I don’t know how to do a project, I can still be successful” – Mathew Frederick

“When it comes to financing or raising money, you have to understand people” – Mathew Frederick

Ron Quotes

“Make sure that all your zoning requirements are knocked off and everyone is already in agreement with what it is you’re actually trying to do or else that can create a lot of backlog” – Ron De Coteau

“You wanna make sure you’re selecting sites that comply with conservation policies and are not within any type of environmentally sensitive area” – Ron De Coteau

Learn More About Mathew Frederick in the Links Below:

• Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/rccsol.investor
• LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/mathewfrederick/
• Twitter – https://twitter.com/mathewfrederick

Connect with Ronald De Coteau:

• Website – https://propertypathways.ca/
• LinkedIn – https://www.linkedin.com/in/propertypathways/
• Instagram – https://www.instagram.com/propertypathways/
• Twitter – https://twitter.com/ronald1
• YouTube – https://www.youtube.com/@propertypathwaysontario133
• Email at ronalddecoteau@propertypathways.ca