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Donovan

@donovanbuilds

$10m+ infill housing development | 28 exits as GP | DM for CA properties with development potential | Acquired (small) cleaning business

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I’m a Twin Cities, Mn based entrepreneur. I develop affordable housing with the goat of new construction Donovan In partnership with City of Saint Paul Planning & Economic Development, we are cruising through our first development. The goal here is to offer our home city, a home grown solution to the

I’m a Twin Cities, Mn based entrepreneur. 

I develop affordable housing with the goat of new construction <a href="/DonovanBuilds/">Donovan</a> 

In partnership with <a href="/SaintPaulPED/">City of Saint Paul Planning & Economic Development</a>, we are cruising through our first development. 

The goal here is to offer our home city, a home grown solution to the
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Full Op-Ed is out on the tax policy change making sure developers are not penalized for selling to homeowners and are instead treated the same way build to rent developers are

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Great deep dive from James Rodriguez at Business Insider on how the landscape has changed for buyers post NAR settlement featuring a TurboHome buyer along with insights from Leo Pareja, CEO at eXp. Since launching late last year, we've helped buyers save $1.5M. Link in the comments.

Great deep dive from <a href="/jamie_rod/">James Rodriguez</a> at <a href="/BusinessInsider/">Business Insider</a> on how the landscape has changed for buyers post NAR settlement featuring a <a href="/_TurboHome/">TurboHome</a> buyer along with insights from Leo Pareja, CEO at eXp. Since launching late last year, we've helped buyers save $1.5M. Link in the comments.
M. Nolan Gray šŸ„‘ (@mnolangray) 's Twitter Profile Photo

California is in a deep and worsening crisis, and the two most ambitious bills to address it are in trouble. Please read and sign on to my open letter to the Senate Housing Committee Chair asking for support on SB 79 and SB 677.

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Can’t believe I’ll get to meet the 🐐 Robert Sterling in person Already gave me a ton of wisdom on the $20 consulting call (you should book if you haven’t already)

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Yesterday I testified before the senate housing committee on developing duplexes (about the only thing I know about) I sh*t you not: One senator looked me dead in my face and told me I was not only wrong, but these type of developments (duplexes) made his kids move away from

Yesterday I testified before the senate housing committee on developing duplexes

(about the only thing I know about)

I sh*t you not:

One senator looked me dead in my face and told me I was not only wrong, but these type of developments (duplexes) made his kids move away from
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When we launched TurboHome late last year, we knew the combination of the NAR settlement + AI making it possible to make agents more efficient created an opportunity for a lower cost, high value homebuying service without the tradeoffs of existing discount brokerages. Since

When we launched TurboHome late last year, we knew the combination of the NAR settlement + AI making it possible to make agents more efficient created an opportunity for a lower cost, high value homebuying service without the tradeoffs of existing discount brokerages.  

Since
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At the gala I introduced myself to a guy who was like 6’5ā€ Said he played profesional tennis Told him that’s awesome my little brother plays tennis in college Then I asked if he’s ever won any matches at a grand slam ā€œYeah a few I was finalist at Wimbledonā€ Milos Raonic

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Exited deal # 31 today Here’s how easy development is: - had it under contract mid construction - buyer canceled because his job moved him out of state - my two listing agents were butting heads and broke up their partnership mid listing - fired one agent and took over the

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In case you’re wondering why I never got into larger development projects in Houston This was my competition (Super nice guy but is now selling classes on syndicating multifamily deals)

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Met Iman at the very first Reconvene and after speaking to him, immediately went back home and tried to find a fractured condo deal (not smart enough for that) šŸ˜‚ Excited to have him onboard as an LP in our San Diego development project Highly recommend!

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We have a client in LA who we're finishing up a subdivision for Apparently, he is not allowed to pay his own property taxes Because we are the ones who submitted the application

We have a client in LA who we're finishing up a subdivision for

Apparently, he is not allowed to pay his own property taxes 

Because we are the ones who submitted the application
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Cashflow on just a few C class rentals is a myth Of the 31 projects developed so far we refi’d 8 of them I’m in the process of selling them all The cleaning business I bought last year has distributed more than all 16 units Any amount of cashflow get eaten up by - unit turns

Cashflow on just a few C class rentals is a myth

Of the 31 projects developed so far we refi’d 8 of them

I’m in the process of selling them all

The cleaning business I bought last year has distributed more than all 16 units

Any amount of cashflow get eaten up by
- unit turns