Property Development Workshops
Thurs 18th, Fri 19th & Sat 20th November 2010
Contact Us:
Joie Developments Pty LtdJim Castagnet
Managing Director
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| M: | +61 419 220 022 |
| F: | +61 2 9357 1997 |
Graduates’ Comments
(Note: All quotations as written by the graduates on their feedback sheets.)
From the September 2010 Workshop
This a quote from one of the Septmeber attendees. Please add to the other testimonials. 'I have attended a lot different workshop and seminars, but they all tell you how profitable doing development is and in the end of the day they just tried to sell you some expensive program. But your workshop is very practical and you are not only teaching the right way when you step into property development but also the ugly side and thus you need to be careful. For the small cost I did learn a lot and I know it will save me from making mistakes.' Linna Ye, Property Investor.
Course Rating: “Excellent”. I have wanted to develop property as a childhood dream, but not felt confident. You have given me the tools to take the first step & been very generous with information-realistic approach with known process, but aware of the type of problems that may arise. Thanks Jim - I enjoyed the Course and you did a wonderful job - best wishes. Jenny
Course Rating: “Excellent”. Jim great course, very informative for anyone considering any type of development. Thanks for your information & experiences. Name withheld
Course Rating: “Excellent”. You are an excellent presenter with a wealth of information and hopefully your teaching skills will be seen all over the Eastern Suburbs. Name withheld
Course Rating: “Excellent”. Not enough time! Very enjoyable course-provided broad exposure to many areas of Development. Provides confidence to proceed with more developments. Presenters very informative and delivered info in a very engaging manner. Name withheld.
Course Rating: “Excellent”. This is an excellent Course. Every student learned & gained from it. Every student had a chance to ask as many questions as possible & we got complete answers. The size of the workshop class was ideal-gave us a chance to interact & learn to detail in an intimate environment. The choice of consultants is excellent - Thank you!! Name withheld
From the August 2010 Workshop
“Hi Jim. Thank you again so much for putting that together, it was an excellent course. I got much more than I expected from it…..PS I have a whole new respect for property developers” - DW Builder
“Hi Jim. It was a great pleasure to meet you and I thoroughly enjoyed the three days of learning and interaction. I don’t often get to meet other developers who are active in the marketplace so it is nice to learn and share with other people who have the same objectives in life. In future I would be happy to come and volunteer my time on the workshop dates to give you a hand.” - HA Doctor
“Very knowledgeable presenters, very good material…carparking excellent”
“Excellent 3 days, all aspects covered generally, enjoyable, good discussion forums, time keeping to be stricter”
“Highly recommended”
“All presenters/presentatiopns very good or excellent. All guests (presenters) were very informative and gave very relevant practical presentations”
“I think this is a great journey to knowledge and experience being shared by Jim. Thank you very much”
“This is great for all regardless of the individuals exposure to the industry”
From the 6th & 7th May 2010 Workshop
"Hi Jim That was a great workshop last week. I have learned a lot and it is well run by you. The session I enjoy the most is you speach. Thank you! I am doing some revision at the moment and try to catch up those we went through in the workshop. could you please send me those e-docs or presentation notes of each speakers I mentioned to you during the class breaks. that will really help me to refresh those information. BTW do you run any support after this workshop when I have some more question in the future? Keep in touch" - Jeremy Zhu
"Thnx Jim, course was comprehensive and enhanced my confidence by defining the steps A to Z’"
"I just wanted to thank you for organising the workshop and let you know, and all your presenters, how much I enjoyed it. I'm certain it will help focus my interest and ambitions in the development arena and enable a move into a more complex project than I have attempted in the past. I hope too that I can avoid some of the pitfalls that were constantly brought to our attention! I was an M&A lawyer for Cable & Wireless in London then General Counsel in the US before giving it up in 2003 to start a jewellery business in Sydney and pursue some developments with my wife, an architect)" KW
"Very good because everyone was made aware of what can go wrong” (name withheld)
”A very useful introduction course to gain a high level insight into property development” (name withheld)
Graduate comments from earlier workshops
”I have attended a few development courses and found this course to be the most enjoyable/rewarding. The quality and knowledge of the presenters was excellent. I really enjoyed the workshop type atmosphere and fell that with being involved I was able to digest more.
I hope in future you limit your numbers to the size that attended. This size of attendees made it easy to participate. Thank you for co-ordinating the course. I look forward to using the knowledge and information that I have gained. Good luck in the future.”
“Great course, lots of information presented, all useful. Maybe need more time but you definitely get your money’s worth. It is a great way to learn how to do development. And introduces you to consultants and people that can help you. It is a great resource to find people who you do need…Yes I would highly recommend the course.”
“Jim, great course full of info, also very enjoyable & good to network with like-minded people. Suggest case study done Friday and handed out the night before.
Reckon you could add another day and another $1000 and it would be more effective. Your presentation style terrific and just right as course facilitator”
I thoroughly enjoyed the course, and I have found it very beneficial to my career in the industry. Thank you for all your help during the course and congrats on running a successful program.
All aspects of the course were run professionally and helped create an understanding in property development. Thank you. (definitely I would like to do something like this at uni. Everyone I’ve told are interested about it)”
“It far exceeded my expectations. Well done!”
“Exceeded Expectations, learnt a lot and very happy with the structured nature of the material provided”
“Anyone can become a developer, but not everyone comes out a professional & successful developer. This course bridges the gap.
To be successful at anything you set your mind to you must be an accurate thinker and the quickest way to that level is knowledge. Anyone can read a book but talking & getting advice from people who’ve been there and done that is what one remembers and that can make the difference between a bad project and a successful one.”