Property Development Workshops
Sydney Workshop: Thursday 17th, Friday 18th & Saturday 19th May 2012
Melbourne Workshop: Thursday 7th, Friday 8th & Saturday 9th June 2012
Masterclass: To be advised
Contact Us:
Joie Developments Pty LtdJim Castagnet
Managing Director
| T: | +61 2 9357 4948 |
| M: | +61 419 220 022 |
| F: | +61 2 9357 1997 |
Graduates’ Comments
(Note: All quotations as written by the graduates on their feedback sheets.)
Graduates’ Quotes from our Melbourne Workshop
April 2012
Overall rating “Excellent”. ‘Brilliantly covered a lot of info over 3 days! Has provided me with perfect context to begin my business. Very specific to property development and how to best approach it. Has provided many ideas. (recommendation to other people?): “Absolutely! Wish my business partner had also done it with me.” Name withheld
By email: “Hi Jim,
Firstly I'd like to thank you for for the 3 days. The information and structure was terrific. What I didn't expect was how much of your own experience and ground knowledge you would share which made the workshops invaluable.
I've been pulling all my notes together this week and I was about to email you to request the Feasibility spreadsheet and presos etc when to my delight and joy I found you beat me to it! (Yes, I know, I must get out more!)
Have been driving my business partner crazy with all the information, but we're both loving it and can
The mentoring/masterclass is definitely of interest so keep us updated.
Yhanks again. I'm sure we'll be in contact soon as things progress.
Regards,
Venya Poulis”
Overall rating “Excellent “Amazing Course. Relevant. Good Price. Different Speakers very effective” Name withheld.
Overall rating “Excellent”. “Fantastic! Will recommend it for any new developer”. Name withheld
Overall rating “Excellent”. “Great Course! Maybe add an extra day though. More time to process. Name withheld
Overall rating “Very Good”. “Overall Course is very well organised over 3 days. I feel confident to know about overall development process. Thank you very much for arranging the Workshops. Name withheld.
Graduates’ Quotes from February 2012 Workshop
The attendees ranked the overall work shop (out of poor, good, very good, excellent) as follows:
Excellent 61%
Very Good 39%
There were no rankings below the Very Good rank..
“LOVED IT!” name withheld
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“This course has definitely given me an incredible understanding of the property development game and the practicalities around every phase. No suggestions for improvement!” - Name withheld
“Really enjoyed it. Thank you.” - Name withheld
“From a complete novice and someone who has never worked in property I found it SO informative” - Name withheld
“Great course honestly Jim!” - Name withheld
"Really opened my eyes to the development world. Great to come and learn how you guys do it right and get it wrong sometimes. Thanks Jim it was a really informative and interesting 3 days.” - Name withheld
On Sourcing Sites: “Coming from a Real Estate background I am used to going and finding vendors to list but always good to get a different view and methods” - Bredon Clark, 360 Property Group
“A lot of information that taught me not to push the process but how to think as a developer/the mindset” - Name withheld
“Really enjoyed the course and found it very helpful. I feel the course contents will help save me lots of cash, because I now know the processes and some potential mistakes to avoid.” - Handan Salih, Victoria
. “Once again thank you very much for a great course, I thoroughly enjoyed it and found it to be HIGHLY beneficial and relevant” - Emanuel de Sousa, Developer
“Thanks again for the highly informative and practical course; I'm a lot more confident in facing the brave world of property development” Nabil Chammas, Accountant
Graduates’ Quotes from 2011 Workshops
Fantastic introductory course to property development. Would be very interested in the Masters Course. - Name withheld
Jim is a passionate and enthusiastic person who is very generous with his time. He created a casual atmosphere where participants felt comfortable to ask questions regardless of the stage they were at. He has collected a wide range of disciplines and contacts and engaged them in one course to offer participants a great overall view of how to approach Property Development. I very much welcomed his candid approach and ability and willingness to share the highlights and pitfalls of his experience. Thank you for the 3 days. - Angela Goodsir
Coming from basically no knowledge of the industry, I now feel I can embark on my property developing career. Jim and the presenters have given me enough information and built enough confidence for me to take the first steps. - Charlotte Ritchie
Wonderful opportunity to learn and openly enquire on subjects. - Penny Wilson
Course was excellent. Well presented with good information. Great for entry level developers. - Name withheld
Feedback from the 2010 Workshops
“Thanks for this great Course. This Course took us through the whole Development process. Highlighted the risks & how to deal with them. Showed every element from many prospectives. It showed the most important things we need to know & takes us into the life & mind of a development project” - George Romiz. Developer, ACT
“So much information that will be useful for years to come. Great insight into actual reality of property without an attempt to convince everyone its easy and stress free. I feel doing this exact Course in six months would be very helpful to really pick up some of the information that went over my head” - Name withheld
“Very profound and good course with very nice selected people of the market. Very good material supply. Interested in follow-up course” - Christoph Bausinger, Property Developer, Germany
“Highly useful at focusing myself on what areas my understanding is poor and what areas I need to invest more time in familiarizing myself with to reduce risk of a terminal oversight. People who are seriously thinking of this is a wealth creation strategy would find this useful”. - Name withheld
“This Course has given me a great kick startin property development, definitely worth the money” - Chris Kacperski, Electrician
“A fantastic course, far better than anticipated. I was worried it would be just a seminar to sell products or additional courses, but it wasn’t. Jim is an excellent, informative and entertaining speaker. Well done! - Michael Springer, Project Manager
“I can say it was the most valuable and enjoyable training course I have ever done”. - Michael Springer, (follow-up email)
“This has been an experience that will be very helpful to use for the rest of my life” - Name withheld
'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
“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”
"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.”