Brady McDonald

No, they're all over the U S they're all over the U S all in different.

No, they're all over the U S they're all over the U S all in different.

Yeah. So we cut our teeth in Ontario and understood like in Canada. And so I did all the entitlement stuff myself. And so I just acted as if I was the planning guy. Right. And I went through rezones and did it all. So I understood it. And so down here, like some municipalities are great. Some are super political. And we just learn by doing. Right. I think that is really the only way.

Yeah. So we cut our teeth in Ontario and understood like in Canada. And so I did all the entitlement stuff myself. And so I just acted as if I was the planning guy. Right. And I went through rezones and did it all. So I understood it. And so down here, like some municipalities are great. Some are super political. And we just learn by doing. Right. I think that is really the only way.

Yeah. So we cut our teeth in Ontario and understood like in Canada. And so I did all the entitlement stuff myself. And so I just acted as if I was the planning guy. Right. And I went through rezones and did it all. So I understood it. And so down here, like some municipalities are great. Some are super political. And we just learn by doing. Right. I think that is really the only way.

Like there's no fucking blueprint to be a developer.

Like there's no fucking blueprint to be a developer.

Like there's no fucking blueprint to be a developer.

Right. I mean, if there was, we'd all be super rich. Yeah. Right. But you just go in and you just have to know what the right questions is. And at the end of the day, you have to trust but verify. And that's the biggest thing. I think you just like the processes aren't overly complicated, but there's nuance between every municipality.

Right. I mean, if there was, we'd all be super rich. Yeah. Right. But you just go in and you just have to know what the right questions is. And at the end of the day, you have to trust but verify. And that's the biggest thing. I think you just like the processes aren't overly complicated, but there's nuance between every municipality.

Right. I mean, if there was, we'd all be super rich. Yeah. Right. But you just go in and you just have to know what the right questions is. And at the end of the day, you have to trust but verify. And that's the biggest thing. I think you just like the processes aren't overly complicated, but there's nuance between every municipality.

And the big things that can catch you up is the political structure. The relationships. The relationships. Sometimes like some municipalities are just straight by the book. They'll just, you know, this is the way it is. But some of them, some of the other ones are like, if you don't get approval by this council person or this person, don't even submit the paperwork. I'm like, wow. Right.

And the big things that can catch you up is the political structure. The relationships. The relationships. Sometimes like some municipalities are just straight by the book. They'll just, you know, this is the way it is. But some of them, some of the other ones are like, if you don't get approval by this council person or this person, don't even submit the paperwork. I'm like, wow. Right.

And the big things that can catch you up is the political structure. The relationships. The relationships. Sometimes like some municipalities are just straight by the book. They'll just, you know, this is the way it is. But some of them, some of the other ones are like, if you don't get approval by this council person or this person, don't even submit the paperwork. I'm like, wow. Right.

So we went to a couple of these states, a couple of these places in North Carolina or sorry, in Virginia. And it's like, it's not happening. It's not happening. It's not happening. So yeah.

So we went to a couple of these states, a couple of these places in North Carolina or sorry, in Virginia. And it's like, it's not happening. It's not happening. It's not happening. So yeah.

So we went to a couple of these states, a couple of these places in North Carolina or sorry, in Virginia. And it's like, it's not happening. It's not happening. It's not happening. So yeah.

but other other municipalities you have good conversations and and and the one big thing is like people want to know what you are building and make it look nice yeah and storage has a horrible rap right to you know people hate storage for for the most part because they look like the garage doors so we're showing them nice class a modern apartment like looking facilities whether they're single story or multi-story you can make them look nice and we get approvals so

but other other municipalities you have good conversations and and and the one big thing is like people want to know what you are building and make it look nice yeah and storage has a horrible rap right to you know people hate storage for for the most part because they look like the garage doors so we're showing them nice class a modern apartment like looking facilities whether they're single story or multi-story you can make them look nice and we get approvals so

but other other municipalities you have good conversations and and and the one big thing is like people want to know what you are building and make it look nice yeah and storage has a horrible rap right to you know people hate storage for for the most part because they look like the garage doors so we're showing them nice class a modern apartment like looking facilities whether they're single story or multi-story you can make them look nice and we get approvals so