In April 2020, Enoch Sears of the Business of Architecture Podcast interviewed Cady Chintis, the co-founder of WC-Studio based in Tacoma, Washington. It’s a great and honest interview of how architects can finance and develop their work. You can listen to the interview on iTunes {here}, the YouTube video above, or from the Business of Architecture website at businessofarchitecture.com.

I had the pleasure to interview Cady and John for the book, see the interview {here}. See more about WC Studio, their developments, and their efforts on creating housing for the missing middle at wc-studio.com.

Mark R. LePage at the EntreArchitect podcast recently interviewed Architect & Developer Danny Cerezo of C|S Design in Los Angeles, CA. Listen to the podcast and see show notes at EntreArchitect.com. See more about Danny at candsdesign.com. Also, be sure to check out his video tutorials on YouTube where he walks you through creating a pro forma {here}. It’s a fantastic resource for architects.

Be sure to head to EntreArchitect.com to download the worksheet pro forma that Danny talks about {here}. If you want to listen to more podcasts with Architects & Developers, check out the podcasts page {here}.

Enoch Sears at the Business of Architecture podcast recently interviewed Architects & Developers Brian Johnson, Nick Pancheau, and Jeff Kanning of arch406 in Billings, MT. Listen to the podcast and see show notes at businessofarchitecture.com. See more about arch406 at arch406mt.com and their sister company collaborativedesignarch.com.

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Mark R. LePage at the EntreArchitect podcast recently interviewed Architect & Developer Jim Zack of Zack de Vito Architecture in San Francisco, CA. Listen to the podcast and see show notes at entrearchitect.com. See more about Jim at zackdevito.com.

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Enoch Sears at the Business of Architecture podcast recently interviewed Architect & Developer Zeke Freeman of Root Architecture + Development in Denver, CO. Listen to the two-part podcast, see show notes, and see Zeke’s pro formas at businessofarchitecture.com. See more about Root Architecture + Development at root-ad.com.

You know, building your own home is one of the really easier things to get into. It’s very difcult to do and get done and fit into a full life of a job, and kids, and a career, and all those things, but it is one of those things that’s financially accessible – there’s an FHA loan, there’s a 203k. The great thing about that is they’ll let you know borrow as much construction cost as you want as long as your income can support it, so there’s no after repair value ratio or anything that they look at.

-Zeke Freeman

When you’re developing a project, it takes cash, experience, and then trust with your network of people that you can get it done. By developing your own house, you can actually get a little bit of cash, which is one of the key things to do. We haven’t sold this house that we’re in yet. We’ve fixed and flipped some other houses up to this point, but we add a little equity into that. That helps now to take out other loans. So, it is key and is helpful, I think, both in cash and in experience, and then also building that network.

– Zeke Freeman

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Enoch Sears at the Business of Architecture podcast recently interviewed Architect & Developer Hilary Scruggs of Operative Ventures in San Antonio, TX. Listen to the podcast, see show notes, and see the documentary Hilary discusses at businessofarchitecture.com. See more about Hilary at operativeventures.com.

I also think that maybe it’s coming from somebody who’s in design and somebody who is interested in architecture, and really cares about what the product is at the end of the day and what that says, it’s important to know, well, “Maybe I don’t need to do this thing,” or “Maybe I don’t need to do that.” I think that, especially, when you’re doing a real estate venture. I try to hit, like 80% of it as a pretty conventional building, and the other 20% is something really special, not necessarily expensive, but maybe expensive in terms labor, or in terms of thought, or in terms of material.

– Hilary Scruggs

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