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From selling used cars and printing t-shirts to building a powerhouse construction business, brothers Arthur and Ruben's story proves that success leaves clues. Watching their Ukrainian immigrant father work odd jobs before finding success buying and selling cars showed them early on that wealth could be built outside traditional employment.
Arthur started by flipping cars as a teenager, while Ruben ran a t-shirt printing operation. But their true calling started when they combined Arthur's real estate development expertise with Ruben's construction knowledge. Starting with just $50,000 from selling every car Arthur owned, they built their first house. Today, their construction business has completed over 250 homes and evolved into a full-scale operation handling everything from land acquisition to final sales.
In this episode, discover how these brothers only aimed to build 5 homes a year and accomplished over 100, the exact systems they used to start their construction company from scratch, and why focusing on multiple revenue streams became their secret weapon.
If you've ever wondered how to start a construction business with minimal capital, or how to grow from a small construction company into a development empire, this episode is your blueprint.
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Timestamps:
00:00 - Intro
00:46 - $84M in real estate at just 29?!
01:13 - Understanding the real estate game
02:33 - Entrepreneurship’s in the blood
03:07 - 100-year-old house project
03:03 - So, why real estate?
04:03 - Anybody CAN start (no XP required!)
05:39 - Startup costs
06:14 - 4 years to land the first deal… why?
07:35 - Revenue and margins
09:42 - Fan blitz
11:10 - Step one: Locking down the land
13:02 - The first duplex
13:39 - Don’t sleep on referrals
14:45 - Design process
16:36 - Sneak peek at a phase two project
17:04 - Game of leverage
17:50 - Make any lender say yes
19:00 - The money will follow
19:47 - Biggest financing mistake
21:11 - Hunt the right builder
22:40 - Bad credit? You can STILL start
23:30 - Wholesaling is just the beginning
24:06 - Wholesaling 101
25:18 - Town home project
26:04 - Don’t buy your next house, build it!
27:36 - Master the art of negotiation like a pro
28:50 - No 6 AM alarms. No-work weekends.
29:59 - Running a full show at just 29
30:23 - Life 5 years from now
31:18 - Money is a resource
31:58 - “Always serve and always give”
32:33 - SOPs as “packs”
34:14 - Truth is… it’s just adult babysitting
35:39 - Write your goals down
36:14 - Solve any problem with just 3 options
36:59 - Growing pains
38:54 - Bigger is not always harder
39:58 - Keeping family partnerships smooth
40:40 - The biggest misconception
41:09 - Create future wealth
42:04 - Sales, sales, sales!
42:39 - You don’t have to go solo, find people
43:01 - Book recommendation
43:30 - 3 simple steps to get started TODAY
44:39 - Some action always beats no action
45:12 - Outro
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