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EP.154: Strategies to Scale and Fund Commercial Real Estate Ventures wtih Andrew Dunn

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Andrew Dunn is a managing partner at VAC Development. He is a real estate developer and an operator, focused on land development and value add sectors directed at commercial real estate. Andrew’s is involved in acquisitions, capitalization, and business plan execution for the firm.

In this episode, he shares his strategy for scaling a real estate business, explains how he sources deals that align with the needs of institutional investors, and secures substantial equity funding through key relationships. Andrew also provides valuable insights into evaluating retail, office, and mixed-use projects, focusing on yield on cost and development spread analysis.

DISCLAIMER: We are not giving any financial advice.

(00:00 - 01:41) Introduction
- Andrew is introduced as the guest Hosts

(01:41 - 03:52) Andrew's Professional Journey

- Andrew shares his professional journey

(03:52 - 50:17) Strategies to Scale and Fund Commercial Real Estate Ventures
- Andrew shares before he started in real estate and what attracts him to real estate
- What Andrew's main focus right now
- Talked about data centre
- He also talks about Industrial development
- Andrew's specific criteria sourcing industrial deals
- Andrew's main source of capital for funding
- Specific conferences that Andrew recommends
- Location of the IMF conferences that Andrew recommends

(50:17 - 54:41) Final Round
- Andrew shares his best business or investment advise
- Andrew's best book that he recommend that made an impact to his business and life
- How Andrew give's back
- His main source to learn and grow

(54:41 - 56:07) Closing Segment
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