{"id":4491,"date":"2017-03-29T12:50:01","date_gmt":"2017-03-29T12:50:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/?p=4491"},"modified":"2025-11-14T11:09:55","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T09:09:55","slug":"become-property-developer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/become-property-developer\/","title":{"rendered":"Tips for becoming a property developer"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Watch this video where Fran\u00e7ois Viruly, convenor of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/products\/uct-property-development-and-investment-online-short-course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Cape Town Property Development and Investment online short course<\/a>, explains what you\u2019ll need if you want to break into the property development market.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"_wp_link_placeholder\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/hBhcPg2ROuI?si=avqMRTmEqJoxIQkv\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<p>Property development and investment can be a great boost to your income. But\u00a0in order to stand out in the booming property industry you need to have a certain skill set and spirit. That skill set will give you the ability to effectively take part in property management.<\/p>\n<p>Want to capitalise on the third largest market in South Africa, but not sure how to become an expert <a href=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/blog\/industry-advice\/property-developer-career-path\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Property Developer<\/a> or how to get into the property development market?<\/p>\n<p>[bctt tweet=&#8221;In order to stand out in the booming property industry you need to have a certain skill set and spirit&#8221; username=&#8221;getsmarter&#8221;]<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Property development and investment requires a similar personality to that of an entrepreneur &#8211; someone who is able to identify opportunities, think about them strategically and then to take the risk involved in actually investing in the property. Unfortuantely, having an entrepreneurial spirit is not enough to make it work in the property development industry. You also need a very specific skill set that gives you insight into the property industry as well as the foresight to make the most of those entrepreneurial risks.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">On this property investment course from UCT you&#8217;ll learn from industry experts as they arm you with the ability to take every property development opportunity.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h5>Think you have what it takes to become a property developer?<\/h5>\n<p>Earn the skills needed to expand your asset portfolio and make decisions on potential investment and development opportunities, with the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/products\/uct-property-development-and-investment-online-short-course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">UCT\u00a0Property Development and Investment online short course<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"button large postcta\" href=\"https:\/\/www.getsmarter.com\/courses\/za\/uct-property-development-and-investment-short-course\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-wplink-edit=\"true\">TELL ME MORE<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/><\/div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>Transcription<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\"><em>You become a property developer by having a certain amount of knowledge of the process of property development, but also you have to have the entrepreneurial spirit. You have to walk the streets, find your opportunities. Either it\u2019s an idea looking for a site, or it\u2019s a site looking for an idea.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Want to capitalise on the third largest market in South Africa?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":74,"featured_media":42571,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[136],"article-format":[],"class_list":["post-4491","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-career-advice","tag-real-estate"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>How Do I Become a Property Developer? - Career Advice<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In order to stand out in the booming property industry you need to have a certain skill and spirit. 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