20 Minute Investor

How We Built a $9.4M Project Before Quitting Our Jobs

May 28, 2026·45 min
Episode Description from the Publisher

Most people quit their W2 to start building. We did it the other way around.My wife Andrea and I raised $2.8M, broke ground on a $9.4M senior care development, and built our entire team before I ever handed in my notice. This is what the Parallel Build actually looks like in practice.In this conversation:- How we went from 8 single-family rentals to a $9.4M ground-up development with no prior development experience- The team architecture that made a first-time eight-figure project lendable- What the $2.8M capital raise really looked like, including the bank that pulled out five days after we closed- How Andrea and I aligned our vision as a couple on a project this size- What it actually feels like to build something at this scale when the math is against youIf you're a W2 professional trying to build something real on the side, this is the full arc.

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