It’s Finally Time
I’m super excited to announce my next step in life: Frame Properties
It’s been a long road:
- 25 years in Finance
- 15 years in Real Estate
- 8 years as a RE Development CFO
- $2.5+ billion in RE sold or stabilized
The road has always led here.
I’ve been hinting at it for months now.
At least one or two of you have said tell me more.
It’s time to re-introduce myself and share with you:
- The backstory
- Where we’re at today
- What you can expect from me
Backstory
For the past three years, I’ve written about personal, professional and financial growth.
I’ve shared some of my personal stories but haven’t talked much about what I do for my day job or personal investing.
That’s about to change.
Now, it’s time to go to work as an entrepreneur.
You’re probably thinking, Clint, you’re 45, WTF took you so long.
It’s a question I ask myself, too.
The simple answer is it comes down to priorities.
There are always two people in a partnership, and, as I discussed last week, I promised my wife stability and earnings early in our relationship. I’ve held those up for 25+ years now, allowing us to reach a point where the risk will be tolerable for her.
I did that by growing my career, with a compounding increase to my salary of ~ 15% per year for most of that time and by investing well.
My first ten years were largely with KPMG and focused on private enterprises and real estate.
The last 15 years have been focused on Real Estate, working for some of Vancouver, British Columbia’s largest real estate developers and landlords, the last 8 as the CFO of a large team with exposure to:
- Private REITs
- Semi-public REITs
- Real Estate Development
- Mortgage Investment Corporations
I’ve had the fortune to be involved with $2.5+ Billion of real estate sold or stabilized during those 15 years, which includes:
- Feasibility
- Acquisitions
- Development approvals
- Construction management
- Sales and marketing processes
- Project capital, finance and reporting
It’s been a blast.
I’ve learned from some of the best.
But, it’s hard to be sitting on the sidelines.
To see what’s possible and not be in the driver’s seat.
That all changes now. It’s time for the next chapter in life.
Before I discuss where we’re at today, I would be remiss not to mention real estate has been my path to wealth.
I invested in real estate while growing my career to the C-suite level.
My wife and I, over the last 12 years, have added to our portfolio:
- 2 apartments
- 5 townhomes
- a summer cottage
And our single-family home.
Overall, the portfolio’s fair market value is ~ $10 million today, which doesn’t include an apartment we have under contract to close in 2026.
Where We’re At Today
I’ve joined three past colleagues and friends in starting a real estate development shop, Frame Properties.
We’re focused on building a long-term residential real estate development business that we’ll scale in a risk-respectful way.
Our first project, Emerson, will be under construction next week and has started pre-selling:
Some simple concepts you can expect from us:
- We Put People First
- It’s All About the Homes
- We’re Relentless in What We Do
- At the end of the day, It Has to Be FUN
Emerson will be 15 townhomes in Victoria, BC, where we’ll focus our development efforts.
Over the next 10+ years, we’ll expand our business from Esquimalt to Saanich on Vancouver Island, and my time on the island will grow with our scale.
I expect to live full-time on the island by the time my boys finish high school in five years.
Our second project will be 19 townhomes, and our next few projects (we have some LOIs out now and a few in DD) will be 25 to 30 townhomes in size and scale.
After that, we’ll target townhome and apartment sites with revenue in the $40+ million range per site.
My partners have experience in acquisitions, deal-making, construction + development and marketing + sales — the full spectrum of real estate development.
As we scale the business, we’ll also partner strategically with land owners and developers in sensible ways, and I’ll offer real estate fractional CFO services.
What You Can Expect From Me
Not much is going to change.
I’m still going to talk about Growth:
- Personal
- Professional
- and, Financial
The difference is I’ll add conversations around Real Estate and Entrepreneurship. Each of these fills the buckets of professional and financial growth.
If you’re in Victoria or the Lower Mainland and you have land or opportunities, please send me a note.
If you’re in Victoria or the Lower Mainland and want to partner in some capacity, please send me a note.
If you’re an LP investor who invests in Canada and want to discuss how you can partner with us on our future projects, send me a note.
It’s Real Estate and Self-Development All the Time, and if you want to work together, my Inbox is OPEN.
TGG Podcast
This week on the Growth Guide Podcast, we re-released one of our top listened to episodes with our guests, Kelly and Juliet Starrett of The Ready State, authors of Built to Move: The 10 Essential Habits to Help you Move Freely and Live Fully.
Life expectancy in the United States is on the decline.
As a society, we’ve become fatter, sicker, achier and less fit.
But, it doesn’t have to be that way.
This book includes the 10 essential habits that may save your life, including:
- Breathing techniques to manage stress and pain
- Simple guidelines to improve your nutrition and sleep
- Intuitive ways to integrate more movement into your daily life
- Mobilization practices to increase range of motion and avoid injury
- Easy assessments to gauge your progress and what needs improvement
Last Word 👋
I love hearing from readers and I’m always looking for your feedback.
How I’m doing with the Growth Guide. Is there anything you want to see more of or less? Which aspects of the Newsletter or Podcast do you like the most?
Hit reply, say hello, and let me know what you think of the Reveal.
I’d love to chat with you !
All my best,
Clint
