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

<p>Most people quit their W2 to start building. We did it the other way around.</p><p>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.</p><p>In this conversation:</p><p>- How we went from 8 single-family rentals to a $9.4M ground-up development with no prior development experience</p><p><br></p><p>- The team architecture that made a first-time eight-figure project lendable</p><p><br></p><p>- What the $2.8M capital raise really looked like, including the bank that pulled out five days after we closed</p><p><br></p><p>- How Andrea and I aligned our vision as a couple on a project this size</p><p><br></p><p>- What it actually feels like to build something at this scale when the math is against you</p><p><br></p><p>If you&#39;re a W2 professional trying to build something real on the side, this is the full arc.</p>