Renovation with Van Sturgeon - a podcast by Sterling Chapman

Join Rent Roll Radio’s host, Sterling Chapman, with his guest Van Sturgeon as they talk about how to be your own general contractor and successfully manage a home renovation. Van is a real estate investor, a home builder, and a high-performance coach specializing in land acquisition, subdivision development, and house renovations. With 30 years of experience as a general contractor, he is passionate about helping real estate investors and homeowners overcome their fears of house renovations. Today, Van shares his experiences, from helping his family renovate their apartment building back then to teaching people how to save on renovation by doing it themselves now.

 

In this episode, you’ll learn:

• The benefits of diversifying your investments and how to manage all of them


• Why having a clear goal is essential when planning to renovate specific properties


• How setting goals for a renovation can help you understand your target market


• What to look out for when transitioning from single-family projects to multifamily


• The advantages of being your own general contractor when starting out as an investor


• And much more! 

 

About Van Sturgeon

 

Van Sturgeon is an experienced entrepreneur who has successfully created several businesses in the real estate industry, covering areas of land acquisition, development, construction, and renovation. He owns over 1,000 properties across North America and is semi-retired from the day-to-day operations of his businesses.

 

Van’s father immigrated to the United States in 1959 and served our country proudly during the Vietnam War. Meanwhile, his mother had immigrated to Canada first and moved with him to Chicago to start a new family. Through a lot of hard work and savings, his parents reached their dream, and they bought an apartment building in Chicago in 1976.

 

However, the late ‘70s and ‘80s devastated their community with drugs and crime. Van’s parents barely held on, as their building was 60% vacant, and it kept getting worse. But amid the hardship, his family was able to get through. They did everything in their building and never hired any contractors. They even went out and installed a new roof, new windows, tiled, carpeted, and painted every single apartment. In turn, Van learned so much from these experiences that he chose to pursue a career in home renovation.

 

Connect with Van Sturgeon!

Website: https://vansturgeon.com/ 

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/van-sturgeon-029018200

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vansturgeon

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