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$500 a square foot. $2.5 million of profit.

Arthur Ryapolov's San Jose example: $2 million for the land, about $5 million to build 10,000 square feet, $7 million all in. The house sells for $10 million. That is a 20% margin at a cost per foot most people would walk away from.

For basic builder grade spec, Arthur sees about $100 a foot in Texas and Louisiana and up to $175 on the West Coast, and never over $200. So when a builder quotes $280 a foot, his first question is what the home sold for, then what the land cost. In his words, "The margin is everything."

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A new $700K house costs a builder about $525K.

Arthur Ryapolov's breakdown: a 20% margin plus a 5% builder fee is 25% of the price. Build that same house yourself and 5% down on $525K is $26,250, about what 3.5% FHA on $700K costs a buyer.

The buyer borrows $675K. The builder borrows $500K and starts with $175K of equity. At current rates, Arthur puts the payment gap at $1,200 a month.

If prices climb and the house hits $800K, the buyer holds $100K of equity. The builder holds $275K.

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$53,000 on a first deal, with none of his own money.

Ruben Ryapolov was managing projects for a builder when he pitched about 10 people: the investor brings the down payment, he does the sweat equity, profit splits 50/50. Nine said no. One said yes.

He had a terrible credit score, so he used a hard money loan based on the deal. It was 12% full Dutch with 3 points, more interest than he needed to pay. The project still cleared $106,000 in about 8 months.

Today he keeps the 50/50 split but adds an acquisition fee to buy the land and a builder fee to complete the project.

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$1,500 for duplex plans. Arthur Ryapolov skipped the architect.

Arthur's rule: you only need an architect for commercial work, like a three-story apartment complex. A drafter can draw a single family home, duplex, ADU, triplex or fourplex for roughly $1 per square foot. An architect charges $2 to $3. In his words, "Quality of work, no difference."

He hires drafters who submit a lot of plans for builders and know how long the city takes to approve them. Then he asks for a date and follows up every 4 days. His plans come back in 2 to 3 weeks. Without the follow-ups, plans can take 3 to 4 months.

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