The BuildUp Vault

The BuildUp Vault: Dealmaker Roadmap

This vault is your home base for turning deal flow into development upside: the videos, the roadmap, the real client projects, our story, and every way to connect with us, all in one place. Start with the video below, then use the map to jump anywhere.

How people are finding us · Who you're learning from

Who's behind this

Two brothers who actually build, and develop.

Arthur and Ruben are active real estate developers, not just educators. One runs the development and numbers side, the other runs construction. BuildUp exists to hand serious people the exact path they wish they'd had, without the expensive mistakes.

Arthur & Ruben · Founders

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Everything in one place

Your roadmap to real estate development is here

Tap any card to jump straight to that section. Watch in order, or go where you need.

01 How People Are Finding Us The video that's bringing people into development. 02 The Dealmaker Curriculum From finding deals to developing them, in order. 03 Questions Most Asked The questions people like you ask, on video. 04 Our Clients' Live Projects Real members building real deals right now. 05 Working With Arthur & Ruben What it's actually like to learn from them. 06 Our Story Why BuildUp exists and what it stands for. 07 Full Developer Training Replay of our full masterclass, start to finish. 08 Connect With Us Follow the channels and join the community.

This is for you if

You already move deals and want development upside

Wholesaling, flipping, agenting, or investing. You understand acquisition and your market. Here’s your edge, and the one risk to respect.

Where you are now You already move deals Wholesaling, flipping, agenting, or investing. You understand acquisition, negotiation, and your market better than most beginners ever will.

Your advantage Deal instincts transfer Your market knowledge and ability to find and control deals is exactly the foundation development is built on.

Your biggest risk Treating it like a bigger flip Development isn’t just a bigger wholesale or flip. It adds land strategy, underwriting, construction, financing, and exit planning.

The path for someone like you

The Dealmaker roadmap

You already know how to find and control deals. That’s a real head start. Here’s the order that turns deal instincts into ownership upside.

1Use your deal instincts and market knowledge.
2Learn what makes land developable and worth pursuing.
3Underwrite before you move.
4Structure the capital and team.
5Move from spread-based income to ownership upside.
6Repeat with better systems.

Watch in this order

The Dealmaker curriculum

How people who already understand deals move from spreads into real development upside.

Start HereMy $2,000,000 6-Plex - As A Real Estate DeveloperSee the jump from smaller real estate deals into development.

The NumbersMy $403,000 Duplex - Construction Cost BreakdownGround-up numbers for flippers and investors.

Wholesale BridgeHow To Double Close A Real Estate Deal With ZERO CashFor wholesalers who already understand deal control.

UnderwritingReal Estate Developer Exposes How To Underwrite A DealFor anyone worried about bad numbers, risk, or deal analysis.

Cash StackingMake $10,000 In 30 Days | Real Estate Wholesaling For BeginnersStack cash or sharpen your acquisitions game.

Wholesaling BasicsWholesaling For BeginnersThe deal-finding path for newer dealmakers.

Before you go further

Questions people like you ask

Pick the one that sounds like you. Short, honest answers so you research with better context.

How is development different from wholesaling or flipping?The identity shift from finding deals to developing them, and what changes when you own the project.

What makes land worth pursuing & how do I underwrite it?How to underwrite a development deal and judge whether land is actually worth controlling.

How quickly can I realistically see progress?Realistic timelines across deal finding, underwriting, financing, and project execution.

Do I need to stop my current real estate business?How operators keep deal flow running while moving into development upside.

How To Get Into Real Estate Development With No ExperienceThe realistic on-ramp into development, even coming straight from deals.

Seller Finance Explained | How Smart Investors Buy Without A BankHow seller financing works and when it lets you buy without traditional bank funding.

HELOC Explained (And When NOT To Touch Your Equity)Using a HELOC as leverage for development, and when tapping equity is the wrong move.

The 3 Ways You Should Fund RE Development DealsHow a $90M developer actually funds deals: the three paths to development capital.

Our clients' live projects

Real members. Real projects. Real numbers.

People like you, putting the path to work right now.

Owner Builder · Washington Reina

No construction experience. She's GCing her own build, hit 60% complete in 2.5 months, and even started her own YouTube channel documenting it.

$264KSaved

60%Done in 2.5 mo

4.5 moTo finish

Social Media Strategist · Portland, OR Jake

No development background, 24 years old. On his first project ever, he's building a $1M home with $43K down.

$43KDown

$1MHome build

$100K+Est. profit

Project Manager · Dallas, TX Luke

Came from a project manager background. Under 12 months in and 23 years old, he's running six projects with none of his own money on profit splits.

6 DealsRunning now

$400K+Est. profit

23 yrsOld

Solar Sales · Texas Andrew

Came in from outside construction with capital and drive. With the right structure, he's running three luxury spec builds and scaling across multiple deals at once.

3 SpecsLuxury builds

$480KDown (OPM)

$1M+Projected

First Duplex · Zero Experience Avery

Zero construction experience. One month in, he's already secured a lot and lined up his contractor for a first duplex.

$250KProjected profit

1 moIn

FirstDuplex

Kadoh and Amika, BuildUp Community members

Licensed Agents · Oregon Kadoh & Amika

Licensed agents with zero development experience. They raised capital, launched their own development company, and are building a 4-plex with an investor, with none of their own money in the deal.

$380KEst. profit

~$45KFuture commissions

$0Own money in

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