"Politicians say things like, 'We want to build communities.'
These are the guys actually building communities..."

In this episode of the Hard Truth Podcast, I sit down with Kartik Singla and Jimmy La from the Sustainable Development Group, who are real estate developers and entrepreneurs building a village of over 100 units in Barrie, Ontario.

They share their journey from buying a single-family home to creating multi-unit communities, including how they navigate city approvals, scale efficiently, and turn every property into an opportunity for growth. From early wins to building Clapperton Village, this episode reveals the real process behind successful development.

We cover:
✅ How a single downtown lot turned into their first 10-unit building
✅ The buy-box model they use to convert homes into multi-unit communities
✅ Why working with the city is the key to scaling faster
✅ The growing pains of partnerships, capital raising, and sleepless nights
✅ How they are turning 9 projects into Clapperton Village, a full neighborhood with gyms, coworking, and more
✅ And why Canada’s housing crisis needs bold solutions like the Missing Middle

Whether you are starting with a duplex or dreaming of large-scale development, this conversation gives you the unfiltered truth about what it really takes to build neighborhoods and wealth from the ground up.

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