On today’s show we are talking about getting a project through the approval process in city council. Every city’s municipal government is tasked with managing the city’s resources along with planning the city’s land use.  Getting a project approved doesn’t happen by accident. It requires a lot of hard work. In every community there are people who will come out of the woodwork to oppose your project. These are people who you have never met, who are not negatively affected by the existence of your project, but merely have an agenda to oppose development. They have a narrative in their mind that all developers are rich people who are exploiting the poor for the sole purpose of enriching themselves further. Developers have no sense of environmental responsibility and that building new structures is simply pushing poor people out of the community. Unless the developer creates a strong case for their project, the only voice in the wilderness will be the voice of opposition. ----------------- **Real Estate Espresso Podcast:**  Spotify: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://open.spotify.com/show/3GvtwRmTq4r3es8cbw8jW0?si=c75ea506a6694ef1)    iTunes: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](https://podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/the-real-estate-espresso-podcast/id1340482613)    Website: [www.victorjm.com](http://www.victorjm.com)    LinkedIn: [Victor Menasce](http://www.linkedin.com/in/vmenasce)    YouTube: [The Real Estate Espresso Podcast](http://www.youtube.com/@victorjmenasce6734)    Facebook: [www.facebook.com/realestateespresso](http://www.facebook.com/realestateespresso)    Email: [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])   **Y Street Capital:**  Website: [www.ystreetcapital.com](http://www.ystreetcapital.com)    Facebook: [www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital](https://www.facebook.com/YStreetCapital)    Instagram: [@ystreetcapital](http://www.instagram.com/ystreetcapital)