The Missoula Real Estate Meetup has three main goals:

1. Learn more about the Missoula Market

2. Make authentic connections

3. Share strategies and information

Ryan Frey- April 21st at 6 PM at Highlander
Upslope Group and Saddle Mountain Construction

Ryan Frey is a Missoula-based real estate developer who has spent more than a 26 years turning overlooked parcels into beautiful homes and thriving communities. His work spans infill housing, industrial buildings, and large-scale residential developments, including factory-built home communities designed to expand attainable homeownership.

Ryan recently authored Real Estate Development From the Ground Up, a practical guide that walks through the full development process, from evaluating raw land to delivering finished homes. The book blends step-by-step frameworks with real stories from projects that worked, and a few that didn’t. In this talk, Ryan will pull back the curtain on how development actually happens. He will cover the fundamentals of evaluating land, navigating zoning, assembling a team, raising capital, and managing risk across a project’s lifecycle.

Attendees will also hear lessons from real projects, including how small zoning insights created major opportunities and how early mistakes shaped better development decisions. Whether you are considering your first project or looking to scale from small deals into larger developments, this presentation will provide a practical roadmap for turning an idea into a completed project.

As always, there will be no selling of any products or services, and it’s always free to attend.

We meet the third Tuesday of every month at the Highlander, at 6:00 PM. We usually have 20-30 attendees.