I think you’re going to love today’s episode as I chat with Courtney Bryan about his investment story so far, specifically looking at the details of his first HMO - what worked well, what didn’t go to plan, how he selected his investment area, sourced the deal, and so much more, including all the numbers of that first project.  Courtney mentions our Inside HMO Investing programme a couple of times throughout the interview, and I’m thrilled it’s had such a positive impact on his confidence to get out there and invest, but actually most of our guests these days we’ve worked with in the past ..read more

Since last being on the podcast in 2020, Kim’s business and life have changed dramatically.  From a property perspective, she’s switched her focus from R2R to buying HMOs, giving her much more security for the longer term by actually owning the assets that she’s renting out, although as you’ll hear during the interview, she still obviously has a soft spot for rent to rent and the opportunities that model created for her in the early days.  But more excitingly, at least from my perspective, is the change to her living arrangements, as she recently converted a van into a camper and spl ..read more

Today, I’m joined by Jack Smith, and I think you’re going to enjoy this episode. Jack’s an investor who started off flipping houses, after spending time spinning his wheels and getting distracted by all the different investment options that were available to him.   He made a £30,000 profit on his first deal, and quickly moved on to deals 2 and 3, but during his search for good projects, he realised he had a knack for finding off-market deals that were valuable to other people.  His sourcing business was born, and that quickly surpassed his investment income, becoming more or less his ..read more

Lauren and Martin Plummer did pretty much everything with their first deal that the mainstream advice tells you not to do.   In their defence, they’d built up some experience from renovating their own home a couple of times before they thought seriously about investing, but as far as first deals go this, was a biggie - the conversion of a period property into 5 flats, including a loft conversion which, as we discuss during the interview, may or may not have been worthwhile.  But despite plenty of lessons learnt along the way, and dare I say a few mistakes, ultimately the project was ..read more

Unicorns really do exist, although the point of today’s interview with Jess Leader is that whilst we can occasionally find those projects that give us all of our money back out, they’re usually pretty rare and we certainly don’t need to focus on them in order to build a life changing income from property.  Jess had completed 7 projects before she finally caught a unicorn on her 8th, and today she gets into the details of what her own investing story has been like.  I’m sure you’ll enjoy it, so let’s get started.  Ready to make private finance a focus in your property business ..read more

Sometimes, life doesn't go to plan!  Lawrence got first hand experience of this when he was diagnosed with Lime disease after years of major health issues.  Despite barely being able to get out of bed or walk up a flight of stairs, he focussed first of all on his recovery with the help of functional medicine and a lifestyle overhaul that now sees him spending a 3rd of his time looking after his health and wellbeing, and then on his financial future, ensuring his wife would continue to have an income should the worst happen to him.   It started with a small portfolio of single ..read more

This episode is from a talk I did a few weeks ago for Tom Dylan and his Cuppa Property network meeting.  In it, I'm sharing my thoughts on succeeding in business when the property market is full of uncertainty. This isn't about how to source deals in a down market, or handling with low valuations, but tips that have stood me in good stead at all stages of our business growth that I hope you can benefit from as well.  Ready to make private finance a focus in your property business? Join our free training on February 16th at insidepropertyinvesting.com/finance ******************** Are ..read more

Are you living in a different location to the one you want to invest in? Do you wonder why renovation projects always seem to be so inefficient, and wonder what can be done to improve things? Have you ever thought about making the move from single lets to HMOs?  If any of these questions are on your mind, then today’s episode is for you as I’m joined by Howard Giblin, an investor who recently made the switch from his stable single let portfolio to the higher rewards of student HMOs; investing in Gloucester whilst living and working full time in Amsterdam; and with his lengthy career as a ..read more

This is a quick intro to a relatively long podcast I recorded just before Christmas with Paul Lanfear.  For a change, it was Paul asking me the questions for his own podcast, The Property & Investor Podcast, with a particular focus on burnout, how to cope with it and how to come back from.  It’s something we’ll all experience at some point as we try to grow our business, and I think it’s important to shine light on some of these less instagrammable moments that we experience so that if you’re feeling burnt out you know that you’re not alone.   If you enjoy the discussion ..read more

Nikki and her husband Mark have got over 35 years experience in the property world through their construction business, creating bespoke homes for their clients.  But in 2020 during the first lockdown they decided it was time to put their experience of developing properties for other people to better use for themselves, and started to build their own recurring income by investing in their own deals.  They joined our Inside HMO Investing programme, and since then they’ve moved quickly, acquiring a portfolio of single lets, HMOs and serviced accommodation.   In today’s episode, N ..read more