Welcome to the 200th episode of the Expat Property Story podcast, where we've been guiding you on your property investment journey across 150 countries since early 2022. Today, we have a special guest, Gavin Gallagher, host of the Irish property market podcast "Behind the Facade."  Join us as Gavin shares his compelling story of triumphs and setbacks, drawing from his vast experience during Ireland's Celtic Tiger boom to the crushing 2008 financial crisis. Gavin has identified four factors that will impact your UK Property Story: Economy  Events Ego Emotions  o   "Fou ..read more

#199 What challenges do you face building a UK property portfolio? What excuses do you make as to why your story may have stalled? Maybe life has got a little too comfortable for you Maybe you need some inspiration about how much can be achieved with virtually no funds. And little UK property knowledge. And hardly any free time. Dawid Dowbusz arrived in the UK with his girlfriend and just £300. Fast forward ten years and they have built a portfolio of more than £9 Million, with dozens of properties. If you can’t get inspiration from their story, you’ll probably find yourself in the sa ..read more

#198 Over the last 11 days we’ve given you Books, Podcasts and Bonus clips; Fundamentals, Strategies and Adjectives;  Places to look for Capital Growth and lots lots more.  We’ve given you content to get you thinking about your property story.  There’s enough information in these last eleven episodes to get your story started. But at a certain point, it’s time to take action. Here are seven actions for you to take to get your UK Property Story Started: Goals: Start with clearly defined goals to guide your property investment strategy and decisions. Education: Educate y ..read more

#197 In this the penultimate show in our Daily Sevens Season celebrating the 12 days Of Xmas, we're highlighting 7 locations with great fundamentals. Everybody’s looking for the next great place to invest.  The new Manchester, the new Liverpool, the new place with great fundamentals that will take you to property nirvana.  And while it’s possible to pick a winner with long odds, there’s a good argument for picking an option that is more guaranteed and finding a way to add value to that option. Yesterday, we ran through 7 Factors to Follow for Capital Growth. In today’s show we’ve ..read more

#196 Day 10 out of 12 in our Daily Sevens Season: Evergreen content released every day to keep Christmas boredom away! In yesterday’s show, we presented seven ways to add value to a property if you’re looking to speed up your property story.  But maybe you love your job?  In which case, your goals will be different from those looking to add value quickly. Perhaps you’re putting your money on capital growth rather than cashflow? But how do you make sure you choose an area that will deliver the capital appreciation you’ve identified as your goal?  Today we’re looking at ways to ..read more

#195 Are you happy in your job?  Do you see yourself in the same job or the same career for the foreseeable future? If you’re looking to replace your income, either to get out of full time employment for others or because you’re worried that your full-time employer will get rid of you, then you'll need to accelerate your property story.  For that you’ll need to look at ways to add value.  Today, we present 7 of them. This episode is Number 9 in our Daily Sevens Series celebrating the 12 Days of Xmas. The 7 ways to add value are: Target up and coming areas: Focus on proper ..read more

#194  Do you chase shiny pennies?  Do you get excited when you come across a new strategy to get to your UK property goals?  Or, by contrast, are you the type of person that does not get distracted and once you put your mind to something you’re laser focused?  Perhaps you haven’t decided on the best business model to get you where you want to be.  If any of this sounds familiar, then this episode is definitely for you! Here are the Seven Strategies Discussed in the episode: HMOs (House of Multiple Occupancy): Renting out property rooms individually to generate h ..read more

#193 This is the 7th instalment of our Daily Sevens Season in which we're giving you seven gifts each day over the Xmas period. Today it's quotes. As I was trying to choose, it got too difficult to stick to seven. So  instead I picked seven themes so that I can squeeze in a couple more quotes for you.  The seven themes are: Money Quote: "The only thing that money gives is the freedom of not worrying about money." - Johnny Carson Hard Work Quote: "About the only thing that comes to us without effort is old age." - Gloria Pitzer Education Quote: "A child educated only at ..read more

#192 In 1937 Napoleon Hill wrote a book called Think & Grow Rich, after spending 20 years studying the lives of the most successful people of the day. He claimed to have spoken to 500 millionaires. It was in this spirit that we decided to run a feature called Property Adjectives from Episode 166 onwards. The idea was that by asking each of our guests for the three traits they believe you need to succeed, we could compile a list of them for you to be a successful UK property investor too. Today we’re showcasing seven of them. Gritty   Rose Radford from Episode 174 Consistent ..read more

#191 Following on from yesterday’s episode on the Seven best books I read this year, today, I have 7 podcasts for you: 1.     The Tim Ferriss Show Featuring Seth Godin 2.     How I Built This 3.     Revisionist History by Malcolm Gladwell 4.     The Blow Ins 5.     Benjamin Hardy's Concept 6.     Eventful Lives by Dodge Woodall 7.     High Performance by Jake Humphreys and Damien Hughes Listen to the show to find out how I arrived at my choice. Our investor list is full right now, but ..read more