I am thrilled to be back today with an episode I am so excited for you to listen to with an amazing lady called Sabine Abdou, a property investor who comes from a background in corporate negotiations - a really switched-on individual who applies her corporate expertise to a lot of the deals that she is doing in property.  And today we get into some of those details I think you will find really interesting, like how she applies that background in corporate negotiations to securing all money...

Welcome back, dear listeners, to a very special episode that feels like a long-awaited reunion with an old friend. Seven years have flown by since we first sat down with one of the most memorable guests to grace our show, Jasper Ribbers. With over 400 episodes under our belt, Jasper's name still lights up conversations at events, and it's easy to see why. His journey wasn't about amassing a vast portfolio or raking in eye-watering sums of money. No, Jasper's story struck a chord because it...

Today, we're diving into the remarkable journey of Matthew Sheriff, a go-getter who kicked off his investing career with minimal experience, limited time due to a full-time job, and scarce capital. If you've ever felt the squeeze of juggling various commitments while pursuing your investment goals, Matthew's story will surely resonate with you. What's truly inspiring is how, in a relatively short span from 2018 to 2019, Matthew turned these challenges into opportunities, successfully...

In today's episode, I’m going to show you why HMOs are the single best investment option for you if you’re looking to create more freedom in your life - whether that freedom looks like more money, to spend now or build wealth for the future, or like more time, to quit a job, do something you’re more passionate about, or just spend it doing the things you love with the people you love.  This is a recording of the kick-off call for our upcoming HMO Challenge that I hosted live with a group of...

Today, I'm thrilled to introduce you to David Kidd, a seasoned investor who has made remarkable strides in his journey towards financial and time freedom. Over the past year, David has transitioned from being a part-time property investor to a full-time endeavor, achieving the kind of success many aspire to emulate. Not only has he attained financial freedom, but he has also gained valuable time to spend with his young family, which has been a driving force in his pursuit. With a diverse...

Today's guest is no stranger to the show, despite actually never appearing on a podcast episode with us in the past. And that is because his wife, his partner in crime, Jackie Tomes, has been a guest several times in the past and often refers to ‘Detail Dave’ with affection during those interviews. Today I'm thrilled to be joined by Dave himself talking through what really gets him excited and fired up, which is all things numbers, spreadsheets, and data to help make sure that as property...

Today's guest, George Ball, brings a unique perspective to the property industry. With a background in sales, George has crafted a highly profitable strategy in land assembly. This involves negotiating with multiple homeowners or property owners to create parcels of land that he secures planning for. He then either develops these himself or sells them on to another developer for a considerable profit. However, George realized that alongside these substantial profits, he also wanted more...

Hey folks, welcome to what was supposed to be episode 400 of the Inside Property Investing podcast, but apparently is episode 401.   What I thought would be nice to  celebrate 400 episodes and almost nine years of the podcast was to run through some of the biggest lessons that I've learned from the various podcast interviews that I've done - some from specific guests and others just by osmosis from hearing them time and time again from lots of different people succeeding in the property...

I'm just coming out of my little Christmas / New Year hibernation. I've been up in Scotland for a couple of weeks at my folks house with Victoria and our little girl, hanging out with family and eating all the food and watching all the Christmas films and doing all that stuff.  So I just want to start off by wishing you a massive Happy New Year, whatever you've been up to, whatever holidays you celebrate. I hope you had a good little break whilst everyone else shut down and you're feeling...

You may have heard that over the past couple of summers, we've been spending a little bit of time in the mountains, specifically in a sleepy little ski resort called Morzine. And after decades of enjoying ski holidays in the winter, we thought, let's go check out what all the fuss is about for mountain summer holidays. We had an absolute blast. And in the process, we were lucky enough to meet a family who run a business called Reach 4 the Alps in Morzine. They've been doing it since 2000, so...

Today's guest, Tom Rourke, is a member of the IPI Mastermind. I have had the pleasure of getting to know him over the past six months.  I cannot take any credit for his past success, and this isn't to brag about how we've been able to turn around his business overnight. It's really just to say I'm thrilled to get to surround myself with people like Tom who have achieved what he has achieved in a relatively short space of time, and I'm hoping that this interview today will give you some idea,...

If you were hit by a bus tomorrow, what would happen to your business? In most cases, it would stop growing, which isn't the end of the world. But if it would struggle to even continue to exist without problems surfacing that nobody else knew how to resolve, you've got a BIG problem and you're probably spending too much time working on your business rather than in it.  Today's episode might just give you a few ideas to get past that stage and back into a focus on...

Ever get stuck thinking 'how can I keep growing my property portfolio when I keep leaving cash in each deal?'  Trust me, it's a question that plagues everyone who doesn't have endless cash to invest, and there is a relatively simple answer.   We've just sold another one of our HMOs, and the answer hit me in the face as soon as we completed.  So if you want to continue investing without waiting around for those elusive 'unicorn' deals, this it the episode for...

Get ready to dive into the incredible journey of Steph James as we unravel her property saga! From daringly diverging off her university path to teaming up with her dad for an exhilarating new venture, to crafting a web of triumph with diversified income streams and synergistic businesses – Steph's story is about to unfold. I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know Steph over the past 6 months as a member of the IPI Mastermind, and I remember one of my first thoughts when she ran me through...

Today’s guest is Raj Sharma, long time listener of the show and a student of our Raising Private Finance programme. Join us as we dive into Raj's incredible journey – a dedicated listener turned real estate superstar! Discover how he skyrocketed his portfolio while managing another business.  Uncover why Raj swears by HMOs for first-time investors and how his network became his ultimate growth secret. Loaded with game-changing advice, Raj's story is your blueprint for action. Don't miss out...

Justin Wilkins is slowly and steadily building up his own portfolio, but his main focus is on his property sourcing business, where he’s on track to hit 100 deals this year.  Some of them he keeps for himself, some he quickly flips on without doing any work to them, and others he sources for his investor clients.  Regardless of who ends up buying the deals he sources, they need to make sense financially, so to be able to do this volume is a real skill that I think we could all benefit from....

Today I'm going to be talking about just one little aspect of our property business. Our first experience with private finance, how that worked out for us, and how I made an incredibly stupid mistake, but that mistake turned out to be one of the best things that ever happened for our business. So if you're thinking about introducing private finance as a way to scale your portfolio, you're interested in the mechanics of how it can work or some of the reasons why it might be beneficial to you,...

Tune in to the dynamic duo in the investment world. Meet Carl Tranter and Peter Tredger - the unstoppable partners of TNT Assets Group! From individual investors to an extraordinary team that came together in 2020, they'll share their thrilling journey on today's episode. Discover how they got started and went from the usual single lets alongside corporate jobs into full time property development investment. With 50 apartments under construction and 70 more in the pipeline, they run a tight...

Katrina Jones has been on the podcast several times in the past and she's joining me again today. This episode is from our IPI HMO summit that we hosted a couple of weeks ago, and Katrina joined us to talk through the Rent to rent strategy, specifically with regards to how it relates to today's market. There's a lot of uncertainty, and people are wondering, is it the right time to invest? Does rent to rent still work? And Katrina goes through all of this in detail. So, ahead of a free...

Today’s interview is from a discussion I had recently with Jack Smith for his podcast, from the ground up.  I’ve been sharing a few of these podcasts recently where it’s someone else asking me the questions, and I wasn’t sure to begin with whether you’d find them valuable, but the feedback has been super positive as the spotlight is turned on me and my business, and how we built things to the stage they’re at now, which we don’t often share here when it’s me asking the questions.  In this...

6 years ago, Stuart Lordan joined me on the podcast with plans to reach 100 HMO rooms within 12 months. Today he’s back to say that he failed to reach that goal, with about 80 rooms in the portfolio at the time of recording, but instead of pushing for growth at all costs to achieve those 100 rooms, he’s instead managed to build a stable business with solid financials, retain freedom and flexibility in his own life, and diversify into other areas as well. He’s learnt a lot along the way, but...

I was thrilled to be invited on a podcast with Latoya McDonald recently, and we had a chat about all things systems, processes and outsourcing in our own property business, particularly around how we were able to build a team that allowed us to go travelling around the Med for the last four years. Now those days are behind us, but the lessons are still super valuable if you're looking to create more time freedom in your life from your property business. ******************** Check out our...

Today, I'm delighted to be joined by Paul Pickering. Now, Paul is a guy who's got a lot going on in his life. He has got a little girl who's two and a half years old. He's just had a little boy with his wife who is currently four weeks old, it's also his birthday on the day we recorded this. So massive Happy birthday to you. Paul is in the process of transitioning out of his career in the military and he's just going into business with a builder that he's been working with for the last couple...

Join me today as I discuss the recent sale of a significant property in our portfolio - one of our first-ever HMOs. Selling properties is not something we usually do, so I’m diving deep into the reasons behind this decision and exploring what made this particular project a candidate for selling, what the process of selling looked like, and of course, how much we actually sold it for! ===============================Join our exclusive mastermind group for experienced property investors looking...