As I’m taking a small break to complete some big projects, I want to give you a selection of past episodes that offer nuggets of knowledge and wisdom on your property journey. I believe we should all look at the experiences that other people have had to give us an insight not just into how wealthy property can make us, but also what will happen if we don't have our businesses correctly set up and if we don’t have a strategy behind it. Because the business part of the property business is the backstage, the unsung hero of it all - it is what makes you or loses you the money. So I know you’ll find these nuggets as invaluable as I do, because they are your shortcuts to success.

Must-Listen Episodes:

-Ep 136 - Inside the Mind of a Property Developer with John Howard

-Ep 110 - The Long Game: 40 Years of Property Investing with Halstead Ottley

-Ep 098 - Demystifying Mortgage Lending with Simon Hodgson

-Ep 092 - A Legal Perspective on Property with the Biking Building Barrister Susan Francombe

-Ep 063 - How to Deal with a Diva

-Ep 062 - What is a Snag List, and Why Do I Need One?

-Ep 057 - A Personal View of Property Investing with Suzanne Smith

-Ep 017 - You're Never too Young to Start in Property with Arthur Dallimer

Whatever you do with these episodes, don’t forget to contact me via email, voice note, DM, or book a half hour call with me. Being a solopreneur doesn't mean we have to put up with being small. With modern technology, with VAs,or outsourced consultants, the business can be anything you want it to be. But first of all, your business does need a strategic plan.

Resources:

-Let's connect! Send me a VoiceMail

-Book a 30-minute discovery call with me - the first step to finding the right way to help you succeed in property

-Download my Property Business Checklist - The key building blocks for a sound and successful business

-Check out my Website

-Connect with me on LinkedIn

-Find me on Instagram

Welcome to the last episode of this season, before I come back with Season 3 in the autumn. Until then, please revisit the catalogue of 137 episodes I released so far, and enjoy today’s interview with my fabulous guest, Ross McSkimming.

Ross and Sophie McSkimming live and work in Edinburgh. In the past five years, they have gone full time into property to find financial and time freedom. Their company Nichol Smith Investments sources, develops, flips and holds investment property in Edinburgh. Ross has grown and scaled their business from doing one property at a time to working on several simultaneously and having a pipeline of projects across the HMO, single let and flip business models. The McSkimmings have two young children and two dogs, and are therefore very careful about how they network and use their time.

In this episode, we talk about the importance of being strategic in order to scale up your business, setting long-term goals and adapting to market changes. Ross shares his insights about setting up a pipeline of projects, managing finances, building relationships with high net worth investors, how to maintain work-life balance, the value of mentorship and much more.

What is Covered:

-Why strategy is key for success in property investing and development

-How to adapt to market volatility with diversified strategies

-The importance of financial management for scaling up a property business

-How to create enjoyable and mutually beneficial relationships with investors

-What it means to define your avatar and how to find the right investors for your business

-How rapid changes in government legislations can impact your business

-The importance of building a reliable tradesmen team

-How to transition to a hands-off role and focus on high-value tasks for business growth

-Strategic use of social media to build social proof and visibility in the industry

-How to balance work and time off in a family business to maintain a healthy lifestyle

Resources:

-Book a 30-minute discovery call with me - the first step to finding the right way to help you succeed in property

-Nichol Smith Investments https://nicholsmithinvestments.com/

-Connect with Ross and Sophie McSkimming on Instagram https://www.instagram.com/nicholsmithinvestments/

-Episode 40 Sophie McSkimming - Flipping in Edinburgh https://player.captivate.fm/episode/1cb52e1b-12e8-48f8-b7b9-85d90211624a

-Download my Property Business Checklist - The key building blocks for a sound and successful business

-Check out my Website

-Let's connect! Send me a VoiceMail

-Connect with me on LinkedIn

-Find me on Instagram

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This week’s guest is well known to many of you because you’ve seen him on Property TV. John Howard is one of the UK’s most experienced property consultants, developers, traders and investors, with over 40 years of experience within the industry. John has bought and sold nearly 4,500 properties in 87 different locations across the UK, from traditional houses to hotels and large scheme developments. One of his more recent projects is the £27 million construction of 150 apartments at Ipswich Waterfront.

People like John, who’ve built big property businesses, have been through quite a number of boom and busts in the property market. The thing about boom and busts is there are key elements that are the same, and some that are different, but you've got to know what the difference is if you want to survive. That’s why I invited John onto the show to share little nuggets of his expertise that can make all the difference to us.

What is Covered:

-The importance of changing your strategy as the market changes

-Why you need to invest in the right team for your business

-What is a developer vs. what is an investor?

-How a recovery fund supports developers who need some money to finish a project

-How to know what projects to prioritise when market changes

-Who are the people who can read the property market best

-John’s experience with various property TV shows

-The art of planning and how politics affect it on the national scale

-John’s best deal to date

-How things have changed in the last 30 years in the property industry

Resources:

-Book a 30-minute discovery call with me - the first step to finding the right way to help you succeed in property

-Connect with John Howard at https://www.johnhowardproperty.com/

-Listen to episode 084: Property Renovating and Developing Successfully with Tristan Gordon https://player.captivate.fm/episode/49991bbd-0bfb-42e9-8406-2ad7ffa3209b

-Download my Property Business Checklist - The key building blocks for a sound and successful business

-Check out my Website

-Let's connect! Send me a VoiceMail

-Connect with me on LinkedIn

-Find me on Instagram

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