Build in progress podcast

Another build in progress podcast. . . Another on the web, still working on my sound and making it sound better each time so please bare with me :) 

Jon McDermott is a Chartered Town Planner and Educator in planning and development.

Jon has some 17 year experience in the public and private sector and presently manages up-to 40 concurrent planning cases for Town Planning Expert.

Jon specialises in Flood Risk Management and prepares all of the Flood Risk Assessments for TPX.

He runs a Facebook group that has loads of helpful content. He runs his own mastermind and retreats, writes regularly in Your Property Network Magazine and presents education for Whitebox Property on their Property Developers Secrets, Property Mastermind and Land and Planning Workshop.

He also a developer that develops some unbelievable good projects including a fort.

We chat about . . . 

Jon's projects. . . 

The future of planning . . 

His company Town planning expert and some of the struggles in the early stages of starting his own business and something to avoid . . 

And as always we chat about daily habits and top tips on getting the best out of your day!! 

Owning 136 properties. A project pipeline with a GDV of 28m a land sourcing company and training company. Its fair to say Andi has achieved a fair bit since buying his first piece of land at auction in 2013.

Andi is also big on mindset, work ethic and personal development.

We chat about some big learnings in his career so far, how he gets the best out of himself and what the future holds.

I really really enjoyed chatting to Andi and got loads of value out of it. I hope you do too.

https://www.whiteboxps.com

Insta: @andiwhitebox

FB: Andi Cooke

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4bx2BqFHmt-heK66ypRMSA

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It's taken me a little while to release this. Its my first non-property interview and one I really enjoyed. Quite a bit out my comfort zone and stutter all over the place but was huge learning curve for me.

Rugby league professional Steve Ward started www.mantalityhttp://mantalitymagazine.com 

Mantality is set up to help young men with mental health (the biggest killer in young men) 

We chat about how and why Steve started it. 

The links between professional sport and entrepreneurship and the mental challenges that go with it.

Tips and advice on how you get out of negative cycles. 

I think there's a couple of absolute nuggets and I hope you get some great value out of it 

Steve also has a pod with some amazing guests . . .

https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/021-resilience-truth-toughness-brian-mcdermott/id1239188241?i=1000434968517

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Bringing the build in progress pod back to life over the web.

Our first ever pod done over 'skype' with guest host/interviewee. It took a little getting used to and we stutter over each other.

But we have a little chat about what we are doing and the effects the current situation is having on us(hopefully so you can hear that everyones in the same boat) and what we've done to help ourselves. 

Si lets us know how the auction house is looking.

Also our uneducated opinion on what might be coming up round the corner.

www.lendlord.io (the platform Si uses to manage his portfolio) 

On part 2 we discuss

• Paul's latest 12 bed project
• We have a chat about market prediction and climate
• A little landlord rant. . 
• The brutality of property
• Life by design
• Pauls 8 health habits
• Some great books 

So Simon broke his leg recently and we've not been able to do as much but our mini re-launch comes in the form of an interview with award winning property investor Paul Lanfear. 

We chat about . . . 

• In part 1 of the pod Paul tells a bit about his story and how he got into property.
• The struggles with growth and the difficulty of starting out in property!! 
• Where to find practical advice
• Buying from people and being personable

In part 2 we (Paul mainly) gives some top tips on making a plan, things to be wary of in a HMO portfolio and how to gain clarity in 2020!! 

Paul has 5 places left for our Discovery Day on Friday 24 January 2020. 🚀🚀🚀🚀🚀. Come along to work on your 2020 vision. If you need to work on your business plan, gain clarity and help work towards you goals I couldn't recommend this enough.

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https://www.facebook.com/paul.lanfear.3

Some of the problems that you might not always think about . . 

1. Neighbours

2. Injured tradesman

3. Building control

4. Roof leaks

5. Unconventional room size

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Another pod I both really enjoyed doing it and enjoyed listening back to it too!!! 

Our key points on this 

• Not healthy
• Stop putting people on a pedestal! 
• Contextualise everything
• Perspective 
• Progress is progress
• Rushing can lead to mistakes

Also apologies I accidentally used the term 'property journey' . . Sorry for the cliche saying!! 

So you'll notice our sound quality has gone up a notch and maybe even our presenting skills. 

In any industry or job people need to buy you and hopefully this will help you get there with that.

This is more of a little whinge and therapy but I enjoyed listening back to this.

1. Be you

2. Don't get shiny penny syndrome (makes sense if you listen)

3. Don't be overly motivational 

4. Values

5. Who are you?

Thanks for all the support so far build in progress 'fans'!!

If you have any questions please send them our way and put them in the comment box or DM us.

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Our 6 biggest business mistakes (so far)

1. Doing everything yourself

2. Burying your head in sand

3. Impatients 

4. Being a busy fool

5. Saying yes to everything 

6. Knowing your market

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