Down to South London

Rohit has been in property for longer than me and he has made a local success in Peckham! Coming from a retail background he moved over into property and over the years expanded his commercial and residential portfolio in South London. A truly inspiring story! I was lucky enough to be show around the development he currently has going on and I can say it's a very impressive build in terms of size, number of units and sheer work put in to it all. Rohit is a very humble man but don't let that fool you, his journey is one to learn from.

01:00 intro and Rohit's background

03:16 Transition from retail to property 

05:30 How to decide what to build on the site

07:00 Where did you find the knowledge from to build?

09:12 Natural progression into bigger and better and the pitfall of too much too soon.

12:00 Overcoming (inevitable) hurdles with contractors

14:50 Rohit's top three lessons in property

18:50 Specialism vs drilling down into a niche

23:00 Risk vs speed

26:00 Focusing on longevity through property development and management

30:52 What's next?

If you're looking to get in touch with Rohit do drop him a line on [email protected]. 

Jeroen Hoppe is an experienced investor. He's been a landlord for over 15 years, has his own estate agency and manages his own personal portfolio. If you are looking to connect please visit www.jeroenhoppe.com.

Today's episode is with Dan Jackson of Urban Shared, a long lease co-living operator in Southwest London. We dive into investing in South London, how Dan doesn't see himself as an investor and more importantly what Dan is doing to change the focus to better serve the tenant customer using his IT background.

02:50 How to improve the customer experience

04:00 building a community and how Dan achieves this

06:24 Dan's self-built solution

07:30 Tenants - the forgotten customer??

08:15 S24 - effects on housing stock

10:00 the "value-add" proposition

11:25  What qualifies Dan to do all that - a bit of history

13:00 The dangers of r2r

18:50 Why South London

22:21 Value of time

26:18 Dan's Challenges and REAL investments

35:00 best part of investing

If you are looking to reach out to Dan he can be contacted on [email protected] or find him on the popular social media platforms.

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Jeroen Hoppe is an experienced investor. He's been a landlord for over 15 years, has his own estate agency and manages his own personal portfolio. If you are looking to connect please visit www.jeroenhoppe.com.

Welcome to #DownToSouthLondon where experienced estate agent and property investor Jeroen Hoppe talks to real people who are investing in South London. In this episode Jeroen interview Ben Chai, famous for having delivered Ted Talks on various subjects such as cowardice and social attraction. Ben has delivered lots of content on business, mindset and so much more; Ben is an avid property investor and entrepreneur and in this interview Jeroen talks to Ben about his property investments throughout the years.

Here is how the interview went down...

00:30 Ben introduces himself and the time he started investing - 15% interest rates!

02:45 Learning on the go - because everyone told Ben investing in property was wrong!

03:00 A discounted deal landed on Ben's lap 

04:30 "I bought a property and didn't know what to do with it!"

05:30 Student tenants and their pets...

06:00 I was so clueless I thought I could buy a hotel if I had 4 on the same road!

07:08 Why was I taking advice from people who weren't doing what I was doing?

08:10 Suing the neighbour...

08:50 Keeping the next purchases quiet from the naysayers

11:15 Ben's deal in Barnes

12:45 Comparing the rents of a Single vs multi-let

15:40 Care home investments, co-living - small vs big units

22:05 South London - prime investment area for Ben?

23:00 Why do people think you can get into property and make a £million tomorrow??

25:29 How is it for people getting into property today?

28:00 The market in London and some tricky times

35:40 Adding value in London

36:59 What advice would Ben give someone starting property investing in London

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For more information about jeroen visit www.jeroenhoppe.com

Paul Terrier and his partner invest in South London - Croydon specifically. Having done a Mastermind course they started operating serviced accommodation unit or two. Unlike most property-related interviews that are all positive, Paul tells about the pitfalls of "hands-off" investing and the lowered returns this offered, and how he ultimately took back control to make the investment work for him.

00:14 Intro

01:30 Different markets and the hands-off deal

03:30 You don't know what you don't know

04:55 Everyone says "pick your strategy"

07:00 FaceBook is the "good news" and we're not doing enough :(

10:14 transition from full-time err semi retired to property!

12:38 The things you DON'T HEAR!

17:47 Avid investing in South London?

19:00 Which customers are hard work?

24:15 Hands off!

27:54 Blockchain to speed up transactions??

29:15 Which resources Paul employs in his search for deals!

36:55 The Plan B

If you'd like to reach out and speak to Paul just get in touch via his FaceBook!

Interview with Julie Buffendeau and Alex Camisan of Pride in Property Development.

We talk through their investments and what they are doing - currently adding value to a one bedroom flat to two bedrooms by means of a rear extension. Amazing day for a podcast!

00:00 - Intro and welcome to podcast

00:40 - First question: what prompted you to invest in south london?

1:15 - Releasing Equity

2:20 - Would you be as successful had the market been stagnant?

3:16 - The Best way to add value

4:33 - How do you stay within budget?

6:30 - Targets in figures

7:54 - Keeping properties nice (with the help of tenants)

10:15 - The transition from 9-5 to Property Full-time

13:15 - The Challenges

14:10 - Difficulties getting out of the ground

15:20 - Acquiring the resources to start investing in property

17:56 - The 3 most important things for Julie and Alex when investing in property

22:13 - why do they invest in south london?

24:00 - what was the deciding factor in this?

26:40 - 1 piece of advice to give a new South London investor

Neal and I have been colleagues and friends for over a decade. Having a background of property in the family, Neal came to work for me in 2006 as an estate agent and we've kept in touch since he left agency. He went on to do some remarkable things in property which we go into in the interview.

4:45 instant results

6:22 Carrying on in the face of adversity

8:37 Some of the deals Neal has done

15:30 a success story

16:00 how Neal should have made £630,000

16:30 the value of time in a deal

17:20 The "mother of all screwups"

19:00 spec too high and overspending

22:35 spin off business from one development

25:00 applying learnings to the next one

25:30 Passive income vs hard graft

28:00 pricing and its importance

33:00 south london - is that where it's at for you?

34:00 comparing North with South

36:15 where are the deals and how to find the money

38:40 Neal's favourite part of South London

If you are looking to pick Neal's brains on investments in Croydon, Thornton Heath and surrounds then get in touch via email: [email protected] or phone: 020 8239 1007.

As always I hope you enjoyed the podcast. If you are looking to learn more about property investing or looking for more resources check out the  Clapham Property Blog or my Youtube Channel!

I also help other investors old and new find their way in the myriad of strategies that are available. Are you looking for coaching/mentoring? Do check out my personal website to choose a package for you!

 In this interview I talk to Ro Sharma of Finura Property. He's made a name for himself investing in HMO projects in South London, taking on a host of roles in his property business including sourcing, acquisition, planning and project management! This can sometimes lead to problems though as we find out...

0.35 Intro - Who is Ro Sharma?

1.20  What prompted the career change from corporate to property?

2.30  Why is Ro investing in HMOs?

4.50  What sort of houses does Ro look for and what does he do with them?

7.45 Dealing with builders going bust

9.30 Due diligence on builders

11.10  Self-managing a team of sub-contractors

13.18 Why invest in South London

15.50 Using leverage

19.30 The importance risk management, networks and education

22.50 Ro’s top tips: homework, planning ahead, networks and strategies

27.00 Ro’s project pipeline and approach

31.00 Funding and speed of execution to secure deals

33.15 Connecting with Ro

For those that want to reach out to Ro and talk to him in further detail:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ro.shamo.1 

Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/ro-sharma-b080a16/ 

Instagram:  https://www.instagram.com/ro.shamo/ 

As always I hope you enjoyed the podcast. If you are looking to learn more about property investing or looking for more resources check out the  Clapham Property Blog or my Youtube Channel!

I also help other investors old and new find their way in the myriad of strategies that are available. Are you looking for coaching/mentoring? Do check out my personal website to choose a package for you!

Welcome to #DownToSouthLondon where experienced estate agent and property investor Jeroen Hoppe talks to real people who are investing in South London. Showing his passion for the area and his enthusiasm of buy to let and other investments he talks to his friends and colleagues who are making a success of their London investments - this contrary to popular belief that you can't get great returns from property investment in London!

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For more information about jeroen visit www.jeroenhoppe.com