Honest Property Investment with Natasha Collins

In this episode, I had the pleasure of speaking with Vito and Daniela, who shared their unique approach to running serviced accommodation (SA). They revealed a strategy that goes beyond relying solely on Airbnb and Booking.com for bookings. While their properties are listed on these platforms, Vito and Daniela primarily use them for SEO ranking purposes to drive traffic to their own brand website. This innovative approach allows them to secure the top spot in search results, and it also provides direct access to Daniela's phone number, enabling potential guests to contact her directly. This personal touch has been instrumental in attracting guests looking for a home away from home.

During our conversation, they shared their remarkable success story of securing a staggering £22,300 booking for a two-bedroom property over three months. This achievement showcases the power of their knowledge and innovation in the SA market. Furthermore, they delved into the topic of capital allowances, emphasizing its importance and providing valuable insights on maximising tax benefits in property investments.

If you're interested in learning more about running serviced accommodation outside of traditional platforms, leveraging SEO strategies, and exploring the potential of capital allowances, this episode is a must-listen.

To start with on Tuesday 13th June @ 8pm UK time I’m doing an open Members Club Q&A so if you want to come and find out more about how the Members Club can help you to buy your next commercial property, click here to register.

In this podcast episode, Natasha explores the benefits and limitations of Chat GPT, an artificial intelligence tool that provides information based on pre-existing data. While Chat GPT can answer questions and offer insights based on available information up until September 2021, it requires well-formulated queries to obtain useful results. Although it claims to research property deals, it currently lacks access to specific real estate data sources. However, it can analyze and synthesize data provided by the user to offer a broad overview of market trends. Natasha advises listeners to gather comprehensive property information and use Chat GPT's insights as a supplemental tool for decision-making. 

1. Collect comprehensive property data: Ensure you have all the necessary information, such as comparable data and yield figures, to feed into Chat GPT.

2. Use Chat GPT for market analysis: Leverage the tool's ability to synthesize data and provide a broad overview of market trends to inform your decisions.

3. Understand its limitations: Remember that Chat GPT lacks nuanced property details and relies on existing data. Use it as a supplementary resource rather than a sole source of information.

4. Stay updated: Continuously seek fresh information beyond September 2021 to complement Chat GPT's knowledge. Be aware of any advancements in real estate data availability that could enhance the tool's capabilities.

You've heard of Property Data right? If you're a property investor it would be hard not to have heard about this platform. At NCRE we pretty much use it daily and can't imagine how our days as chartered surveyors without it would be.
So I'm very pleased this morning to introduce Michael Dent to you all; he's the CEO and founder of Property Data. In today's podcast, I'll share the anecdote of why Michael started Property Data, how it serves smaller property investors and developers, and how we at NCRE use it. 
Enjoy the podcast!
And please like, rate, and follow my podcast if you think the content I put out benefits you in the Property Investment world. 

Got any ideas for who I should interview next? Hit reply and I'll do my best to find someone that fits the criteria. 

Today's podcast is centered around where I think the market is headed. Is it all bad? No. Is it all good? That depends on how you manage your property portfolio.

I'll be looking at the current market, and discussing ways that I'm going to make sure I do the best things possible to ensure I keep making money from my portfolio...

It's what I recommend you do too!

Enjoy today's podcast, and please follow me to hear more commercial property investment content! Know of someone who would benefit from hearing the kinds of topics I discussed today? Please share the love and the knowledge.

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Oh... and NC Real Estate has just launched their own Business Whatsapp number. It's the place to grab freebies that you'll get nowhere else from NCRE (that's from me and my team of commercial surveyors). The first thing I'll be sharing with you is my Goals Spreadsheet Template. This is the template you want to get your hands on to decide which property you're going to buy- or which you're going to buy next.

Connect with my Team on Whatsapp here (and ask for your first FREEBIE!)

In this week's podcast, I discuss Mindset and Commercial Property Investment with Alyssa Holbrook.

We had a fascinating discussion about Mindset and Investing in Commercial Property and I can't wait for you to have a listen.

 
As I work closely with so many commercial property investors, I KNOW what many of you go through, so it was crucial for me to get to the bottom of what is going on so that you can continue investing more successfully and for the long term. 

Here are a couple of the topics we discuss on today's podcast: 

Money Mindset (and how it might be holding you back)
Fear of Failure and how to learn from "negative experiences"
Assessing your belief systems and setting firm boundaries
How to put yourself and your business first 
How to become more confident and learn techniques to shift your mindset when you need to
If you can relate to some of these topics above, you're going to want to listen to my podcast!

If you want to get in touch with Alyssa, you can do so here.
Book a consult call with here: https://alyssaholbrook.as.me/consultcall
Insta: @alyssaholbrookcoach
LinkedIn: Alyssa Holbrook 

P.S. I want to remind you about NCRE's Boutique Commercial Property Management Service which we launched last week. 

If you need help running your portfolio day to day, collecting rent, remembering rent reviews, breaks, renewals... managing service charges, and maintenance. Then NC Real Estate is the firm of Chartered Surveyors for you.

We will manage properties in England and Wales. The minimum portfolio size is 5 commercial properties.

Please get in touch with me if you want to find out more at [email protected]. 

If you want to find out more about our Boutique Property Management service email me [email protected]

This week I give you an update on my Telephone Box, I discuss forfeiture and when it's necessary and go through the WORST business decision I ever made and how I'm celebrating, 8 years later just getting out of it!!

In this episode, we'll be taking a look at Commercial Multiple Occupancy (CMO) and exploring the advantages and disadvantages they can offer.
CMOs are an incredible strategy within Commercial, especially if the landlord had negotiated all-inclusive rents which cover maintenance, insurance, business rates, utilities, etc. 

But that's not all - we'll also be discussing a particularly unique and exciting property purchase - my telephone box!
I'll be taking you through all the costs, challenges, and current updates on what's happening with it. 
Also, today (the 25th of April 2023) is the LAST day to join the Members' Club at the current price of £1625 + vat p/person p/annum. Price is going up from next month. In ADDITION to that, we've got a small group of 12 members (MAX) who will get an EXTRA session p/ week with one of our Commercial Surveyors. 
The aim of these sessions is to expedite your onboarding process, get extra advice on your creating your unique strategy, and access to finding properties that align with your goals.
This is ahead of our Members' Club LIVE meeting in Bath on the 8th July, where you will get to meet me and my whole team! 
There's no better time to join us, so if you were on the fence, it's time to commit and jump in. Let's do this Team! 
Here's the link to join the Members' Club.
*If there are two people joining at once (either a family member or business partner) you can have 2 subscriptions for £1995 + vat for BOTH of you for the year). 
Also, if you have a SSAS, do you know that your SSAS can pay DIRECTLY for your Members' Club subscription? Email Lorenza at [email protected] to find out how. 

I’m currently collecting £1 for every time someone says to me: ‘all Commercial Valuations are being done on vacant possession value, my mortgage broker says so’.

To avoid that £1 charge, read up on “5 methods of Valuation RICS” on Google… The one’s that you and I will be concerned with are the comparable method or the investment method. 

Essentially, the comparable method is the most widely known, and the values (whether rental or capital) are derived from other similar buildings. 

The investment method is used where there is an income coming from the property. 

I’ll go into more detail about this on this episode, and will importantly discuss what things could impact yields. 

Listen to my podcast, and leave a comment. I'd love to hear from you!

If you want to ask a question that I’ll answer on my podcast, email [email protected]. I'm collecting questions over the next week or so, so please send over your property-related questions and get them answered!

So, I messed up last week… which is why there was no podcast. I was too busy freaking out.

It was about money and my business. At the beginning of March, NCRE had run out of money!

BUT..... More about that in this week's podcast!

Long story short, I had to make a plan, and QUICKLY! At the base of it, NCRE is going to be okay and I've come out much stronger and wiser than before. On my podcast, I'm going to talk about how a client of mine had to act on their property portfolio quickly too (yes, a real life case study which I know is going to help you!)

I'll also answer a question on the podcast about how my SSAS allowed me to purchase a telephone box in the center of London!

This a jam-packed podcast with real-life problems and real-life solutions- I hope you get something out of it!

ALSO...

You may already know, but I'll be in the UK at the end of March and the beginning of April 2023. 

I’m speaking at a number of events over the next few weeks and I’d love to meet you- you can find me at any of these events below!

I hope to see you at one of those events, or to see your email pop up in my inbox soon!

Natasha

In this week's podcast, I'll be talking about how I get ready for the week every Sunday - in property investment style!

Looking for new commercial property investments can become overwhelming, especially with the sheer amount of properties that are out there... AND finding the time to go through the properties that might work for you.

Let me know what you think, what are you looking for property-wise at the moment?

If you're wanting to get into commercial property investment or want to expand your property portfolio then book a quick chat with my Team here. Let's get a conversation started about what you want to achieve- we'll show you how. Book a call with Team NCRE here.