Before I get started this week, I’m putting this up top… come join me LIVE on Monday 25th October at 6:30pm for my webinar: How to Supercharge Your Portfolio through buying Commercial Property without jumping on the commercial to residential bandwagon.

Just click the link ⬆️ and pop in your name and email and I’ll send you the details.

I’m always curious about the changing nature of the mortgage industry… the reason being it seems to change on a month by month basis.

You think you’re getting lending one month, they pull the plug on you the next, you have to go elsewhere.

Are you finding that too?

It’s just changing appetites of lenders.

To get to the bottom of it I thought I’d ask someone in the know onto my podcast to find out what’s going on… so this week Gareth Ward, Head of Underwriting at FutureBricks is my guest.

It’s been a hot minute since I last released a podcast, here we are on season 4!

I see the trends come and go in the property industry. Flavour of the month is commercial to residential conversion… I’m skeptical that we should all be doing it.

Here’s what I’m finding works instead (if you’re looking to buy commercial):

All being well and STRONG lease terms agreed, chances are you’ve made yourself some ££’s overnight! No resi development needed.

You want more detail? You’re going to have to listen to this weeks podcast!

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This week I’m late in sending this out because I’ve been in Austin, TX, searching for another house!

I’ve had so many requests for details on what it’s like to buy in the US that I thought I would share. Now full disclaimer, I’m not a US investment expert we buy where we need a base… that’s completely possible because the money needed on completion is low. For example on what I’m about to tell you, the purchase price is $595k, we’ll need $50k/£36k to complete.

If you’ve been listening to the pod, we’ve needed a base over there for a while as it’s closer to Chris’s office.

So this week I tell you what we're doing.

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I’m not going to sugar coat it, being a property investor is hard.

Especially when you’re building a portfolio and you want to keep buying.

I’ve been doing this for 12 years and this week I was met with a curveball… a lender ignored the valuation report and allowed their underwriter to choose the value instead.

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Here’s the link to the details from the NRLA about housing Afghan Refugees https://www.nrla.org.uk/news/monthly-bulletin/202108/news/resettlement-scheme

There’s nothing like speaking to a fellow surveyor to get you excited about what’s coming in the industry.

This week I invited Jen Lemen onto the podcast because she always knows what’s going on with the RICS and changes to the profession… I have to be honest and say I’m sometimes behind here as I dread reading long guidance notes and practice statements!!

My favourite part of this conversation was imagining what the property industry is going to look like in 5 years time.

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Jen Lemen is a co-founder of Property Elite, Chartered Surveyor and RICS APC assessor. She is the author of 'How to Become a Chartered Surveyor', published by Routledge.

On this weeks Podcast I discuss how my US property portfolio is changing up, why we’re renting this place and where we’re off to next PLUS exactly how to make the time to invest in property.

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This week I NEEDED to share that it’s not all sunshine and rainbows over here.

Sometimes I too, even though I have tried my hardest to stay away from this, have to deal with the wild west of property

The lesson to be learnt here is that if you don’t hire a fully trained professional, you’ll end up costing yourself money.

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Usually when you talk to other property investors it’s all about how good they’ve done it and all the successes they’ve had (mainly because they probably want to forget the terrible moments) but that can make other property investors feel inadequate.

Let’s be more honest:

I delve into these points in more detail in this weeks pod and share my own experiences because it’s important we talk about these things!

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This week I let you in on my week of offering on commercial property PLUS why I'm feeling out of sorts.

Sharon Griffiths, my lovely Members Club Member, gives you an update on a day in a life of a property investor, including why she invests in her area and her top 3 tips for property investment.

Then, for my interview of the week, I'm chatting to my colleague and friend Andy Dodson.

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I get it, it's a tough market! But you should still be able to buy property. Last night I did an epic webinar and I thought today I'd share the key points with you. In this pod I go through exactly how to search and successfully buy your next investment property without throwing in the towel!

Then go join the Members Club HERE if you want to work with me to do this.