After a few weeks of downtime to recreate the podcast, it’s back AND rebranded.

I present to you… Honest Property Investment with Natasha Collins, for investors who aren’t taking shortcuts.

(If you’re already subscribed to the NC Podcast, this will automatically update!)

So here’s how I’m going to run this, each week I’ll start with a 10 minute catch up on the things I’ve been working on, industry trends I’m seeing and things to watch out for.

This season I’ve partnered with LionHeart, who will get the break (I’m one of their mental health ambassadors, I take no £’s for this… just go use them if you need them PLEASE!!).

Next up is a new feature, A day in the life of a Surveyor or #DITLOS, where colleagues and friends of mine leave me a voice note explaining who they are and what they do and why it’s so important to the property industry.

Buckle up, Pasq a Project Management Surveyor is up first!

Finally, you’ll get an interview with an industry expert or advice from yours truly… I listened to what topics you wanted this season so watch this space, I’ve got most of them covered.

This week I have to tell you about why it’s so important to start picking up the phone more! Yes we can listen to the naysayers about the market being problematic right now and yes it’s trickier than pre-covid times, but seriously where there is a will there’s a way.

I’ll tell you about how I use off the record conversations and why they should be a staple of your communication.

It’s a good one!!

Last request, go follow @honestpropertyinvestment on IG. That’s the community for this podcast. It’s where you can leave feedback or requests for future topics PLUS ask questions for my mailbag episodes.

Woop! I’m so excited about this

Natasha

P.S If you don’t use IG you can always email [email protected] with your suggestions!

Sometimes in life you’ve gotta change things up to improve them...

Right now I’m focusing on my podcast

Simply put, we’re taking a 2 week break to make it better!!

That’s why I need your help. I want to know how I can improve it and make it the best Property Investment Podcast.

Please could you fill out these QUICK 6 QUESTIONS and let me know what’s working and what’s not!

Your feedback means the world, because it’s the way I can improve my content so that you see the biggest success.

Thank you, thank you, thank you for being part of my community.

Natasha

P.S Usual service will resume on the 4th May.

We’re in a market that is climbing steeply with so many market players outbidding one another… as an investor you’re probably thinking ‘how on earth will I ever find something to buy that’s actually affordable and makes business sense?’

Yu huh, I think most investors are there, especially in the residential world.

(Side note, if you are now investing in commercial and want to learn about how to attract tenants to your commercial property you are going to want to come to my webinar on 26th April at 18:30pm. To REGISTER CLICK HERE)

Which means that we have to mix it up and find different avenues to go down and ways of finding property. We have to have an edge.

So today I’ve invited Simon Zutshi onto the podcast to talk about his area of expertise working with motivated sellers and helping them sell their properties… in order to buy it to pop into his portfolio.

I ask the tough questions about whether this is ethical and he gives you details of exactly how to add this as part of your strategy.

It’s an episode not to be missed!

Are you going to be adding this strategy to your daily investment routine?

Natasha

I’ve been worried for a long time about the amount of cowboy action I’m seeing on social media when it comes to investor finance.

Posts which say something along the lines of ‘Guaranteed 10% returns, we’re looking for investors’ without any disclaimers or even knowing if you’re pitching it to retail, sophisticated or high networth investors…

Which could get you in hot water with the FCA, especially if you mess with a retail investors money, never repay them and they get a good solicitor on your case (think bye bye investment career, credibility and status)

Running a regulated firm, I know how important it is to do things by the book… but I’m not FCA regulated (We’re RICS regulated) and so I KNEW that I had to find someone to come and train my clients on exactly how to raise finance compliantly.

Inside the Members club we’ve been talking about this stuff all month and there’s plenty of trainings and templates on how to raise finance compliantly.

However, I wanted to carry this conversation over to the podcast to make sure that there is enough information out there to help everyone get it right!

This week, I’ve invited my good friend, FCA regulated and resident coach in the Members Club, Steve Wallis onto the podcast to discuss, what you ACTUALLY need to know about investment finance.

How are you going to act when you next go out to raise finance?

Natasha

You can find out more about Steve --> http://www.indehacker.com/ 

THE MEMBERS CLUB IS OPEN. To join click here: https://ncrealestate.co.uk/membersclub/

Have you heard this too?

‘The move to online retail is damaging the high street’

The stats say it all, in 2020, 16,000 stores were shut across the UK and 183,000 retail jobs were lost.

The RICS are forecasting that values for standard retail and shopping centers will drop by 10.9% and 13.11%.

There doesn’t seem like there’s much to get excited for in the retail sector right?!

Wrong…

I strongly believe it’s more of an exciting time then ever. Commercial trends change every 5-10 years.

If you don’t keep up as a Landlord and make sure your unit is ‘new trend accommodating’, every time it becomes vacant, you’ll have an obsolete building before you know it.

Which is why when you see values falling you know there’s a new trend coming and this time, it’s OMNICHANNEL RETAILING… we have to be providing units that fit this spec.

This week on the podcast I delve into what omnichannel retailed is and how you can get involved in this as a Landlord.

Does retailing seem more appealing to you?

Natasha

P.S If you have made it this far down the email, you’ll want to know about a special bonus I’ve nestled into the podcast. Make sure you listen to take advantage of it!

There is so much talk about ‘outsourcing’...

The list goes on and on and on.

When I first started out in business I had no idea how to lead and especially no idea how to lead a team. I had no idea how to hire correctly and so I got it wrong and wrong and wrong again. Which meant it took longer to get to anywhere near where I wanted to be.

Then when I wanted to hire, I was too snowed under to even consider putting time aside to do it… until Rach stepped in and said ‘Tash let me show you how to do it’.

So this week I thought I’d get Rach back onto the podcast to discuss how she helped me hire my team and how you can hire a team too, whether it’s just a couple of hours a week or full time, this podcast will make sure you get the help you need!

Which team member are you going to hire next?

Natasha

P.S You need to come to my webinar on the 29th March @ 6:30pm - How to Supercharge your Portfolio via buying Commercial Property REGISTER HERE 

I see it, there seems to be some sort of imaginary competition in the investment world of who can ‘hustle’ hardest. Or who’s 10 X’ing things to make sure they achieve 10 X the success.

If you’re a fan of that stuff and it motivates you, please be my guest, continue with it.

However, if you’re like me, it completely makes me cringe.

I’ve seen first hand how much working myself to the bone is detrimental for my health.

Instead I see success as having gaps in my day. Time to go to the doctor if I need help. Time to take the dog for a walk if I need a break. Time to settle into a project.

I HATE the thought of falling back into the trap of having to do more to be more successful… when I’m not even sure what success looks like anymore.

In todays podcast I talk about this hype over 10 X’ing your goals and your life and instead looking at it a little differently…

I also go through my first take ont he budget. Seriously, I recorded myself looking at it for the first time and what my thoughts were!

I would like your takes on the budget please. What were your highs and lows?

Natasha

P.S My you need to come to my webinar on the 29th March @ 6:30pm - How to Supercharge your Portfolio via buying Commercial Property REGISTER HERE 

Optimism is in the air. The world is seeing signs of reopening and everyone is posting to social media about the holidays they dream of booking.

I mean, this is of course, subject to BJ’s plans going well…

What this also means is that behaviours are changing within the market place, both for commercial and residential.

Residential sales are being postponed until there is room to breath. Commercial landlords are now dropping low yielding, expensive portfolios in an effort to raise cash so they can ride the next wave.

However, the economy is still in the doldrums. Businesses still have 4 months of lock down provisions to contend with and the furlough scheme and other various grants aren’t going to hold the damage back much longer. Job cuts and businesses folding are the inevitable.

So how do we deal with that? In todays podcast I’m going to go through it and what you can do to make sure you’re also looking after yourself!

Think payment plan, payment plan, payment plan, empathy, compassion...

Natasha

P.S Looking forward to the budget tomorrow?

P.P.S The March webinar is live on the 29th March at 6:30pm. We are doing an introduction to Commercial property. To register CLICK HERE

I assume seeing as you are reading my emails you’re a property investor.

Yes, OK, next question… do you have a Business Plan?

Ooh harder question to answer right.... Do you know exactly what you need to do month on moneth to hit your goals? Do you know what property you need to buy next? Do you know how much money you’ll have in your bank on a monthly basis? When you should find investors? When you can repay your investors?

If you’ve answered no to ANY of the above questions then you need to listen to todays podcast. In 18 minutes and 43 seconds I walk you through how to build a Property Investment Business Plan.

...One that will give you a step by step guide of how to get from where you are right now to your goals.

… One that your lenders will thank you for.

… One that will stop you from getting shiny object syndrome as you see a new strategy and bounce to there (which will not get you anywhere)

Now for the NEXT ANNOUNCEMENT

I’ve decided to open the doors to the Members Club again.

Why now I hear you ask?!

Firstly because I need you to put together your property investment Business Plan so that you know what property to buy next AND most importantly when you need to find investors and how much money you need to raise.

Secondly because March is Investor Finance Compliance month in the Members Club. We have an FCA regulated member of our team who will be going through all things investor finance compliance so that you can always raise money when you need to.

The only way you can come to these sessions is through being in the Members Club.

And as a BONUS so that you can see what it’s all about I’m offering a 7 day free Trial if you sign up before 7pm tonight

The Members’ Club is a perfect fit for you if you’ve been thinking about diversifying into mixed use and commercial property investment and want to use more innovative ways to expand your property portfolio without necessarily buying more and more properties.

Here are a couple of bonus features you might not be aware of, that we now offer.

We can list your commercial space on the open market and have access to 1000’s of lease and sale comps- think best deal analysis ever.

As a firm of surveyors we can also advise whether a deal is right or wrong for you.

If you’ve been on the fence previously, now is the time to join. We’re stepping things up and you need to come along before doors close again!

CLICK HERE TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE 7 DAY FREE TRIAL NOW!