Property Developers Secrets

Season 1 - Episode 2 - BUILDING THE DREAM In this episode of Building the Dream Andi interviews Matt Baker the co owner of Scott Baker Properties. Co-founder of Scott Baker Properties, The HMO Platform and Head of Business Development at co:home. Matt is a specialist in Next Level HMO® and coliving developments. He is recognised in the property industry as one of the country’s leading HMO and coliving educators. Starting life as musician, Matt has always had a creative side, composing and performing as a pianist in numerous collaborations. He also grew and sold a successful musical education business. Matt aims to create meaningful relationships within his property development and training businesses. This customer-first approach has led to the successful creation of a £5 million property portfolio in his first 4 years of investment, using the majority of investor finance. Matt’s wider vision is to have a positive impact on shared living communities across the globe to create lifelong peace of mind and well-being for both tenant and landlord. Matt has been a member of the White Box community for a long time now and we hope you enjoy the episode.

Developing in London can seem both daunting and exciting... 

Property prices in London are one of the highest in the country. So is it really possibly to start to develop in London or should you be looking to invest outside the M25 and in 'cheaper areas'? 

In this episode we dive into the question of... Can you develop in London? 

We can often get blinded by all the content out there and all the different facebook adverts, youtube content and sales courses. This could put you off looking at anything... 

In this episode we discuss some free and low cost content and opportunities to take advantage off to help you get started in property developments. 

If you're new to property developing. this episode will be perfect for you... 

Season 1 - Episode 1 - BUILDING THE DREAM 

In this episode of our 'Building The Dream' series we talk to Matt Kavanagh. Initially, it was Matt’s dad, Ian, who approached White Box. Ian attended one of our property network events in 2017, wanting to do something more in property. After buying a few HMOs around the country, he wanted a bigger challenge and wanted to bring his son Matt into the business.

Matt and Ian converted an old doctors surgery into seven apartments when they first joined White Box. That development was good experience, but the education from White Box spring-boarded them into what has become a hugely successful development business.

Fast forward to today, about five years after having started with us, Matt is now a White Box mentor and helps other people get started just like he did, and just like we did in 2014. Matt is more than qualified to help people in our eyes now, as he has developed, and is developing, 10 sites in total. Ian has now stepped back from the business to work on his golf game and focus on getting his handicap down to single digits.

Matt will tell you that a big turning point for them was when they attended our Business and Personal Development Retreat in Bali in 2019. We gave them a tangible plan to follow and pursue... 

Enjoy... 

To contact Matt please go to

http://www.frontrowgrp.com/

Facebook & Instagram @frdevelopments

You have grown up with mentors around you... Your parents were mentors, your teachers and peers. You just didn't know it at the time... Good mentors are there to help you get the best out of you. They are there to guide you in the right direction from their experience. Your mentor should have experience in what you are trying to achieve. 

If you are wanting to be mentored by myself and Andi, you must first invest in your own education and join our Property Developers Secrets 3-Day course... Following this, we then know, you know, what we teach... We can then support you best in your development journey. 

Check out our Property Developers Secrets here --> https://www.whiteboxps.com/course/property-developer-secrets-3-day-course/

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Finding private investors for developments is how we can do development with none of our own money. In this episode we uncover some of the hurdles stopping people asking for money. At the end of the day you need investors in your deal and asking for money id not as scary as you may think right now. Investors invest to make money, you should see it as a positive that you are able to help the investors out. Especially in the climate that we are currently in. Returns in the bank are being eroded by the high inflation rate. Discovery how you can find and ask investors for funds for your next development opportunity. 

In this episode we interview Scott Marshall the CEO of Roma Finance about what he thinks is going to happen this year with interest rates and how Roma are helping their customers. 

We have known Scott for many years and have worked with Roma finance on many of our developments, in fact, Roma have been one of the most supportive and encouraging lenders we've worked with. They are very bought in to what we, at White Box offer, and value those who invest in their education. 

Contact Roma Finance for your next project - https://romafinance.co.uk 

Take the Developers Test - https://whiteboxpsdevelopmenttest.scoreapp.com/

Unfortunately, as developers, people stereotype you to be a money hungry, low quality builder who doesn't care about anyone else but yourself. Well frankly.... That's a complete misunderstanding and perception from people. As developers we put a lot on the line to create homes for people. We risk more than people know. We make sacrifices and decisions that we are forced to make sometimes just to get the homes built. This can cost money and time. Yes, there is money to be made in property developing but it comes with risks. After all... Risk and reward are alike. More risk involved the greater the reward, less risk, less reward. 

Find out in this episode some of our points as to why people give developers a bad rep...

Grab the book my Lloyd Girardi - Property Development here - https://www.whiteboxps.com/course/property-development-2nd-edition/ 

Take the Developers Test - https://whiteboxpsdevelopmenttest.scoreapp.com/

One of the biggest struggles for many is finding finance throughout their Development journey. People fall at the first hurdle when it comes to this because they let money stop them. However, Lloyd and Andi in this episode discuss one form of getting finance during a development, Bridging Loans. This is not financial advice but just our experience from using them as a finance option.