To be successful in acquisition you need to start getting out of your comfort zone, success is just the other side of fear.

Adam was working in accountancy and fell in love with small businesses, he started to have visions and ideas about acquiring them to create wealth. Fast forward to now and he has businesses in both the US and the UK and owns property in three different countries. He has never lost his excitement and passion for what he does and today shares why this is as well as how he does it.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• We can use real estate as a leverage to acquire more businesses. There is so many more deals to be had that you can use and ‘unlock' by buying property.
  
  
• It's important to do research so you utilise legislation that works for your acquisition, it differs greatly between projects and even more so between countries. You can save money and make deals more appealing to investors if you get this right.
  
  
• Adam's perfect vendor demographic is very broad in terms of sector so to narrow things down he focuses on B2B businesses (such as services and contractors). They also pay attention to those who probably want to take their lives down a notch, who have maybe had the business for quite some time and now want to retire or semi-retire. There then tends to be a lot of value-add opportunities.
  
  
• Adam and his company are in the business of buying businesses, which means they are the middle ground of business acquisition. They want to be more involved than a passive investor who just wants to make some extra money but not so involved that they are ‘owner operated' and want to be involved in the everyday running. Adam and his company put the structure in place so that they don't have to micromanage, effectively they are just going to ensure the cash keeps coming in and the business keeps growing.
  
  
• If it is a good deal then it is a good deal. If skeletons come out and change the deal then it wasn't a good deal and it's ok to walk away. Don't ever stop investigating and don't be scared to walk away if you find something that you are unhappy with.
  
  
• Adam's biggest regret was not trusting his intuition earlier on in life, both in his professional and personal life. If your gut is telling you to do something, there is a reason and you should find a way to do it.

BEST MOMENTS 

“My focus is more on the business side…I typically focus first on the business and then the real estate sector”

“We tend to be sector agnostic”

“We're in the business of buying businesses”

“The real cost isn't the money…the real issue is the amount of time”

“It's incredible to slip the shoes on of someone who has already done all the work”

ABOUT THE GUEST

Adam Markley

Adam is partnered with Carol Alan and together they work on acquisitions, of businesses and commercial property. Adam looks after the private equity arm and the publishing arm.

ABOUT THE HOST

Dan Taylor

Dan has completed over 36 transactions with a value in the tens of millions, though more importantly, he has added significant value by combining creative commercial property strategies and business buying strategies.

Working with existing property investors and SSAS Pension owners. Dan helps accelerate your income, grow your wealth and reclaim your time to live life on your terms.

Dan believes acquisitions are simply the fastest route to create cash flow and generational wealth.

Dan loves to help investors create cash flow and grow their wealth by investing with him.

Dan and his team do the deals so you don't have to.

Do you have a SSAS Pension or cash that's not producing income and simply don't have the time to do it yourself, then get in touch and if you qualify you may be able to invest with us acquiring businesses and commercial property.

CONTACT METHOD

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 Clubhouse: @taylorcapital

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How can you become a gravitational force for investors?

In this episode, Dan speaks to The Disruptive Entrepreneur, Rob Moore. Rob is the co-founder and co-owner of progressive property, has an award-winning Podcast: The Disruptive Entrepreneur, is an author of multiple best-selling books as well as a host of many other pursuits!

Today they discuss social media, especially in regards to property investors, how to get the interest of investors via social media, why brand matters and Rob's journey into property investing.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Rob is a prolific content creator and has a gravitational pull for billionaires. He has built his brand of loyal and engaged followers and is an expert in creating win-win deals.
  
  
• At 25 Rob found himself in debt and wasn't doing what he felt he was meant to. His circle had been telling him to get into property and he wasn't really taking it in. He witnessed his Dad have a breakdown which made him feel shame for not succeeding in the way that was expected of him. This was the reminder he needed to force him into action and to start to focus on the direction of his life and career.
  
  
• Rob met Mark in 2006, Mark was around 5 years ahead of Rob in the property game but they struck a good friendship and had enough differences to make it work. Rob started working with Mark and they began buying properties together. Once they ran out of money to invest, they started creating joint ventures.
  
  
• Social media wasn't as it is now, they had to put themselves out there in a different way, physically by networking and going to events. But you can still gain the same results as they did in the mid-late 2000's, but even faster by utilising technology and social media.
  
  
• Rob and his co-founder Mark have over 800 properties in their portfolio, some of these are managed by a lettings agency, some are joint ventures and some are personally owned.
  
  
• If Rob was to start again and didn't have any money or a team behind him, just an iphone, mic and 30 mins a day, he would put content out there online regularly in property groups with a large and loyal following. He would ensure he was providing value, by creating content that helps others by saving them time and money, supplying ample learning opportunities. For example, you could spend 30 mins a day 4 times a week engaging with people e.g commenting and the other 3 days creating the content you want to put out there.
  
  
• Rob believes the next big growth in social media will be about paid for and premium content. It is already happening in some places including paid platforms on podcasts, the Facebook supporter programme and the Facebook stars feature. Because of the size of social media some people find it overwhelming and don't know where to focus their attention. Paid for premium features are ideal for those who don't know where to start and/or want more from creators.
  
  

BEST MOMENTS 

“He's a prolific content creator”

“I know hundreds of people who have just raised finance in just that Facebook group”

“YouTube is still a platform that has a lot of momentum”

“Quantity over quality, quality comes, start now get perfect later”

ABOUT THE GUEST

Rob Moore is an author of 9 business books, 5 UK bestsellers, holds 3 world records for public speaking, entrepreneur, property investor, and property educator. Author of the global bestseller “Life Leverage” Host of UK's No.1 business podcast “The Disruptive Entrepreneur”

“If you don't risk anything, you risk everything”

 
Rob's official website: https://robmoore.com/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/robmooreprogressive/?ref=br_rs

LinkedIn: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/robmoore1979

ABOUT THE HOST

Dan Taylor

Dan has completed over 36 transactions with a value in the tens of millions, though more importantly, he has added significant value by combining creative commercial property strategies and business buying strategies.

Working with existing property investors and SSAS Pension owners. Dan helps accelerate your income, grow your wealth and reclaim your time to live life on your terms.

Dan believes acquisitions are simply the fastest route to create cash flow and generational wealth.

Dan loves to help investors create cash flow and grow their wealth by investing with him.

Dan and his team do the deals so you don't have to.

Do you have a SSAS Pension or cash that's not producing income and simply don't have the time to do it yourself, then get in touch and if you qualify you may be able to invest with us acquiring businesses and commercial property.

CONTACT METHOD

Website

Linkedin

 Facebook

Instagram

 Sociatap

 Clubhouse: @taylorcapital

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How can you create cash flow and grow your wealth through acquiring businesses and commercial real estate?

In this first episode of The Art of Acquisitions, Dan interviews Co-Founder and Owner of Progressive Property, Mark Homer. Mark talks about his journey into the property world including wins, failures and much more.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Mark started toying with the idea of acquisitions in 2003. Then in 2005 he began buying small terraced houses in his local area, he then met Rob Moore and they built the foundations for Progressive property from there.
  
  
• Mark noticed that during the credit crunch commercial property was becoming very cheap. He then began buying and converting them into residential accommodation.
  
  
• There are so many wheels turning, so many things that can easily change when you are developing property that's it's absolutely vital that you have JCT for protection.
  
  
• From 2011 Mark was steadily buying up more and more offices and pubs as well as retail spaces. The biggest project he has bought more recently is the old Marks and Spencer's retail space in the heart of Peterborough city centre. Many people would look at it as too much of a challenge but Mark had a lot of experience by this point, he knew there were risks involved but did all his due diligence and went for it.
  
  
• After an issue with his first building contractor going into administration on the M&S project Mark decided he had enough experience to source people to do all of the work they needed himself. He contacted all the people that had previously been working on the project to ask if they would work with him directly. He managed to get many of them to agree so inadvertently created his own construction company!
  
  
• Then the pandemic hit, but as Mark has demonstrated time and time again he found a way forward, his team didn't down tools at all they just found ways to get things done in a safe way. Mark knows how to react and adapt to anything that is thrown his way.
  
  
• Relationships are the key to success. If Mark didn't build the relationships in the way he does he wouldn't have been able to overcome so many hurdles throughout his acquisition journey.
  
  
• Getting the right quality surveyor is worth their weight in gold. They will ensure you are not being taken advantage of by the works being done and save you so much money.

BEST MOMENTS 

“I've been stung!”

“It was the biggest structure the steel contractor had done”

“The whole thing blew up, you immediately took action went to their doors and then started your own construction company”

“It was so easy for me to say we're not doing this and pull out, but I didn't”

“Surround yourself with superstars in their specific niche”

“I don't like regrets, I see them all as times to learn”

ABOUT THE GUEST

Mark Homer

Mark has bought, sold or has managed around 1,000 property units for himself, Rob, his family and his investors since 2003. He is a system and spreadsheet geek and has developed a complex, confidential deal analyser system of buying residential, commercial and multi-let properties.

Email: [email protected]

LinkedIn

Facebook

Twitter

ABOUT THE HOST

Dan Taylor

Dan has completed over 36 transactions with a value in the tens of millions, though more importantly, he has added significant value by combining creative commercial property strategies and business buying strategies.

Working with existing property investors and SSAS Pension owners. Dan helps accelerate your income, grow your wealth and reclaim your time to live life on your terms.

Dan believes acquisitions are simply the fastest route to create cash flow and generational wealth.

Dan loves to help investors create cash flow and grow their wealth by investing with him.

Dan and his team do the deals so you don't have to.

Do you have a SSAS Pension or cash that's not producing income and simply don't have the time to do it yourself, then get in touch and if you qualify you may be able to invest with us acquiring businesses and commercial property.

CONTACT METHOD

Website

Linkedin

 Facebook

Instagram

 Sociatap

 Clubhouse: @taylorcapital

This show was brought to you by Progressive Media

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.