The HMO Podcast

Would it be helpful to have an expert on your side who knew what they were doing when it came to interior design and architecture to really help you maximise your investments? 

Well, today I've got Andrew and Mary of Elite Dwellings, our expert architects, interior designers, and of course, HMO property investors. We’re going to talk about:

• How experts can help you save huge amounts of time and lots of money
• Boosting profits through floor plan optimisation
• Proper planning, building regs, and interior designs that tenants love

Interested in discussing your HMO design and architecture needs? Contact Andrew and Mary here.

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It's an exciting but complicated time to be a property investor so in this episode, we got our Expert Broker back, Ellie Broadhurst to discuss what’s happening in the mortgage market. We’re going to talk about the following:

• The mini-budget and the result of the change in Prime Minister
• Understanding the differences between interest rates, base rates, and swap rates
• How the rapid increases in interest rates have impacted the market and the investors
• The importance of stress testing your property deals
• Current interest rates and lender requirements
• Ellie’s advice to all property investors

Interested in discussing your HMO mortgage and finance needs? Contact Ellie Broadhurst here. 

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How often do you inspect your HMO properties? 

Every year, I'm reminded of the value of inspecting my properties, or as I prefer to call it, doing health checks on my properties. So in this episode, I want to talk to you about:

• The importance of property health checks
• How often you should inspect your HMO properties
• Three areas to include or consider when doing property health checks
• Tips to do this properly and maximise profits over the long term

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​​I am quite passionate about how powerful and how great Masterminds can be. If you can get in the right room with the right people, it really can transform your business and put you on a completely different trajectory. 

So in this episode, I wanna talk to you about why I think Masterminds are so great and what it is about Masterminds that can really help take your business to a new level.

Apply for The Business In Property Mastermind 2023 here:
https://thehmoroadmap.co.uk/mastermind

Got any questions? Ask us in The HMO Community Facebook Group or become a member at The HMO Roadmap to help you start, scale, and systemise your HMO business. 

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How are you dealing with the current problems and challenges in your property business?

In this episode, I wanted to have a very honest conversation about a lot of areas in the property business, especially with the current property market situation. 

So of course, there’s no other person that comes to mind when talking about honest and authentic conversation than Jade McNeil of Beespace. We’re going to talk about:

• Jade’s driving force in doing property business and how she’s managing everything 
• Her thoughts and advice on the changing property market situation
• How she leverages HMOs as a stepping stone to doing bigger projects
• How the changing social media landscape has affected the way she’s using it
• The importance of systems, culture, and finding your tribe

Got any questions? Ask us in The HMO Community Facebook Group or become a member at The HMO Roadmap to help you start, scale, and systemise your HMO business. 

You can also follow me on Instagram @andygraham.hmo or follow The HMO Podcast on Facebook for more updates! 

Today's another business update from me. I'm gonna take you behind the scenes and tell you exactly what has been going on in my businesses.

I've got some updates on the refinance of the nursery conversion project, the planning permission on our Poplar House, an exciting new deal from auction, and more!

Got any questions? Ask us in The HMO Community Facebook Group or become a member at The HMO Roadmap to help you start, scale, and systemise your HMO business. 

You can also follow me on Instagram @andygraham.hmo or follow The HMO Podcast on Facebook for more updates! 

Are you doing everything you can to make sure that you are keeping utility costs down this winter season?

In today’s episode, I’m going to share with you some tips and advice including:

• Nine things you can do as a landlord today to bring those energy bills down
• Eleven tips to share with your tenants to encourage them to be more economical
• Practical tips for managing your property and your tenants overall

Got any questions? Ask us in The HMO Community Facebook Group or become a member at The HMO Roadmap to help you start, scale, and systemise your HMO business. 

You can also follow me on Instagram @andygraham.hmo or follow The HMO Podcast on Facebook for more updates! 

What’s your minimum acceptable cash flow for your HMOs?

In this episode, I wanted to talk to you about what my minimum level of cash flow is per deal. And more importantly, the context around the importance of this metric for analysing all of your deals, when buying or refinancing any of your HMOs. 

Got any questions? Ask us in The HMO Community Facebook Group or become a member at The HMO Roadmap to help you start, scale, and systemise your HMO business. 

You can also follow me on Instagram @andygraham.hmo or follow The HMO Podcast on Facebook for more updates! 

What does it take to be an award-winning HMO property investor?

In this episode, I invited back Mike Clay, who recently won the HMO Investor of the Year at the HMO Awards 2022. And if you’ve been listening to the podcast for a long time, you’ll know that Mike is my previous mentee and is now one of my business partners. 

So in this conversation, we’re going to talk more about his journey to success:

• Mike’s thoughts on what made him win the prestigious award
• How he transitioned from his full-time corporate job to a full-time property investor
• His KPIs in analysing a deal and the importance of making decisions based on data
• Advantages of having a repeatable, predictable, and measurable product or service
• What he could have done differently if he could start all over again
• His thoughts on the current state of the property market 

Got any questions? Ask us in The HMO Community Facebook Group or become a member at The HMO Roadmap to help you start, scale, and systemise your HMO business. 

You can also follow me on Instagram @andygraham.hmo or follow The HMO Podcast on Facebook for more updates! 

In today’s episode, I wanted to talk to you about what I'm doing with my utilities for next year. 

As student landlords, we need to think about letting our properties at the right time, so being able to put the adverts online is crucial. And to be able to determine that, we need to know what the utility package is going to cover. So I’m going to share with you how I’m doing it.

Got any questions? Ask us in The HMO Community Facebook Group or become a member at The HMO Roadmap to help you start, scale, and systemise your HMO business. 

You can also follow me on Instagram @andygraham.hmo or follow The HMO Podcast on Facebook for more updates!