The HMO Podcast

Do you have the right skills to start your own HMO property business?

In today’s episode, I’m joined by Saif Rehan of Mauve Group. Saif graduated as an Accountant in 2015 and has been working in finance for 8 years with very large companies when he decided to venture into property investing.

And in this conversation with Saif, we talked about:

• His thoughts on the skills needed to succeed in property
• The importance of networking and doing it the right way
• The value of understanding your own journey to keep you moving forward
• Overcoming fear and the lack of self-confidence in investing
• An 11-Bed Professional HMO Case Study

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! 

Do you want to increase profits in your HMO property business?

Currently, we're experiencing a high period of inflation, a stagflation economy, and a lot of uncertainty. So it would make sense to consider ways to reduce the operational or running costs of your business like energy costs, maintenance, labor, subscription costs, and all of these things.

So in this episode, I’ll share with you 12 proactive solutions or measures to reduce your overheads and be more profitable.

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! 

Do you have a social media strategy in place for your HMO business?

A good social media strategy should allow you to reach a much bigger audience. It should allow you to fast-track relationships with investors, tenants, landlords, and with more people. It will also enable you to engage directly with those people and your community to help build better relationships and authority in the space. 

So, if you're scaling up a property business, if you're trying to develop a real HMO property business but need to draw on other resources that you don't have, then an effective social media strategy is essential so I'm going to share an 8 point strategy that will help you skyrocket your results. 

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 one of those HMO property investors who are getting worried and concerned about the rental reform white paper that the government has recently published?

There’s a lot to digest but this is a really important topic, and if you want a clear and concise breakdown of what it all means and what's in it, then this episode is for you.

I'm going to talk about how I feel about it, the potential outcome, and some solutions to it. However, please remember that this is white paper. It's going to change and evolve and not everything in it is going to come to fruition.

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’m joined by my old property pal, Dale Wild of Landlord Furniture Co., a furniture supplier for HMOs, serviced accommodations, and student properties.

Aside from supplying furniture to HMO landlords, Dale has already been investing in HMOs since 2010 and owns a large portfolio in and around Oldham, Greater Manchester. So in this special conversation with Dale, we talked about:

• How he became a furniture supplier from being a property investor
• The challenges that he had to overcome in building Landlord Furniture Co.
• His thoughts on the success of his furniture business
• The mindset shift of landlords when it comes to interior design
• His experience and thoughts on people’s poor perception of 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! 

Today, I'm going to give you a general summary of what has been happening in the last month regarding our commercial to residential projects, a feature article with ‘The Times’, our new Loan Agreement Template inside The HMO Roadmap, and an update on our room occupancy.

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! 

If you were to prioritise the things that you need to do to build a successful business, what would it be? 

In today’s episode, I'm going to share with you the 4 most important things that helped me build the business that I have today. 

I've taken these four things from a reflection of my own business and the achievements that I've been able to make and also the conversations that I've had on the show with our guests, the best examples that we've seen and heard, of sustainable and successful HMO property businesses. 

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 unsure as to which type of mortgage you need for your HMO property? I’ve brought back our Expert Broker Ellie Broadhurst to help us figure this out and talk about:

• Mortgage options for HMO and non-HMO properties
• The importance of choosing the right Specialist Broker
• Mortgage options for small HMOs (less than 5 beds)
• Understanding the benefits of bridging and development finance
• What to look out for when considering bridging
• How to build a great relationship with lenders

Interested to discuss your HMO mortgage and finance needs? Contact Ellie at https://thehmoroadmap.co.uk/hmo-mortgage-finance/ 

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! 

It’s been 18 months since Jake and Lucy were first here on the show. Have they finally left their full-time job? 

In today’s episode, I’m joined again by Jake and Lucy of Innova Property and in this special conversation, we talked about:

• Their story and when they started investing in HMOs
• The importance of prioritising tasks to achieve your targets
• A walkthrough of a day in the life of property investors
• Challenges that they encountered in the last 18 months 
• A 6-bed professional HMO case study

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 finding it hard to manage some of your tenant’s unrealistic expectations?

In this episode, I wanted to give some advice on how to set and manage your tenant’s expectations with some examples from my previous experiences. 

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!