The J2 Hub | Real Estate, Business & Real Life

Susannah is a well-established property expert who has implemented a very successful flipping strategy within a buzzing market place. She has a substantial property portfolio that includes HMO’s and single lets, Serviced Apartments and blocks of flats. ⠀

Her driving force was always family security rather than (flash) cash, and so for the first 18 months in property she worked a full-time job, initially took £60k out of her own home mortgage, then raised £600k in Private Finance in order to buy her initial (now dinky) £1.8 million portfolio in Bristol, which then allowed her to jump out of her J.O.B. and work full time in property. She now has an 8 figure property portfolio and is loving life. ⠀

I had the pleasure of interviewing Susannah and boy did she deliver. Note pads at the ready this woman does know a thing or two about the property market and how to make money from it. ⠀

Check out the full podcast below, where Susannah offers up some golden nuggets of information and advise. ⠀

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As always if I can be of any assistance or help, please do not hesitate to reach out to me on any of the social links below. ⠀

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We've wanted to do this for a long time but having massively busy schedules meant it was almost impossible to find a moment to slot this in.

Something this so-called pandemic has taught us is you never really have enough time to do all the things you want to, but it's essential to take the time to do this thing that matter. ⠀

Both Tej and I felt it was important to talk about what is currently going on in the world. We wanted to see how we could add value or offer our experiences in the hopes of it helping someone else or at least motivate them to keep going during this odd period of uncertainty. ⠀

Welcome to the 'The Property Duo' a show dedicated to all things property where we try to get together a few times a month to record a video about current issues and hot topics surrounding property investing and developing. ⠀

We both hope you enjoy the first episode as much as we enjoyed recording it. ⠀

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There is no doubt we are in uncertain times, and this can be very worrying and scary at the same time. No one knows for sure how long this will last and how long times are going to be uncertain, but one thing is for sure it's going to get a lot worse before it gets any better. ⠀

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In the time of uncertainty, there is always an opportunity, but I feel this opportunity won't present itself just yet. Still, it will be there, so now is the time to step back and reevaluate everything both in your personal, working and business life. Don't be fooled by these 12 weeks of staying at home use this time to research and create better foundations for when everything does return to normal again. ⠀

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In times of uncertainty, it's always a good idea to plan for the worse and hope for the best and ensure you have yourself well covered. ⠀

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This week's podcast looks at how the Coronavirus is impacting the property sector and how practically everyone involved in the property field is suffering in some way, shape or form. My hot tip for this week is Cashflow, "Cashflowing and knowing" as I like to call it. ⠀⠀

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Having the opportunity to sit down with Alfie Best was mind-blowing. One of the first things Alfie did off-mic was to test my language skills; I was shocked that Alfie could speak and understand Hindi, now I don't speak Hindi very well, but I do understand parts of it so got what Alfie was saying. Alfie later went onto tell me how Romani Gypsies all originated from Northern India (Punjab) and that's how and why he could speak the language.

Alfie is a very proud gypsy man who contributes his success, to his culture and the loving and fun upbringing his parents provided. He left school at the age of 12 and had some early role models that he looked up to, one being a traveller man called Nelson Clark who he mentioned was the first gypsy he remembers having a Roll Royce. 

It was these early triggers that lit the fuse for Alfie and kick-started his flair for business and the entrepreneurial way of life. He contributes his work ethics to his parents, who are both still alive today and his Father, who is 72 years old and still works seven days a week. 

"Success isn't a magic word, Success is a habit, Success is a habit of being up, getting up, showing up, and doing what you love day in day out. It's just good habits that create success."

Fourteen thousand residents in the UK, Five hundred residents in the US, 18 luxury villas in Barbados are amongst some of the business's Alfie is involved with.

Check out the full podcast below, where Alfie offers up some golden nuggets of information and advise. 

If you enjoyed this podcast, please do take the time to leave us a review on iTunes, or Facebook. Your support is much appreciated. 

As always if I can be of any assistance or help, please do not hesitate to reach out to me. 

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Dedication, Commitment, Structure, Planning and diet these are just some of the traits Theo lives by in his day to day life. When you first meet Theo, one thing that stands out is his incredible physique now to most people he would simply be a muscle head or a beefcake, but to me, this was a sure sign of a person who lives his life with a high degree of discipline. 

I came across Theo on Facebook while researching the North East as a potential investment spot; we exchanged a few messages and spoke about a few properties I was interested in buying. His knowledge and expertise of the area were second to none and willingness to help was very kind. 

I always knew managing a significant renovation 275 miles away from home would be difficult, and that's where Theo stepped in with his extensive project management skills and offered to help manage our project from start to finish. Hiring Theo as my PM was the best decision I ever made, not only did the work run so smoothly but I've gained a life long friendship from the whole experience with a chap who I can only describe as a true gentleman. 

Check out the full podcast below, where Theo talks about his early years, growing up around the property game, owning a fast food restaurant, winning a significant bodybuilding competition, managing multi-million-pound projects, and his ambitious plans for the future. 

If you enjoyed this podcast, please do take the time to leave us a review on iTunes, Spotify or Facebook. Your support is much appreciated. 

As always if I can be of any assistance or help, please do not hesitate to reach out to me. 

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// TRAINING, MENTORING AND COACHING - HOW NOT TO GET STUNG //

It's that time of the week again and my time for my quick 30-minute blast podcast and this week I wanted to talk about 'How not to get stung when looking for a mentor or training course'. 

Having read and heard about lots of people either losing money or getting burnt, I thought I would put together a quick 30-minute guide on what to look out for when selecting a coach or mentoring programme. 

If your young and new to the property game, you want to take a moment and listen to some of the tips I've offered here as it could save you some costly mistakes and help you distinguish the hype from the real deal. 

If you enjoyed this podcast, please do take the time to leave us a review on iTunes or Spotify. Your support is much appreciated. 

As always if I can be of any assistance or help, please do not hesitate to reach out to me. 

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Being away from home, dealing with emotions and bad planning on my part

Spending time away from home and being away from my wife and children is never easy, but sometimes this has to be done to get a property project finished and over the line. 

One of my investment spots is 275 miles from home, and it means when I need to visit this site its does take its toll on me with the time travelling and days spent away from home. 

We all feel emotions that consist of high's and low's during our property builds and sometimes its OK to feel weak and feel like you need to talk about how your feeling and what you're going through. The biggest mistake you can make is feeling like crap mentally and hold it all in and let simmer and get worse. I recently found myself feeling like this so decided why not document it in a podcast, after all a part of of my podcast does focus on 'real-life', and it doesn't get much more real than this. 

This podcast talks about the experiences I went through and some of the highs of lows of being away for five days getting our most recent HMO ready to be handed over to our agent and successfully let. I can only but say that when your 'why', 'vision' and 'purpose' is so strong it will carry you through some of the harder times and give you the strength you need.

Following on from this is a podcast with the project manager who handled this significant renovation and conversation from start to finish. My PM talks about his background and how it is to manage a project for a distant based client. I talk about the pros of employing a project manager and how, without him, I would have struggled to get this project finished. 

If you enjoyed this podcast, please do take the time to leave us a review on iTunes or Spotify. Your support is much appreciated. 

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A monster mindset through his extreme pain and his compelling why?

His why in life has helped him develop a monster mindset; the massive pain his gone through in life has been his driving factor in achieving enormous success.

If you don't already know Mike Kalisperas then where have you been?, you only have to log onto Facebook and join of a couple of property-related groups, and Mike's happy face will pop up. 

Mikes has vast experience in all aspects of Marketing and branding, a real marketer and branding professional whose worked with some of the largest worldwide brands. His expert knowledge in all thing marketing is not only helping him grow his business but his also creating real success for others too through digital marketing a sales funnels. 

A dear friend whose been there through some of my dark times and lowest lows, Mike talks about all things marketing, property, mindset and all things real, you don't want to miss this one!

If you enjoyed this podcast, please do take the time to leave us a review on iTunes or Spotify. Your support is much appreciated.

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"When I first met Shamil or Sham as I like to call him I always knew there was something about this young chap that stood out; now I call him young as I'm 16 years his senior so do feel old when in his company."

Dropping University on its head last minute, applying like mad and securing a digital marketing apprenticeship, going out of his way to self educate himself and gain the skills necessary which helped him develop his business.

Working all day for someone else, clocking off at 6.00 pm only to come home and continue working on his own business till the early hours of the morning are the sacrifice Sham made to achieve his goal. 

What stood out for me when speaking to Sham was his technical ability to design and code systems that include some smart processes that he uses in his own business today. It's these very systems that are proving to be successful in his quest in creating a streamlined system for his SA business. 

It's always the people in business who dare to do something different and disrupt the market place that makes the most significant difference or have the biggest impact. 

You only have to look around and see how some traditional old fashion businesses have been disrupted with the use of smart tech and someone who dared to think differently. 

When your why is the fact you don't want to see your parents working any longer than two years and this is what drives you daily to achieve your goals, how can you fail when it's so purpose-driven. 

After speaking to Sham, I realised his a very talented and intelligent bloke whose out to achieve some big things. If I were a gambling man, I would say his one young gun to keep your eyes on as I feel he will disrupt an industry that's ordinarily very traditional. 

It was a pleasure speaking to Sham, and there is no doubting he has some massive goals he wants to smash. I look forward to speaking to you soon to see how your domination of the SA industry is coming along.

For those looking to follow or get in touch with Sham can find him on Instagram @shamil.mae give him a follow and find out what he's latest updates are. 

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"Live below your means, save your money, earn as much as you can and before you know it you will be financially free." 

Having spent time with Craig, you realise he is a massively driven person who doesn't settle for anything less than the best. His high standards are apparent in everything he does. 

Craig saw a gap in the market with student housing. He exploited this by doing something about it and offering students the highest standards of living and accommodation available anywhere in Gillingham. 

His popularity soon grew in the local area. Before he knew it, a vast majority of all private student housing was being advertised and let by Craig's property company "Student Houses Gillingham."

Craig's portfolio now includes a total of 90 properties. With a mixture of some of these being his very own and some as partnerships and investor-backed JV deals. 

One thing is for sure Craig is nowhere near hanging up his boots, his already mentioned in the Podcast that he wants to secure more property this year and has some clear targets on achieving this. 

If his past is anything to go by, I know his future will be just as healthy. 

Thanks for inspiring us and sharing your journey with me on the J2 Hub Podcast. 

James

"Remember, you're never too late to become something you truly want to become."

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