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Nick Claydon and Sarah Blaney discuss the importance of having a strong "why" in property investing, and share their own personal reasons for getting started in property and how their motivations have evolved over time.
They also highlight three key behaviours of successful property investors, including persistence, following the advice of experienced investors, and overcoming assumptions about money, and why it’s vital to celebrate your wins along the way!
KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS
"If you're not connected with your why, when something tries to derail you, it's easier to give up."
"Persistence is one of the most important things. Keep turning up every day, keep taking action."
"Don't take things personally. In this business, you will meet lots of big personalities”
"Follow advice of people who've been there and done it before. Why make the same mistakes that you know someone else has made?"
VALUABLE RESOURCES
This Property Life - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/this-property-life-podcast/id1540075591
Property Wealth System YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PropertyWealthSystem
To enter the competition, make sure you follow or subscribe to the podcast and leave a review, LIKE the Property Wealth System page on Facebook (SEE LINK BELOW), and then TAG 3 friends on the competition post you'll find there!
ABOUT THE SHOW
This Property Life is hosted by the team at Property Wealth System. We are a collective of experienced active investors passionate about all things property.
Caroline Claydon Caroline Claydon has over 22 years experience in investing in property but it’s only the last 12 years she’s operated as a professional investor. Her and her husband have built their portfolio throughout the UK covering strategies from buy to let’s, social housing, HMOs, developments and more recently a hotel. She has travelled the world training people for the last 10 years on how to invest, scale and accelerate their UK property businesses regardless of where they are based. Caroline loves helping people reach their full potential by changing their mindsets to money, debt, property and investing.
James D’Souza started investing in property from a young age and now owns a significant portfolio of buy-to-let properties, professional HMO’s and commercial developments. Whilst actively growing his own property business, James helps countless other people start and scale their own property journey.
CONTACT METHOD
You can join Caroline and James along with a whole host of other like-minded investors in the Property Wealth System Facebook Community:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/propertywealthcommunity
Caroline Email: [email protected]
Caroline Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-claydon-property/
James Email: [email protected]
James Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-d-souza-552342104/
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Nick Claydon interviews Gemma Russell, a successful property investor and therapist. Gemma shares her journey in the property industry, from starting with Property Wealth System to flipping houses and running service accommodation. She discusses the challenges she has faced, including dealing with difficult guests and overcoming rejection.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS
"Nobody wants to feel that nobody wants to have that nobody's motivated to go like that. I cannot wait to go out today and get five nos. I can't wait to go out today and get all my offers rejected. I'm so excited for it. Nobody ever feels like that."
"I think the ability to stay consistent… that consistency, even if it's just 30 minutes a day, that you're doing the same thing over and over again, eventually it will work."
"It's what I try and teach, you know, all students that the country assistant I work with is, it's focus on the actions, and the results will take care of themselves." -
"So that consistency of keeping that action up is so vital, because now he's, you know, a year down the line. And he's in the position where he's sourcing properties left bank centre, because he did so much work."
VALUABLE RESOURCES
This Property Life - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/this-property-life-podcast/id1540075591
Property Wealth System YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PropertyWealthSystem
ABOUT THE SHOW
This Property Life is hosted by the team at Property Wealth System. We are a collective of experienced active investors passionate about all things property.
Caroline Claydon has over 22 years experience in investing in property but it’s only the last 12 years she’s operated as a professional investor. Her and her husband have built their portfolio throughout the UK covering strategies from buy to let’s, social housing, HMOs, developments and more recently a hotel. She has travelled the world training people for the last 10 years on how to invest, scale and accelerate their UK property businesses regardless of where they are based. Caroline loves helping people reach their full potential by changing their mindsets to money, debt, property and investing.
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James is joined by Dave and Darren of Michael Alexander Sourcing, a property sourcing company. Dave and Darren share their backgrounds in construction and how they got into property investing.
They also discuss the challenges and regulations involved in setting up a sourcing business, including insurance, data protection, and money laundering checks, providing valuable insights into the world of property sourcing and the benefits of working with experienced professionals in the field.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Dave and Darren of Michael Alexander Sourcing have a background in construction and project management, which has influenced their interest in property investment.
They started investing in property together in 2012 and have since built a portfolio of buy-to-let properties and HMO conversions.
As sourcing agents, they provide a range of services, from finding deals to managing refurbishments and connecting clients with trusted letting agents.
Compliance and regulation are important aspects of their business, including insurance, data protection, and anti-money laundering checks. They are also registered with the property ombudsman or property redress scheme to protect their clients.
BEST MOMENTS
"We do it. We're putting all this effort in. We're putting offers in on everything, but only able to complete on some of them."
"We don't want to walk away from a deal because we've got lots of clients who have different parameters, different requirements, different expectations in terms of their level of return."
"We've got to be fully satisfied under the AML guidelines that we've done all we should be doing in order to verify the legitimacy of that person and their source of funds."
"We always give you know, we'll always be transparent. We're not going to mess around. We'll always give you our number. But if that doesn't work for you, then let's keep talking because we don't want to walk away from a deal."
VALUABLE RESOURCES
This Property Life - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/this-property-life-podcast/id1540075591
Property Wealth System YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PropertyWealthSystem
To enter the competition, make sure you follow or subscribe to the podcast and leave a review, LIKE the Property Wealth System page on Facebook (SEE LINK BELOW), and then TAG 3 friends on the competition post you'll find there!
Emails of the guest - [email protected] and [email protected]
ABOUT THE SHOW
This Property Life is hosted by the team at Property Wealth System. We are a collective of experienced active investors passionate about all things property.
Caroline Claydon Caroline Claydon has over 22 years experience in investing in property but it’s only the last 12 years she’s operated as a professional investor. Her and her husband have built their portfolio throughout the UK covering strategies from buy to let’s, social housing, HMOs, developments and more recently a hotel. She has travelled the world training people for the last 10 years on how to invest, scale and accelerate their UK property businesses regardless of where they are based. Caroline loves helping people reach their full potential by changing their mindsets to money, debt, property and investing.
James D’Souza started investing in property from a young age and now owns a significant portfolio of buy-to-let properties, professional HMO’s and commercial developments. Whilst actively growing his own property business, James helps countless other people start and scale their own property journey.
CONTACT METHOD
You can join Caroline and James along with a whole host of other like-minded investors in the Property Wealth System Facebook Community:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/propertywealthcommunity
Caroline Email: [email protected]
Caroline Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-claydon-property/
James Email: [email protected]
James Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-d-souza-552342104/
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In this episode of the This Property Life podcast, Caroline Claydon is joined by Sarah Blaney to discuss the pros and cons of working with angel investors in the property business. They delve into the benefits for angel investors, how to find them, and how to structure agreements and interest rates.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
Angel investors are private individuals with capital to lend to property investors. They are typically high net worth individuals who have money that is not being used effectively.
Finding angel investors is possible by networking and sharing your investment opportunities with others. It's important to approach them with a win-win mindset, showing them how their investment can benefit your business.
The structure of the agreement with angel investors can vary depending on the needs and preferences of both parties. This includes the amount of investment, the interest rate, and the repayment terms.
Interest rates for angel investors can range from 5% to 12%, depending on the market conditions and the specific project. It's important to offer a competitive rate that aligns with the risk and return of the investment.
Building relationships with angel investors is crucial for long-term success. Trust and credibility are key factors in attracting and retaining angel investors, and repeat investments are common when a strong relationship has been established.
BEST MOMENTS
"You're not doing them a favour. You're doing them the favour. It's a complete win-win situation."
"There's so much safety built into [property deals] because we have surveys done, we understand what the valuations are."
"This is a people business and to build relationships."
"We are quite picky about who we will do business with."
"Start your money raising pretty much on day one… building your credibility and showing that you are doing this professionally."
VALUABLE RESOURCES
This Property Life - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/this-property-life-podcast/id1540075591
Property Wealth System YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PropertyWealthSystem
To enter the competition, make sure you follow or subscribe to the podcast and leave a review, LIKE the Property Wealth System page on Facebook (SEE LINK BELOW), and then TAG 3 friends on the competition post you'll find there!
ABOUT THE SHOW
This Property Life is hosted by the team at Property Wealth System. We are a collective of experienced active investors passionate about all things property.
Caroline Claydon Caroline Claydon has over 22 years experience in investing in property but it’s only the last 12 years she’s operated as a professional investor. Her and her husband have built their portfolio throughout the UK covering strategies from buy to let’s, social housing, HMOs, developments and more recently a hotel. She has travelled the world training people for the last 10 years on how to invest, scale and accelerate their UK property businesses regardless of where they are based. Caroline loves helping people reach their full potential by changing their mindsets to money, debt, property and investing.
James D’Souza started investing in property from a young age and now owns a significant portfolio of buy-to-let properties, professional HMO’s and commercial developments. Whilst actively growing his own property business, James helps countless other people start and scale their own property journey.
CONTACT METHOD
You can join Caroline and James along with a whole host of other like-minded investors in the Property Wealth System Facebook Community:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/propertywealthcommunity
Caroline Email: [email protected]
Caroline Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-claydon-property/
James Email: [email protected]
James Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-d-souza-552342104/
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Caroline Claydon talks to Stephen Cheung who's based in Canada, but who invests in Canada, the US and the UK, utilising multiple streams of income in order to create the life of his dreams, and in this conversation, he discusses his journey and how you can emulate his formidable success.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS
'I had no time to do what I wanted to do with life'
'I worked hard for money. Now I want money to work hard for me'
'My focus is passive income strategies'
VALUABLE RESOURCES
This Property Life - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/this-property-life-podcast/id1540075591
Property Wealth System YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PropertyWealthSystem
To enter the competition, make sure you follow or subscribe to the podcast and leave a review, LIKE the Property Wealth System page on Facebook (SEE LINK BELOW), and then TAG 3 friends on the competition post you'll find there!
ABOUT THE SHOW
This Property Life is hosted by the team at Property Wealth System. We are a collective of experienced active investors passionate about all things property.
Caroline Claydon Caroline Claydon has over 22 years experience in investing in property but it’s only the last 12 years she’s operated as a professional investor. Her and her husband have built their portfolio throughout the UK covering strategies from buy to let’s, social housing, HMOs, developments and more recently a hotel. She has travelled the world training people for the last 10 years on how to invest, scale and accelerate their UK property businesses regardless of where they are based. Caroline loves helping people reach their full potential by changing their mindsets to money, debt, property and investing.
James D’Souza started investing in property from a young age and now owns a significant portfolio of buy-to-let properties, professional HMO’s and commercial developments. Whilst actively growing his own property business, James helps countless other people start and scale their own property journey.
CONTACT METHOD
You can join Caroline and James along with a whole host of other like-minded investors in the Property Wealth System Facebook Community:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/propertywealthcommunity
Caroline Email: [email protected]
Caroline Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-claydon-property/
James Email: [email protected]
James Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-d-souza-552342104/
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James D'Souza talks to Michael Lawson - an ex-pat currently living in Dubai, and who invests in a certain, concentrated property development area in Scotland. Michael talks about the best practices he's discovered when it comes to investing from abroad, and the life he's been able to create since doing so.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS
'I'm treating this as a business instead of a pension pot'
'It's kind of the perfect area to invest'
'It's not passive income. It's far from passive'
‘Quality homes for quality people’
VALUABLE RESOURCES
This Property Life - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/this-property-life-podcast/id1540075591
Property Wealth System YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PropertyWealthSystem
To enter the competition, make sure you follow or subscribe to the podcast and leave a review, LIKE the Property Wealth System page on Facebook (SEE LINK BELOW), and then TAG 3 friends on the competition post you'll find there!
ABOUT THE SHOW
This Property Life is hosted by the team at Property Wealth System. We are a collective of experienced active investors passionate about all things property.
Caroline Claydon Caroline Claydon has over 22 years experience in investing in property but it’s only the last 12 years she’s operated as a professional investor. Her and her husband have built their portfolio throughout the UK covering strategies from buy to let’s, social housing, HMOs, developments and more recently a hotel. She has travelled the world training people for the last 10 years on how to invest, scale and accelerate their UK property businesses regardless of where they are based. Caroline loves helping people reach their full potential by changing their mindsets to money, debt, property and investing.
James D’Souza started investing in property from a young age and now owns a significant portfolio of buy-to-let properties, professional HMO’s and commercial developments. Whilst actively growing his own property business, James helps countless other people start and scale their own property journey.
CONTACT METHOD
You can join Caroline and James along with a whole host of other like-minded investors in the Property Wealth System Facebook Community:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/propertywealthcommunity
Caroline Email: [email protected]
Caroline Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-claydon-property/
James Email: [email protected]
James Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-d-souza-552342104/
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Caroline Claydon is joined by Kenny Campbell of Breadalbane Finance, to discuss development finance, quantity surveying, what we need to look at from an investors point of view, and what the lenders look at and expect from us.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS
'We're in a trough that's only matched by 2008'
'A lot of people are planning and designing small projects'
'As long as there is profitability to be had, things are moving forwards!'
'There's a big psychology thing there, where people have finance in their grasp and just want to press that button'
VALUABLE RESOURCES
This Property Life - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/this-property-life-podcast/id1540075591
Property Wealth System YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PropertyWealthSystem
Breadalbane Finance - https://www.breadalbanefinance.co.uk/
To enter the competition, make sure you follow or subscribe to the podcast and leave a review, LIKE the Property Wealth System page on Facebook (SEE LINK BELOW), and then TAG 3 friends on the competition post you'll find there!
ABOUT THE SHOW
This Property Life is hosted by the team at Property Wealth System. We are a collective of experienced active investors passionate about all things property.
Caroline Claydon Caroline Claydon has over 22 years experience in investing in property but it’s only the last 12 years she’s operated as a professional investor. Her and her husband have built their portfolio throughout the UK covering strategies from buy to let’s, social housing, HMOs, developments and more recently a hotel. She has travelled the world training people for the last 10 years on how to invest, scale and accelerate their UK property businesses regardless of where they are based. Caroline loves helping people reach their full potential by changing their mindsets to money, debt, property and investing.
James D’Souza started investing in property from a young age and now owns a significant portfolio of buy-to-let properties, professional HMO’s and commercial developments. Whilst actively growing his own property business, James helps countless other people start and scale their own property journey.
CONTACT METHOD
You can join Caroline and James along with a whole host of other like-minded investors in the Property Wealth System Facebook Community:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/propertywealthcommunity
Caroline Email: [email protected]
Caroline Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-claydon-property/
James Email: [email protected]
James Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-d-souza-552342104/
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Caroline Claydon talks to Aamir Safdar, a hugely experienced investor and graduate of the Property Wealth System training, who discusses how he took the education he received, and used it to propel his investing journey to the next level!
KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS
'There's always another way to learn and do things'
'It's important to remember your why'
'We want to see how many lives we can change'
VALUABLE RESOURCES
This Property Life - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/this-property-life-podcast/id1540075591
Property Wealth System YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PropertyWealthSystem
To enter the competition, make sure you follow or subscribe to the podcast and leave a review, LIKE the Property Wealth System page on Facebook (SEE LINK BELOW), and then TAG 3 friends on the competition post you'll find there!
ABOUT THE SHOW
This Property Life is hosted by the team at Property Wealth System. We are a collective of experienced active investors passionate about all things property.
Caroline Claydon Caroline Claydon has over 22 years experience in investing in property but it’s only the last 12 years she’s operated as a professional investor. Her and her husband have built their portfolio throughout the UK covering strategies from buy to let’s, social housing, HMOs, developments and more recently a hotel. She has travelled the world training people for the last 10 years on how to invest, scale and accelerate their UK property businesses regardless of where they are based. Caroline loves helping people reach their full potential by changing their mindsets to money, debt, property and investing.
James D’Souza started investing in property from a young age and now owns a significant portfolio of buy-to-let properties, professional HMO’s and commercial developments. Whilst actively growing his own property business, James helps countless other people start and scale their own property journey.
CONTACT METHOD
You can join Caroline and James along with a whole host of other like-minded investors in the Property Wealth System Facebook Community:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/propertywealthcommunity
Caroline Email: [email protected]
Caroline Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-claydon-property/
James Email: [email protected]
James Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-d-souza-552342104/
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James D'Souza talks to Oli Arnold of Vanlife Conversions, which converts vans into camper vans, about renovations and refurbishments on a smaller scale, and how you can apply the techniques he's learned to your own property investment portfolio.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS
'I learned a lot about leadership and management'
'Customers do a lot of research before they take the plunge'
'We tend to start with the bed'
VALUABLE RESOURCES
This Property Life - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/this-property-life-podcast/id1540075591
Property Wealth System YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PropertyWealthSystem
To enter the competition, make sure you follow or subscribe to the podcast and leave a review, LIKE the Property Wealth System page on Facebook (SEE LINK BELOW), and then TAG 3 friends on the competition post you'll find there!
ABOUT THE SHOW
This Property Life is hosted by the team at Property Wealth System. We are a collective of experienced active investors passionate about all things property.
Caroline Claydon Caroline Claydon has over 22 years experience in investing in property but it’s only the last 12 years she’s operated as a professional investor. Her and her husband have built their portfolio throughout the UK covering strategies from buy to let’s, social housing, HMOs, developments and more recently a hotel. She has travelled the world training people for the last 10 years on how to invest, scale and accelerate their UK property businesses regardless of where they are based. Caroline loves helping people reach their full potential by changing their mindsets to money, debt, property and investing.
James D’Souza started investing in property from a young age and now owns a significant portfolio of buy-to-let properties, professional HMO’s and commercial developments. Whilst actively growing his own property business, James helps countless other people start and scale their own property journey.
CONTACT METHOD
You can join Caroline and James along with a whole host of other like-minded investors in the Property Wealth System Facebook Community:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/propertywealthcommunity
Caroline Email: [email protected]
Caroline Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-claydon-property/
James Email: [email protected]
James Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-d-souza-552342104/
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James D'Souza meets Dorian Payne, who started investing in property at a very young age, and utilises a very niche strategy. Dorian talks about his investing journey, and what makes his investing method so unique.
KEY TAKEAWAYS
BEST MOMENTS
'My parents were accidental investors'
'When you do something you're not fond of, a minute turns into a day'
'There's just so much that needs to be done'
'It's an end to end solution'
VALUABLE RESOURCES
This Property Life - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/this-property-life-podcast/id1540075591
Property Wealth System YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PropertyWealthSystem
To enter the competition, make sure you follow or subscribe to the podcast and leave a review, LIKE the Property Wealth System page on Facebook (SEE LINK BELOW), and then TAG 3 friends on the competition post you'll find there!
ABOUT THE SHOW
This Property Life is hosted by the team at Property Wealth System. We are a collective of experienced active investors passionate about all things property.
Caroline Claydon Caroline Claydon has over 22 years experience in investing in property but it’s only the last 12 years she’s operated as a professional investor. Her and her husband have built their portfolio throughout the UK covering strategies from buy to let’s, social housing, HMOs, developments and more recently a hotel. She has travelled the world training people for the last 10 years on how to invest, scale and accelerate their UK property businesses regardless of where they are based. Caroline loves helping people reach their full potential by changing their mindsets to money, debt, property and investing.
James D’Souza started investing in property from a young age and now owns a significant portfolio of buy-to-let properties, professional HMO’s and commercial developments. Whilst actively growing his own property business, James helps countless other people start and scale their own property journey.
CONTACT METHOD
You can join Caroline and James along with a whole host of other like-minded investors in the Property Wealth System Facebook Community:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/propertywealthcommunity
Caroline Email: [email protected]
Caroline Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-claydon-property/
James Email: [email protected]
James Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-d-souza-552342104/
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Hosted by Sarah and Nick, we share honest conversations, real-life stories, and practical…
🎙️Weekly episodes
🏘️ Real investors, real journeys
💡 Actionable tips for every stage of your property journey
Join our growing community with regular in-person & online networking events and exclusive online support. Find out more at www.thispropertylife.co.uk
The world of property investing can be incredibly rewarding—but it can also feel lonely, confusing, and overwhelming at times. Whether you're just starting out or deep into your journey, you’ve probably had moments where you wished you had someone to ask, a sounding board, or a place to stay informed and inspired.
That’s exactly why we created the This Property Life Community.
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Miss a network session? All sessions are recorded so you can watch on your schedule.
Discounted Membership ticket prices for in person events.
Meet the team and fellow investors face-to-face and do business with each other, help & inspire each other. These events feature:
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Locations alternate between the north and south.
Stay connected and supported 24/7 in our private WhatsApp group:
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