This Week In Property Podcast

In today's show, Richard kidnaps a small group of students who have literally just finished the 4-day intensive kick-starter course known as Property Protege. We get to hear the real stories from real people. From London to the north of Scotland, and all in between, these are the tales of real people and where they are in their lives and what they're aiming to achieve....

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• Hear just how rigorous and challenging Property Protege can be...
• The group discuss the sections they found the most fun and motivating...
• From skeptic to advocate: some students openly admit how cagey they felt before the course, and how being on it has turned their entire mindset around...
• How one student was reduced to tears during the negotiation exercise, but thankfully it was all just part of the character...
• From their starting positions, with their challenges and real life situations, to the dream picture they're all aiming for...

In today's show, Richard sits down with the one and only Peter Sage, setting out to help many listeners' appeals for how they can deal with adversity. With a slew of enormous business successes under his belt, but also the authentic honesty about failures he's faced, Peter has walked the talk for many years. A serial entrepreneur, one of Tony Robbin's top trainers, and a teacher and mentor to hundreds of thousands of people in his own right, Peter has developed a philosophy, a framework, and very detailed steps on how we can all face and learn from the challenges and adversities that we must all face in both business and life...

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• Why you should start thinking of adversities as Graduation Events in your life...
• The concept of Power versus Force, and how you can master it to succeed in the game of life...
• From collapsed deals, to total business failures, to relationship issues, to losing family members, there's a reason and a lesson in them all...
• How those Rumble Strips in life are there to help us to grow, if we allow them to...
• How Peter faced his biggest life challenge in 2017, and completely took advantage of it, turning it into a giant opportunity to grow and contribute....

In today's show, Richard sits down with experienced Estate Agent Stuart Wylie to chat all things property. With a finger on the pulse in Glasgow, Stuart is able to offer great insights into the city's market, supply, demands, constraints, and growth. He also shares his opinions on the wider market, and the factors that influence it. And the talk ended up covering a ton of different perspectives, from buyers, sellers, investors, landlords, and everyone in between...

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• The do's and don'ts of presenting a property in the best light...
• Just how has the likes of Glasgow coped with the market, with Brexit, with interest rates, and with supply and demand...
• The investor's dilemma: to dress or not to dress...
• Where should we budget and scrimp, and where should we be lavish and confident...
• High Street v Online v Hybrid estate agents...
• What exactly to look for in an agent to get one of the good ones...

In today's show, Richard sits down with the inimitable Davy Hutton. Not to talk about income and taking in business, but balancing that with giving and philanthropy. In typical style, Davy openly shows his heart, touches on eventful life milestones, and all important connections with people, and how we can lead and help and give...

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• An artistic present from wee Cara, aged 9...
• The number 19880 on Davy's arm...
• Listen to the concept of anxiety being the 10% fear that can manage to eat up the 90% of your hope and dream if you let it...
• "Everyone has an effect on the world," so what is yours going to be...
• The 2 perspectives of losing a bag of money...
• The whole remarkable story of Corinne and Finding Your Feet
• Davy's traumatic experience of collapsing in a KFC car park...
• From the little girl in a red coat, to a blogger in a Calais refugee camp...

In today's show, Richard kidnaps 4 superstars from ALG's very own Platinum Mastermind Event to put another panel talk show together. He manages to quiz Gavin Bateman, Cheryl Gallagher, Laura Noble, and Ross Dougan about the latest chapters in their lives in the trenches of property investing. From a mix of UK locations, with different focuses, strategies, tactics and areas in the property world, the talk from the team is invaluable for listeners...

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• From sourcing, to trading, to 1st time buyer strategies, to Serviced Accommodation, to portfolio building, to flips - this is a group of professionals that cover a ton of areas in the property world...
• Hear their honest reviews of 2017, and the things and areas they plan to focus on for 2018...
• They lay their soul bare about the lessons they've learned and how they've changed in the last year, and give handy tips to help listeners starting out on their journeys...
• Think global; act local. This team have an awareness of UK and International investment, interest rate forecasts, and share their expert opinions about their own local areas...

In today's show, Richard sits down with Jan Alexander to discuss the all important element in business: people! With a long and illustrious career in some of the UK's top corporate structures, Jan has a wealth of experience in dealing and managing people effectively. We discuss the skills, approaches, and mindset that she has used when interacting with people, and how the quality of your personal connections is crucial to your business success...

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• Why you HAVE to become a people person in order to succeed...
• Why you must first understand, before you can be understood...
• Meetings and connections - why human relationships are slow builders and long-term projects...
• Why most people fail in their approach to meetings...
• Due diligence isn't just for property, it's for the people you're working with too...
• The surprise question that Jan asks her prospective builders to put them on the back foot and really open them up...
• Staff - how Jan hires slow, picks carefully, and trials for a month to find the best people...
• The headaches, the problems, the failures, and broken expectations - how to deal with them properly...
• You're not just building a business, you're building a personal brand - learn how you treat your people will strongly affect that brand...
• Learn how Jan has a fantastic relationship with someone, and yet they haven't even met so far...

Richard sits down with Jan Alexander to chat about the career jump that many property entrepreneurs have made, and many more workers in the corporate world dream of doing...

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• Jan - the identical twin from the 1950s who hasn't confirmed to the norms...
• From the insecurity of the theatre to the security of the corporate world and the first £8,000 home...
• The all important support of a partner...
• Leaning on the power of intuition to guide those big decisions...
• Mindset and self-belief - the power underlying all decisions and actions...
• Focus - the power that helped Jan jump ahead on her property path so quickly...
• Everyone is at different phases in their lives. Learning to realise where you are, your priorities, and how and when you can start your property journey...
• Respecting the job you have, and then using all other time to build your property business...
• Different paths for different people. Are you a ship burner or are you a parallel builder...
• Fears, doubts, and concerns - how do we face them and overcome them for taking the jump...
• Life-long learning - how you should embrace learning about your new entrepreneurial path after all your earlier educational and corporate learnings...
• Cashflow - the major factor in supporting your jump...

Richard sits down with Graham McCaig and Steven Clark to uncover the naked truth of property refurbishments. They delve into their current projects, previous mistakes, big wins, how they price their jobs, how they manage trades, how they run the numbers, an every detail that's essential for a successful refurb.

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• Hear Graham's story, which led him to be a top property investor...

• Learn how Graham's first project led him to make a profit BY ACCIDENT...

• Hear about Steven's childhood obsession with property, and what led him to where he is now, constantly doing countless deals...

• 2006 and Steven captures one of the fabled no-money-down deals...

• The joys and the risks of involving family in your refurb...

• The magic of equity and how you can put it to good use...

• Spotting a pattern of circumstances like repossessions during a crash, and being ready to take action...

• Dealing with that common obstacle of: "If property investing was that easy, everyone would be doing it!"...

• How risk can be calculated when calling upon funds from sources like credit cards...

• How the colourblind investor organised his outsourced property decoration from the other end of the country...

• Generating a revenue stream from project managing other investors' refurbs...

• The mistakes of NOT outsourcing and getting too involved with the work...

• How anyone can use their network to build up their refurb power team...

• How can you know if the quotes you're being given are accurate...

• A real life case study of a damp horror story...

• How Steven's social media profile has led to more business and more relationships...

• Nothing ever goes to plan.  Hear the naked truth about issues and nightmares, and how to face them...

• How having multiple viewpoints can reveal a saving or a better plan that you've not thought of...

• Velux windows, flat roofs, skylights, and planning permission - the guests dive into some real nitty-gritty details...

• Budgeting: an art form or a guessing game...

• Know your market, know your buyers, and work around them...

• The magic of the simple things like a shoe cupboard, downlights, or the choice of internal doors...

• If the guests could start over again, knowing what they know now, what changes would they make...

In today's show, Richard sits down with Jane Buchan, Alex Summers and Sean McIntyre.

The expert panel talk about the high importance of due diligence, where the mistakes are often made, and how you can learn and focus on the right things to ensure a property deal is really a deal.

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• Property calculations: starting with the end in mind...
• The online tools you must master to help you find the accurate figures that will determine your success...
• Calling upon the right property experts to double check things and keep you on the right path...
• The art of property: knowing when to walk away when it's not really a deal...
• Property refurbs: getting those figures accurate to avoid disaster...
• Mistakes made and lessons learned. How the panelists failed in the past with their own numbers; learn from them so that you don't have to repeat those mistakes...
• Property financing: the obvious costs, the hidden costs, and the key things to remember...

In today's show, Richard sits down with Sean McIntyre, Alex Summers, and Jane Buchan, to talk about what's needed to become a Goldmine Area Expert in the world of property.

What exactly it is, and why it's the first place to start for all serious property investors. Learn these fundamentals to get ahead of the rest of the pack!

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• What exactly is a Goldmine Area Expert in the world of property, and why you need to become one...
• What size of area should you start with? Learn what factors to consider and how to build from the ground up...
• The top things you're looking for, and why you must learn these...
• How and where to find and lean on the experts in their field when it comes to success in property...
• Crunching the numbers. Take the emotion out and understand exactly how to make those do-or-die decisions...
• Finding the juiciest deals on and off the market...
• Mistakes and lessons learned by our guests. Learn from them so you don't make yours...