04.19.2017 - By Rob Dix
Sam Jones had a terrifying experience very early in her self-managing career – but she didn't let it put her off, and she's spent 17 years managing a geographically distributed collection of properties. Now though, she's started using an agent for new acquisitions – but she's not losing the unique ability that made her such a self-managing success.
For Sam, property really is all about the people – and she uses her people skills to straddle the worlds of self-managing landlord and hands-off investors.
Listen to this week’s show and learn:
*How Sam started young in property...and survived a scary experience that would put most people off for life
*The approach she's taken that's allowed her to manage an HMO remotely for over a decade
*Why being a "soft touch" has been good for business
*How her understanding approach turned a potential eviction into a long-term, model tenant
*Why she decided to start using an agent for her new acquisitions
*How she makes sure she maintains the personal touch, even when she's more hands-off
*The secret to building a strong working relationship with letting agents