The Property Voice

Helen Pollock from The BizBook Foundry joins me for the last episode this year. We go under cover to discover the book writing and publication process, both in general and specifically around the writing of The Complete Guide to Property Finance; launched on 21st December. The Complete Guide to Property Finance splits the topic into […] The post The Complete Guide to Property Finance Under Cover appeared first on The Property Voice.

This week is different! I am joined on the podcast by…my podcast editor and producer, Shiggi Pakter! Obviously, we talk about podcasting from this side of the mic and how people can get involved and make it sustainable. Shiggi also guides people into the world of podcasting and other audio-visual communications. So, if you are […] The post Soundbite:Friends of TPV with Shiggi Pakter appeared first on The Property Voice.

“Sometimes, no matter what you do, you won't get anything right; and other times, no matter what you do, everything you touch will turn to gold.” Yogendra Patel   Today, I am joined once again by one of my buddies, Rupal Patel. Rupal is her own words ‘living the dream' as a writer, professional speaker […] The post Soundbite: Friends of TPV with Rupal Patel appeared first on The Property Voice.

    Today I am joined on the show by Kemi Egan, who is a property investor, author and entrepreneur. She should be familiar to our audience having joined me on other episodes over the years, including during the Women in Property series a while ago. Kemi and I have been friends for some time. […] The post Soundbite: Friends of TPV with Kemi Egan appeared first on The Property Voice.

  “Don't die with the music still inside of you.” That's a quote attributed to Dr Wayne Dwyer and/or his wife, Serena Dwyer. However, as reminded tu us here by Daniel Hill, its origins actually stem from ancient wisdom rooted in Chinese philosophy. Indeed, we go on a bit of a tour, considering philosophy, psychology […] The post Soundbite: Friends of TPV with Daniel Hill appeared first on The Property Voice.

  I'm sharing a small handful of conversations with some of my property and business buddies over the next few weeks as a bridge between the old and the new podcast. This week, my old buddy, Damien Fogg, joins me to talk a kind of ‘nonsense all sense', if that makes any sense? We cover […] The post Soundbite: Friends of TPV with Damien Fogg appeared first on The Property Voice.

  We switch gears a little after our last series. Let's start us off with a conversation I had with Matt Baker, who wrote the book Next Level Landlord. He is also a business founder, trainer, developer and potential most impressively, also a musician, with a penchant for South American music. Matt and his co-hosts, […] The post Soundbite: The Next Level Landlord with Matt Baker appeared first on The Property Voice.

    We have come to the end of our latest series looking at the 10 property core skills. However, just as these core property skills will keep you safe, there's more of you are looking to grow and scale. This week, I share the BIG two property skills that provide the link between these […] The post Series 8: Property Core Skills-Wrap Up And Bonus Skills appeared first on The Property Voice.

  We have Anthony Boyce, Paul Million, Craig Mitchell, Ryan King and myself to bring a balanced and at times forthright perspective to the topic of marketing in our property businesses. What is marketing? Where do we tend to hang out? What are you currently doing and is it working? Some top tips and wise […] The post Series 8: Property Core Skills-Marketing Panel Discussion appeared first on The Property Voice.

      We are getting close to the end of this series covering property core skills now. This week, our panelists of Jeff Unsworth, Nana Piesie, Carl Gilbert and Dominick Hardy discuss systems and processes with me. It's not what you do, it's the way that you do it, as the old song goes. […] The post Series 8: Property Core Skills-Systems & Processes Panel Discussion appeared first on The Property Voice.

    It's another panel discussion on this week's TPV podcast. I am joined by Dominick Hardy, Jeff Unsworth, Carl Gilbert and Nana Piesie. Our topic of discussion is investment criteria and deal/property review. It's like a before and after assessment of our property deals in other words. Before – what is our property investment […] The post Series 8: Property Core Skills-Investment Criteria & Deal/Portfolio Review appeared first on The Property Voice.

    3 for the price of one this week! We pick up the pace a bit this week as we cover the final 3 property core skills in today's episode. They are as follows: Investment criteria and deal review. Systems and process. Marketing and promotion. So, quite a mixture then! Everything comes in 3s […] The post Series 8: Property Core Skills-The Last 3 appeared first on The Property Voice.

In this week's episode, I am joined by Jeff Unsworth, Nana Piesie, Emelie Lindberg & David Masters. We discuss undertaking research and analysis on our investments and developments, looking from both an area and also a property point of view. There are some real pearls of wisdom that emerge as top tips, including the following… […] The post Series 8: Property Core Skills-Research and Analysis Panel Discussion appeared first on The Property Voice.

Here we go again with another property core skill, looking at research and analysis. We break the topic down into three parts: area, property, and service providers. We will consider the main things to look into before deciding to proceed in each of these elements. Enjoy!   Resources: to The Property Voice YouTube Channel The […] The post Series 8: Property Core Skills-Research and Analysis appeared first on The Property Voice.

  It's time for another panel discussion in our series covering the Property Core Skills. Joining me to talk about managing our property budgets and cashflow are Dominic Hardy, Sergio Grande and Jeff Unsworth. The panel share their own use of budgeting and cashflow management in their both their own portfolios and in a professional […] The post Series 8: Property Core Skills-Managing Budgets and Cashflow Panel Discussion appeared first on The Property Voice.

  Here we go again with another Property Core Skill. This one is all about managing the pennies, as we dig into managing our property budgets and cashflow. We break the topic down onto three sections. Before acquisition deal evaluation, planning and set up; managing the budgets and cashflow of projects; and developments and managing […] The post Series 8: Property Core Skills-Managing Budgets and Cashflow appeared first on The Property Voice.

  I am joined by some wonderful panelists again this week as we delve into the topic of people a bit deeper. Kelly Statham, Cara Cunniff, Sue Whittle and Nana Piesie are my co-panelists this week. Make sure you check out their contact details and connect with them won't you? We cover understanding ourselves and […] The post Series 8: Property Core Skills-Managing and Understanding People Panel Discussion appeared first on The Property Voice.

  We continue the series of Property Core Skills, this time looking at the people element. I am no psychologist so I can only share from my own experience and insights. I have broken down the topic into three key segments: understanding ourselves and others, managing people and dealing with difficult situations. Listen in and […] The post Series 8: Property Core Skills-Managing and Understanding People appeared first on The Property Voice.

  Today, I am joined by Richard Parker, Daniel Riley and Sergio Grande as we discuss managing projects. Here's a quick summary of what we cover… What is a project? Common or consistent elements to a project, budgets, timing & contingency plans, how projects can go wrong, project and site management, project roles, ream members […] The post Series 8: Property Core Skills-Managing Projects Panel Discussion appeared first on The Property Voice.

  Joining me again this week with our panel discussion are Kelly Statham, an award-winning letting agent, Richard Parker, author of SSAS Pension Legacy and experienced portfolio landlord and Nana Piesie, co-host of the Pengaflode Podcast and early stage overseas-based landlord/investor. We pick up the second half of our panel discussion this week looking at […] The post Series 8: Property Core Skills-Managing Properties & Portfolios Discussion Part 2 appeared first on The Property Voice.

    Joining me this week on our panel discussion are Kelly Statham, an award-winning letting agent, Richard Parker, author of SSAS Pension Legacy and experienced portfolio landlord and Nana Piesie, co-host of the Pengaflode Podcast and early stage landlord/investor. We start this first part of our discussion considering how to go about managing our […] The post Series 8: Property Core Skills-Managing Properties & Portfolios Discussion Part 1 appeared first on The Property Voice.

    We proceed through more of the property core skills, with this week being something of a double-header. We will look at managing properties and our portfolio as well as managing projects. There's a fair degree of common ground here, with several recurring themes. Location & investment fundamentals, running the numbers, occupancy & buyer […] The post Series 8: Property Core Skills-Managing Properties, Projects & Portfolios appeared first on The Property Voice.

  This is the second part of a panel discussion around finding funds, our second property core skill. Join me, Bronwen Vearncombe, Nana Piesie, Dominick Hardy, Anthony Boyce along with a cameo appearance from Sergio Grande, as we talk this week about alternative finance and a foray into creative finance as well. I then wrap […] The post Series 8: Property Core Skills- Finding Funds Panel Discussion Part 2 appeared first on The Property Voice.

  They just had so much to say! This is the first part of a panel discussion around finding funds, our second property core skill. Join me, Bronwen Vearncombe , Nana Piesie, Dominick Hardy, and Anthony Boyce as we talk this week about institutional finance and a glimpse into alternative finance too. There's plenty of […] The post Series 8: Property Core Skills- Finding Funds Panel Discussion Part 1 appeared first on The Property Voice.

  Here comes our second Property Core Skill: Finding Funds. Arguably, if we sort out the first two property core skills of finding deals and finding funds, we are home and dry. Well…almost! However, these first two do form the bedrock upon which all of the other property core skills are built. So, let's discuss […] The post Series 8: Property Core Skills- Finding Funds appeared first on The Property Voice.

    We extend the conversation around the first of our property core skills: finding deals. This week is ‘discussion week', where I am joined by some of the members of the TPV community. They share what works for them and what they have learned along the way when it comes to finding deals. Enjoy […] The post Series 8: Property Core Skills- Finding Deals Discussion appeared first on The Property Voice.

      This week we delve into the first of our property core skills: finding deals. We will cover where to find them, deal and pipeline progression, deal positioning, and vendor or owner alignment. This week is ‘content week', which will be followed next week by ‘discussion week' on the same topic. I hope […] The post Series 8: Property Core Skills-Finding Deals appeared first on The Property Voice.

  This week we launch a brand new series on the podcast. The theme is Property Core Skills and this week is the introduction. Each week we will cover one of the core skills and there is a chance for you to get involved in the conversation too. Here are the core skills that we […] The post Series 8: Property Core Skills Introduction appeared first on The Property Voice.

  Did you miss me? I've had a short, unplanned break from the podcast these past four weeks…but we're back! Where have I been, let's meet the new TPV Apprentices and what's coming up next on podcast? A quick run down of this for this week and then we shall launch into a new series […] The post Soundbite: Back in a Jiffy appeared first on The Property Voice.

    We need plenty of ‘tions' in this business, specifically: ✳️ Inspiration ✳️ Education ✳️ Perspiration ✳️ Imagination As we progress through our own personal property journey, our needs will also change. We need inspiration from others to get going. We need RELEVANT and contextual education that is designed around our unique skills, resources […] The post Soundbite: Inspired By Podcast Listener Steven…A Case of the ‘Tions' appeared first on The Property Voice.

  April 2015 was the month when this podcast all began. Here we are 6 years later with almost 300 episodes, 400,000 downloads, 10 full and mini-series, 62 YPN magazine articles, (almost) 3 books and countless other blogs, forum responses and social media content stages later. So, let's mark the occasion with a mini-celebration shall […] The post Soundbite: Happy 6th Birthday to Us appeared first on The Property Voice.

  We bring this sprint challenge and mini-series to an end this week. The last 6 weeks of this first quarter of the year has been quite an adventure. Yes, there's achievement and yes it's also been bloody hard work at times to realise that achievement too. However, there's always something to learn from our […] The post Soundbite: Q1 2021 Sprint Goals Ep 6…Soar Like an Eagle appeared first on The Property Voice.

  Here we go with the penultimate week of this sprint challenge. Well, you can't win them all…and nor should you in this business! So, when you go through all the no's and knock backs, you simply must stop and celebrate the yeses well. The wins certainly do taste sweet but make sure you pause […] The post Soundbite: Q1 2021 Sprint Goals Ep 5…The Wins Taste Sweet appeared first on The Property Voice.

  After 3 weeks with giants strides made towards the Q1 sprint goals, somewhat inevitably this week was a bit like baby steps or even standing still. Hence the title of grinding it out. Still, there's lots to learn, for example how business brokers can sometimes set an unrealistic expectation in the mind of a […] The post Soundbite: Q1 2021 Sprint Goals Ep 4…Grind It Out appeared first on The Property Voice.

We reach the halfway stage in this sprint goal challenge this week. But first, I want to recognise International Women's Day with the appreciation for and acknowledgment of some of the wonderful women around me and more widely. As far as the progress on the goals is concerned, there's plenty going on in all four […] The post Soundbite: Q1 2021 Sprint Goals Ep 3…Let's Hear It For The Girls appeared first on The Property Voice.

Week 2 of 6 and already we've upped our goals! I was referred to a Darren Hardy video where he spoke about smashing your goal expectations by tripling the number in a third of the time. He posed the question to ask yourself…”it's impossible, unless?”. Framing the question this way makes our brain treat it […] The post Soundbite: Q1 2021 Sprint Goals Ep 2…Its Impossible, Unless? appeared first on The Property Voice.

  We have just 6 weeks to go until the end of the first quarter of the year. So, I decided to mix it up a little with the podcast for that time-period with a mini-series around sprint goals for the quarter. This week is very much an intro and scene-setting episode. Then, over each […] The post Soundbite: Q1 Sprint Goals Mini-Series Ep 1 appeared first on The Property Voice.

  Private Financing is something of The Holy Grail for property investors and developers. Whether it's debt or equity, there are 6 key areas that need to be considered from BOTH sides of the conversion… The project, the parties, the terms, the security, the advisors and the paperwork. Let's dive into this topic, which just […] The post Private Financing – 6 Key Things to Consider appeared first on The Property Voice.

      Lately, many people have been asking me ‘how can I find great property deals'. But that's the wrong question! The right question should be ‘how do I get to have meaningful conversations with property owners?'. That's much more powerful on many levels. It means speaking to the property owner. Then having a […] The post Soundbite: Have Meaningful Conversations with Property Owners appeared first on The Property Voice.

This week, I was reminded of how wonderful it is to have my property buddies around me. Whether it's a mentor, mastermind group, networking community, an accountability buddy or just a property pal to chat to…get one…get some. They could make all the difference… Resources: Link to The Property Voice YouTube Channel The Property Voice […] The post Soundbite: Get a Property Buddy appeared first on The Property Voice.

    During January, I ran a 15-day challenge called TPV 2021 Reset. You might have heard about it if you follow me on social media

    This is the last TPV podcast of the year for us…boo! However, we will use the experiences of some of the most recent TPV Apprentices, who reflected in their last 100 days, as a way in which we can all perhaps reflect and plan ahead too. Trusting the process means there is a […] The post Soundbite: Trust The Process appeared first on The Property Voice.

At some point in time, we will either think we don't have enough money to start, continue or we may well run out of money before reaching our ‘big hairy audacious goals' of financial freedom, lifestyle and choice. So, that's that then is it? …Well, this episode would be a short if it was. So, […] The post Soundbite: 12 Ways to Become Your Own Bank and Finance Broker appeared first on The Property Voice.

How can a simple metric be so meaningful and helpful? Let's dig into the two sides of this simple equation and let it guide us with some of our property investment decision-making. Net returns on the top, with our ‘skin in the game' at the bottom. This simple, yet often misrepresented calculation reveals so much. […] The post Soundbite: ROI…Such a Beautiful Thing! appeared first on The Property Voice.

    Join me as I chat to Dr Nathalia Guimaraes, who is a professional Nutritionist and Registered Dietician. What has this got to do with property you might ask? Well, pretty much everything, as our health and vitality is essential for physical and emotional balance, as well as peak performance. What is the most […] The post Soundbite: How Food Affects Mood & Motivation appeared first on The Property Voice.

    Here's an episode that nobody wants, yet everyone needs. Trust me on this. I maintain that if we need to master one single skill in this business of ours, it is to master the disciple of undertaking proper due diligence. Understand the difference between research and due diligence, some of the lessons I […] The post Soundbite: Trust But Verify appeared first on The Property Voice.

  Let's celebrate five wonderful and aspiring Young TPV Apprentices this week shall we? George, Matt, Jade, Ryan and Joe have been on through a whirlwind 30-day programme to develop a custom-designed route plan. The result is not just a property plan but a design for life. Their shares have genuinely inspired me…and I hope […] The post Soundbite: The Young Apprentices…it's all about them! appeared first on The Property Voice.

  A few strands of thought came together over the past few days that inspired today's episode. The idea that we kind of know what we need to know already but don't always DO what we need to do. Why is that? Very often, it's our own thoughts and behaviour that holds us back. Patterns […] The post Soundbite: We Are Our Own Worst Enemy At Times appeared first on The Property Voice.

  In most markets, a price is struck between a ‘willing buyer and a willing seller on an arm's length basis agreeing on a fair exchange'. However, in the property market, there are other stakeholders and influences that have a bearing on the market price. Today, I shall share with you some of the key […] The post Soundbite: Who Really Controls House Prices? appeared first on The Property Voice.

  Last time out, we looked at the 3Fs of Property ProFFFit. One of these was to ‘force the appreciation' or adding value in other words. Today, we consider the top 10 ways to add value to a property project. But there's more… We also consider ‘return on works investment' and the 3Rs of evaluating […] The post Soundbite: 10 Ways to Add Value Through Property…and more! appeared first on The Property Voice.

Just lately, I have spoken at length to several of the TPV Apprentices about some of my personal property investment philosophy. This can best be summarised as aiming to seek out clear and tangible ways that we can control how we profit through property. I describe these as the 3Fs of Property ProFFFit. If you […] The post Soundbite: The 3Fs of Property ProFFFit appeared first on The Property Voice.