The Samuel Leeds Podcast How They Almost Lost £300,000 at Auction (Don't Do This!) | Winners Wednesday #324
Jul 2, 2025
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They bought a 26-bed HMO for £650,000 – with no survey, no finance in place, and they'd never even stepped foot in the building! 😱
In this week's episode of Winners on a Wednesday, I sit down with Ronnie and Emma from Kalen Group Properties – full-time property investors who went from electricians and office jobs to managing multi-million pound developments.
What makes their story remarkable isn’t just the risks they took – it's how they pulled it off: raising £65k from friends and family, surviving a Christmas financing disaster, and coming out the other side with over £600,000 profit… all in under 24 months!
✨ Follow Ronnie and Emma's Journey on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kalengroup
🔑 KEY TOPICS COVERED:
→ How Ronnie and Emma secured a 26-bed HMO with no money down
→ Raising a £65,000 deposit from friends and family under pressure
→ Why they ignored 3 of the 5 golden rules of property investment
→ How the Samuel Leeds Academy helped them avoid financial disaster
→ Bridging finance explained — and how they made it work
→ Revaluing a property from £650k to £1.55 million
→ The power of commercial valuations in HMO property strategy
→ Living through a nightmare auction process — and still coming out on top
→ What to do when your council, utilities, and solicitor are all against you
→ How to generate £75,000 NET profit annually from just ONE property
→ Their next deals: PLOs, below-market value flips, and a £2m+ GDV conversion
→ Advice for beginners: what they'd do differently and how YOU can start
➡️ It all starts with a Crash Course! Book your spot at Samuel Leeds' next course: https://www.samuelleeds.com/slptour
USEFUL LINKS:
🎥 WATCH: ALL NEW Success Stories Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UCuMZkB9CLBpjuviJ6Ljzd_w
📖 READ: My latest best-selling book: https://www.samuelleeds.com/FOMPOD
♟️ PLAY: Get the Property Millionaire board game: https://www.samuelleeds.com/ytbg
❓ Have a question about property? Join my Property Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/778613042238071
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→ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SamuelLeeds
→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samuelleeds
→ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@samuel_leeds
→ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialSamuelLeeds/
→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/samuel_leeds
→ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-leeds-64660683
We are always looking for interesting podcast guests:
For collaboration enquiries, please email marketing@samuelleeds.com
DISCLAIMER All information, including dates, figures, links, and references mentioned in this video, is accurate and valid at the time of filming. Please note that circumstances may change over time, and we recommend double-checking any details before making decisions based on this content.
They bought a 26-bed HMO for £650,000 – with no survey, no finance in place, and they'd never even stepped foot in the building! 😱
In this week's episode of Winners on a Wednesday, I sit down with Ronnie and Emma from Kalen Group Properties – full-time property investors who went from electricians and office jobs to managing multi-million pound developments.
What makes their story remarkable isn’t just the risks they took – it's how they pulled it off: raising £65k from friends and family, surviving a Christmas financing disaster, and coming out the other side with over £600,000 profit… all in under 24 months!
✨ Follow Ronnie and Emma's Journey on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kalengroup
🔑 KEY TOPICS COVERED:
→ How Ronnie and Emma secured a 26-bed HMO with no money down
→ Raising a £65,000 deposit from friends and family under pressure
→ Why they ignored 3 of the 5 golden rules of property investment
→ How the Samuel Leeds Academy helped them avoid financial disaster
→ Bridging finance explained — and how they made it work
→ Revaluing a property from £650k to £1.55 million
→ The power of commercial valuations in HMO property strategy
→ Living through a nightmare auction process — and still coming out on top
→ What to do when your council, utilities, and solicitor are all against you
→ How to generate £75,000 NET profit annually from just ONE property
→ Their next deals: PLOs, below-market value flips, and a £2m+ GDV conversion
→ Advice for beginners: what they'd do differently and how YOU can start
➡️ It all starts with a Crash Course! Book your spot at Samuel Leeds' next course: https://www.samuelleeds.com/slptour
USEFUL LINKS:
🎥 WATCH: ALL NEW Success Stories Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@UCuMZkB9CLBpjuviJ6Ljzd_w
📖 READ: My latest best-selling book: https://www.samuelleeds.com/FOMPOD
♟️ PLAY: Get the Property Millionaire board game: https://www.samuelleeds.com/ytbg
❓ Have a question about property? Join my Property Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/778613042238071
🗣️ FOLLOW ME ON SOCIAL MEDIA:
→ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@SamuelLeeds
→ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/samuelleeds
→ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@samuel_leeds
→ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/OfficialSamuelLeeds/
→ Twitter: https://twitter.com/samuel_leeds
→ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/samuel-leeds-64660683
We are always looking for interesting podcast guests:
For collaboration enquiries, please email marketing@samuelleeds.com
DISCLAIMER All information, including dates, figures, links, and references mentioned in this video, is accurate and valid at the time of filming. Please note that circumstances may change over time, and we recommend double-checking any details before making decisions based on this content.