The Progressive Property Podcast

Mark Homer and Thom Luter deep dive into the Labour and Conservative party's general election manifestos with a focus on landlords' and property investors' best interests.  Mark shares his opinions on each party's plans for the future related to all things property, and chooses his best and worst points for landlords and investors from each of the competing promises.  KEY TAKEAWAYS For landlords, the question of “Who do I vote for?” in the general election on December 12th may well be decided by the types of properties in their portfolio, and the types of tenants they are happy with. For instance, landlords happy to take in LHA tenants may find favour in Labour’s plans. Both Labour and the Conservative parties, are proposing, in their political manifestos, to do away with Section 21, which is the ruling that allows a landlord to evict a tenant simply because they want to. The Section 8 rule, the provision within the legislation that can be used to remove a tenant for non-payment or for misusing the property, unfortunately has no teeth, and be misquoted in order to allow the tenant to stay on. Section 21 offers an alternative route for a landlord wishing to remove tenants in these cases. Boris Johnson and the Conservatives wish to amplify the powers of Section 8, going forward, which should remove the need for the “Plan B’ of Section 21. In terms of manifesto similarities between Labour and the Conservatives, are the following: Both parties wish to increase stamp duty for foreign investors by 3% on the existing 3% surcharge. Banning leasehold houses Plans to build hundreds of thousands of new homes Improving social housing Create more carbon-friendly homes As for the plans to build more homes in the UK, Mark Homer believes that Boris Johnson is more than likely not telling the truth on this, and that Jeremy Corbyn will be the one to actually see to it that houses are built.     If the carbon-friendly homes pledge is supported by funding from the government, then it will undoubtedly be beneficial. But if all homes, including older properties, are suddenly expected to be rated A, then landlords may find themselves suddenly facing huge bills. This will lead to a distinct lack of opportunities for investors, and a drought in the rental market. Labour want to bring in rent controls. Mark hopes this will be on a city-by-city basis, as in the Berlin model. By capping rents across the board, there will be a severe drop in the supply of rental property, leading to a decline in standards.   The Conservatives have pledged to keep the Right To Buy initiative, whereas Labour have pledged to abolish it, in the hopes that councils will be able to develop a stable of properties for the purpose of housing those who need it. The vote on the 12th December may be swung in the minds of landlords by the Conservatives’ pledge to withhold benefits, including housing benefits, from any non-UK residents for the five years. Labour are opposed to this, and will make direct payments to landlords on the tenants’ behalf. Under the current Conservative ruling, landlords are responsible for making sure that their tenants have the proper immigration status. Labour want to make this a local council issue, something Progressive Property co-founder, Mark Homer agrees with. As he puts it, “We’re not Border Force” In Mark’s opinion, the Conservative manifesto’s best point is forcing local councils to use developer contributions to build more houses locally. The worst point is removing Section 21, but this is dependent on what they end up doing to add heft to Section 8. In Labour’s manifesto, Mark names rent controls as the worst point. The reinvigoration of LHA, and the providing of direct payments to landlords, is the strongest point. BEST MOMENTS ’Take away Section 21 and there’s got to be a good replacement for it’ ’They believe in a freewheeling economy’ ’This goes back to Karl Marx and communism’ ‘Chairman Mao’s little red book isn’t too relevant in 2019, in my opinion’ ‘I can see why they would ideologically go down this road’ ‘You’re not giving people the chance to advance their financial literacy’ ‘It’s ridiculous. We’re not border force’   LINKS You can download a copy of each official Manifesto here:  Labour: https://labour.org.uk/manifesto/ Conservative: https://vote.conservatives.com/our-plan CONTACT METHOD MARK HOMER Markhomer@progressiveproperty.co.uk https://www.linkedin.com/in/markhomer1 https://www.facebook.com/markprogressive https://twitter.com/markprogressive Mark My Words Podcast   Want more exciting content from Progressive Property?  Subscribe to our channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC0g1KuusONVStjY_XjdXy6g?view_as=subscriber%3Fsub_confirmation%3D1  Join the community on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/progressivepropertycommunity/  Like the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/groups/progressivepropertycommunity/  Follow us on Instagram: @progressiveproperty  Visit the website: https://www.progressiveproperty.co.uk/   ABOUT THE HOST  Kevin McDonnell is a Speaker, Author, Mentor & Professional Property Investor. He is an expert when it comes to creative property investment strategies. His book No Money Down: Property Invest talks about how to control and cash flow other people’s property to create financial freedom.    CONTACT METHOD    https://www.facebook.com/kevinMcDonnellProperty/  https://kevinmcdonnell.co.uk/  http://progressiveproperty.co.uk/  progressive, property, investing, rent, housing, buy to lets, serviced accomodation, block, auction, home, financial freedom, recurring income, tax, mortgage, assets: http://progressiveproperty.co.uk/

In todays podcast, Kevin gets you behind the scenes and listen in to two experienced property investors discuss; the property market, their current deals and developments, planning permission and proven property strategies working right now in today’s market. Get listening to hear Marks in-depth discussion with Chattered Surveyor, Serial Property Investor & Master Class Trainer, Peter Jones.  KEY TAKEAWAYS  Mark: How have you been growing your portfolio?  Peter: Traditionally I’ve been investing in the North East but more recently I’ve purchased a plot of land which we were planning to build 5 terraced housing but due to some issues with planning that have taken over 2 ½ years to go through we have finally been settled on 3 bungalows with actually will generate us the same amount of profit and are cheaper to build so currently we’re now applying to remove the conditions and should have the foundations in before Christmas. The goal now is to have 2 or 3 projects running at the same time because of how long planning can take to go through.     Mark: What investments have you been doing?  Peter: As you know I owned one flat in a block of fourteen and it was a disaster, all fourteen were rented out and none of the owners could agree and it the whole block started to deteriorate so I was planning to sell. But in the end, I managed to get acquire four more flats and convince the other owners to secure the plot with a fence and make the area a lot nicer. Additionally to this, I have also been investing with my son-in-law in properties around Nottingham, mainly single-lets following the BRRR model.       BEST MOMENTS“The whole planning system is a game and you just need to know more ways round” “More recently it’s taken me over 18 months to get planning consent”  “The goal now is to have 2 or 3 projects running at the same time because of how long planning can take to go through” “Capital values have been rising in certain areas and the Midlands and the North are still playing catch-up to London price rises” “The property market is like a rollercoaster and property prices follow a ripple effect”    VALUABLE RESOURCES  ABOUT THE HOST Mark Homer is an entrepreneur investor.  He has worked with investment since he was 15 years old using the laws of wealth! He is a spreadsheet analyst with an impressive following from major publications including BBC Radio, The Wall Street Journal, The Independent, and co-authoring the UK’s best-selling property books.  Mark has always looked for the best investment vehicle, and at the end of 2007 with Rob Moore the co-founder of Progressive Property his joint portfolio produced more profit than any of the other investments he’d tried in the last ten years, combined.   CONTACT METHOD  Email: Markhomer@progressiveproperty.co.uk   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markhomer1   Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/markprogressive   Twitter: https://twitter.com/markprogressive   ABOUT THE GUEST Peter Jones is a Chartered Surveyor, an author and a serial buy to let property investor. He has been involved in property for over 30 years having graduated from the College of Estate Management, Reading University, and then qualifying as an Associate Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in 1983, before being elected a Fellow in 1992.  By the age of 35, he was a Salaried Partner in a well-respected firm of Chartered Surveyors and was managing partner of their West End of London Office. His speciality was commercial property but during the recession of the 1990s his specialisation became redundant, and so did he  CONTACT METHOD  http://www.thepropertyteacher.co.uk/  ThePropertyTeacher@gmail.com     progressive, property, investing, rent, housing, buy to lets, serviced accomodation, block, auction, home, financial freedom, recurring income, tax, mortgage, assets: http://progressiveproperty.co.uk/

Jump in and hear live questions from the UK’s largest property community. Kevin resumes his Q & A with Keiran Kevan. Listen in as they dive into lease options, Rent2Rent strategies and the art of negotiation. Discover valuable insights from property investors of all levels of experience and hear the real life deals investors are making right now to secure NMD, Rent2Rent properties below market value and with great potential for profits.    KEY TAKEAWAYS  In negotiations, you must walk away at least once. Most people get emotionally involved in a deal that they grab the keys no matter what, spend more and end up losing money.   Babysitting is a term used in property when you’re looking after somebody’s mortgage as part of a lease option agreement. A lease option means that you’re contractually and legally bound to pay that mortgage, the title deed is still in the vendor’s name and you remain responsible for taking care of homes maintenance.   If you invest in rent2rent you will not benefit from the capital growth of the property, however, if it’s a lease option that you absolutely will as you agree to purchase the property and will gain from any capital growth in the property.   Rent2Rent is a strategy that can be utilised on both HMO, SA and Single-lets. All Rent2Rent does is replace the word buy with rent. It’s a strategy that can be used with a variety of properties but you need to make sure you’re using it on the right ones. The sweet spot is a 4-bed home that can be converted into a 'HMO' which will generate higher rents and will cost the same as a 2 or 3 bed. Rent2Rent needs to fit the property that you’ve secured.  Don’t focus on one strategy and only look for properties that fit your certain strategy. What you need to do is fit properties that you can secure BMV or with lease options and then fit the right tool/strategy with the property. For a 1 or 2 bed, this might be a sing-let, for a 2 or 3 bed it may be a Serviced Accommodation depending on the area and for 4 beds and more a 'HMO' strategy might fit. You need to be flexible with your strategies to make the most profit. New council tax regulations are forcing investors to add a break in Rent2Rent contracts stating that if the council tax band in the properties area changes the landlord will be responsible for additional council tax charges past one room.     BEST MOMENTS  “Always stick to your guns”  “You cannot cut your own throat to secure a deal”    VALUABLE RESOURCES   https://www.amazon.co.uk/No-Money-Down-Property-Investing/dp/1909846767    ABOUT THE HOST  Kevin McDonnell is a Speaker, Author, Mentor & Professional Property Investor. He is an expert when it comes to creative property investment strategies. His book No Money Down: Property Invest talks about how to control and cash flow other people’s property to create financial freedom.      CONTACT METHOD  https://www.facebook.com/kevinMcDonnellProperty/ https://kevinmcdonnell.co.uk/ http://progressiveproperty.co.uk/ progressive, property, investing, rent, housing, buy to lets, serviced accomodation, block, auction, home, financial freedom, recurring income, tax, mortgage, assets: http://progressiveproperty.co.uk/

Jump in and learn the top three strategies for making money through property, discover how to get started without any money and which the tools, strategies and techniques to use to replace your income through creative property investment and become a full-time investor. Find out how to use the 70,20,10 model to your advantage and begin investing in your local area right away.     KEY TAKEAWAYS  The top three strategies will depend on your area and what part of the country you’re investing in. However, there are a variety of good strategies you can get started with such as single lets, serviced accommodation, Buy-to-flip, commercial conversion and HMO, although you will need tools like Rent2Rent and lease options to achieve these strategies, that’s how you can be creative and begin investing without any money or if you’re in debt.   Picking the right strategy for you also depends on your goals and what you’re looking to get out of property. If you’re looking for a cash flow strategy, long-term retirement investments or simply big pots of cash you’ll need to big the right strategy to most effectively achieve those goals. Pick the strategy that works in your area and then the tool to make that strategy work because if your plan is to buy property and rent them out it will not work, you’ll run out of money before you have enough houses generating a substantial monthly income. Property investments are not bought by saving up and buying houses, there’s not enough time so you need to get creative. Rent-to-Rent is the quickest way to get started in property, it’s the fastest way to achieve success and to build your property portfolio. Aim to set the initial goal to replace your income   Lease options are a creative No Money Down investment strategy but do not attempt a lease option without any training. A lease option means you will have two contracts, one to buy the property and one to manage the property along with a consent to let. You will not be buying the property yet so there is no need to get a mortgage all you have done is agree to buy the property from the owner. Lease options are a great way of investing in property when you don’t have any money. A lease option is not a strategy but a tool you can use to deliver a strategy, for example using a lease option to obtain and own a single-let.     BEST MOMENTS  “Getting the knowledge to invest is easy, it’s when you don’t have the cash that you need to get creative.”  “Don’t try and do something along, at least try and get some experience”  “When I first started getting into property I was in debt and my first property was a Rent-to-HMO. I owned and lived in the property and rented out the other rooms which covered the cost of the mortgage and outgoings.”  “Manage your property strategies using the 70,20,10 model. You need to test different strategies for your area until you find what works and upscale.”    VALUABLE RESOURCES   https://www.amazon.co.uk/No-Money-Down-Property-Investing/dp/1909846767     ABOUT THE HOST  Kevin McDonnell is a Speaker, Author, Mentor & Professional Property Investor. He is an expert when it comes to creative property investment strategies. His book No Money Down: Property Invest talks about how to control and cash flow other people’s property to create financial freedom.      CONTACT METHOD  https://www.facebook.com/kevinMcDonnellProperty/ https://kevinmcdonnell.co.uk/ http://progressiveproperty.co.uk/  progressive, property, investing, rent, housing, buy to lets, serviced accomodation, block, auction, home, financial freedom, recurring income, tax, mortgage, assets: http://progressiveproperty.co.uk/

In today's episode, Kevin reviews his recent No Money Down 24 Hour Challenge. Listen in today to hear his personal insights and behind the scenes exclusives from that day. Gain insights and essential information which will guarantee you to secure a No Money Down Deal in no time! See what property expert Kevin did to secure viewings, leads and funding to ensure he made not one, but TWO no money down deals in under 24 hours!   KEY TAKEAWAYS  The challenge began at 6 am where Kevin quickly learned that the 24-hour challenge would not be a “24-hour challenge” as such. With estate agencies typically closing their doors at 6pm his 24-hour window just halved into a 12-hour challenge.   The next thing Kevin discovered about this challenge is that it would not be taking place in his local area, an area of which he is extremely familiar with when it comes to property knowledge.  He soon learned the challenge would be taking place in Norwich, a town he had no prior knowledge of.  Kevin made the quick-thinking decision to ask another member of the team to drive him there so that he could utilize the long journey to do some research on the area and hopefully find some leads.   Kevin used various different social media platforms such as Facebook, Gumtree and Spare Room in order to increase the percentage of an investment. These social media sites often have vendors advertising their properties, which enables direct to vendor viewings and deals.   Direct to vendor deals are desirable to both parties since they cut out the agency fees.   After making several phone calls, Kevin made contact with two agencies whereby assisted sales could be an option. Whilst both of these avenues led to positive roads, the time restraint meant that no money down deal would not be possible due to the landlord’s schedules. Really positive agent, but not quick enough to get a deal done in a day.  Kevin then had a viewing with an agency. This viewing did not go well at all. The reason being, that Kevin was unable to answer the agents questions when it came to his local knowledge. Had he had a longer time frame to do his research, Kevin would have been able to answer the vendor’s simple questions and build a trusting rapport with the agent.   This shows the importance of having up to date knowledge on your area, make sure you research and no your goldmine area inside out.   One of the biggest challenges was just getting viewing. Kevin rang numerous agencies and enquired about making viewings, but kept getting rejected. He rang over ten agents and kept getting told NO.   This did not make Kevin quit the challenge however and he still continued to chase leads and call more and more agents.   Do not let rejections let you quit. Rejection is part of the process. Keep chasing because these will eventually lead to deals.  During the drive to Norwich, Kevin placed online adverts for tenant buyers. Within two hours of this advert being placed, he had already sparked interest and received leads and possible funding.   Kevin made the decision to sit in a cafe and call different leads he had received as well as estate agents to see if they could assist him. Once again, Kevin's advances for no money down deals were met with rejection. Although the agents weren’t necessarily saying no to working with him they were saying no to arranging viewings at such short notice.  The day went from bad to worse when Kevins Spare Room account got shut down. This was because he had sent messages to around 50 landlords via the sites messaging service all saying the same thing. This was again, due to the short time constrictions.   In reality, it is not a good idea to use the sites messaging service, it is recommended to phone the landlords directly, or arrange viewings to speak with them face to face.   Finally, 12 minutes to 5 in the evening, a deal came through. A developer had 13 apartments not sold and was willing to do a deal with Kevin for guaranteed rent.   This came about by calling over 100 people, agents, vendors and advertisers, showing the more people you call the more you increase your risk of getting a deal.  After this, more and more calls were coming in and Kevin went to more viewings. One of which, the vendor was willing to complete a deal however Kevin declined this deal since it did not feel right. Do not so any property deal, do one that is right for you.   Finally, a second deal came through, again thanks to Kevin's persistence in contacting valuable leads as well as his social media presence. This agent and the landlord agreed to a long term lease with the option to buy.  If you do the right things in the right order for long enough you cannot avoid getting a deal.   Had there been a longer period of time for Kevin to prepare for this challenge, more emphasis would have been placed on both types of research into the area as well as additional marketing such as leafleting.  The key to Kevin completing this difficult challenge was chasing so many leads and making contact with as many people as possible. Do not get disheartened by rejection as eventually, you will make a deal.     BEST MOMENTS  ”After meeting with the second agent I felt very confident, I felt like they would reach a deal in no time at all, I would be out of there by lunch.”  “Within two hours of placing this advert, I had already received leads and funding.”  “Finally, with 12 minutes to 5 in the evening, an agent gets back to me with a deal”  “Later on during the day, I was receiving all sorts of calls from Tennant buyers and had around £10,000 worth of funding from tenant buyers”  “If you do the right things in the right order for long enough you cannot avoid getting a deal.”     VALUABLE RESOURCES   https://www.amazon.co.uk/No-Money-Down-Property-Investing/dp/1909846767   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8TZdualhcw   https://robmoore.com/   ABOUT THE HOST  Kevin McDonnell is a Speaker, Author, Mentor & Professional Property Investor. He is an expert when it comes to creative property investment strategies. His book No Money Down: Property Invest talks about how to control and cash flow other people’s property to create financial freedom.    CONTACT METHOD  https://www.facebook.com/kevinMcDonnellProperty/  https://kevinmcdonnell.co.uk/  http://progressiveproperty.co.uk/  progressive, property, investing, rent, housing, buy to lets, serviced accomodation, block, auction, home, financial freedom, recurring income, tax, mortgage, assets: http://progressiveproperty.co.uk/

Kevin joins forces with Business & Lifestyle Coach, Mumpreneur & BBC Apprentice Finalist, Khadija Kalifa to discuss their journeys to success. Kevin and Khadija dive into their humble beginnings and share learnings from how they got started in business and in property. Learn key lessons on how to start, grow and scale your property business and why starting out with nothing and getting creative and lead to huge opportunity.   KEY TAKEAWAYS You need to just get out there and immerse yourself in the property world. Make sure you attend events, read books and listen to podcasts in order to educate yourself. Starting out in property is just like starting out a new job, you need to listen, learn and watch what’s going on and follow those that have done it before you. Most importantly, you need to get out there and meet people, find joint venture partners and opportunities for property investing. Don’t listen to BREXIT no one knows what’s going to happen there is a lot of uncertainty, but one thing is certain, people are always going to need properties and houses to live in. The population of the UK is growing every year and each year we do not have enough housing accommodation. In order to be successful, you need to surround yourself with mentors, coaches, peers and like-minded people. Fill your room with a power team of people that can help push you forward. Surround yourself with people who are smarter than you. You can’t learn everything so leverage others knowledge and expertise. Lots of investors are selling properties due section 24 and new taxations on mortgages why? Because investors own properties in their own names. This provides you with an opportunity to purchase properties at a lower value as part of a limited company.    BEST MOMENTS Kevin “I got lucky that I lost so much money it became physically impossible to just get a job and get out of debt” Kevin  “I learnt No Money Down property strategies because I had no money, I had to get creative” Kevin  “Comfort is more dangerous than debt” Khadija “My business is called Opal & Pearl after mine and my daughter’s birthstones” Khadija “It took me 3 years to reach 35 employees” Khadija  “It’s better to get a project done than to wait for it to be perfect” Khadija I started a cleaning business without knowing anything about cleaning, I just Googled it” Kevin “While others are fearful you need to be greedy” VALUABLE RESOURCES  https://www.amazon.co.uk/No-Money-Down-Property-Investing/dp/1909846767  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o8TZdualhcw  https://robmoore.com/    ABOUT THE HOST Kevin McDonnell is a Speaker, Author, Mentor & Professional Property Investor. He is an expert when it comes to creative property investment strategies. His book No Money Down: Property Invest talks about how to control and cash flow other people’s property to create financial freedom.     CONTACT METHOD https://www.facebook.com/kevinMcDonnellProperty/ https://kevinmcdonnell.co.uk/ http://progressiveproperty.co.uk/   ABOUT THE GUEST BBC Apprentice finalist and busy Mumpreneur, Khadija is on a mission to build an empire whilst raising two children, inspiring others to make their passion their profession. Khadija speaks openly about how she grew up in an underprivileged area, turned her daughter’s birth trauma into a motivational story, and became a BBC Apprentice finalist, successful business mentor, motivational speaker, property investor and podcast host.   CONTACT METHOD Www.keepitrealwithkhadija.com Www.facebook.com/keepitrealwithkhadijaEmail: keepitrealwithkhadija@gmail.com / info@keepitrealwithkhadija.comKhadija Kalifa Instagram Khadija Kalifa Twitter progressive, property, investing, rent, housing, buy to lets, serviced accomodation, block, auction, home, financial freedom, recurring income, tax, mortgage, assets: http://progressiveproperty.co.uk/

‘It’s not for everybody it’s for entrepreneurs – people who are willing to take responsibility for the money that they’ve accumulated in the past. They turn their pension  into a business’ Following a massively successful live event at Progressive, Kevin McDonald and Kevin Whelan from Wealth Builders have moved straight into the studio to share on the Progressive Property Facebook page and the Progressive Property Podcast how a SSAS can give you the freedom and flexibility to make decisions for yourself in order to grow the investments you chose to invest in. Most people in the UK have some sort of pension and in this episode, you can find out how to grow your pension using a SSAS, it’s a powerful thing, listen in and find out why and how.   KEY TAKEAWAYS Small - Up to eleven people this means more leverage Self-Administered - You are making your own decisions about where you want to invest your money providing it is within HMRC rules. Scheme  - Another word for pension, in law scheme, means pension. SSAS - Small Self-Administered Scheme is a pension scheme that is run by business owners to make decisions for themselves in order to grow that as large as they care to in investments that they chose to invest in for themselves subject to some basic rules Rules There are only 2 things you can’t do -       buy personal assets such as a car, anything you get a personal gain from. -        buy habitable residential property – you can’t buy something you could live in yourself such as the home you live in or the typical buy to let property.   There are 2 types of property - Habitable residential property and exempt residential property. Properties which are exempt include guest houses, hotels, pubs and student halls of residence. ‘B’ for the buying strategy You use your pension itself to directly buy assets and if you buy it with the pension, the pension grows, because the rental money is within the pension while it’s growing its income tax-free, corporation tax-free capital gains tax and inheritance tax-free ‘B’ for the borrowing strategy  up to half of the pension can be loaned to the company to help the business making it outside of the pension. For people who want to grow their wealth outside of their pension, their pension can help them to do that also. ‘B’ for  the bridge strategy You could be a property investor but borrow money from other people and if you have a SSAS of your own you can lend money to other people as a bridge strategy. Bridging money is money going away from you the borrowing strategy is money coming back to you. Whenever you are investing money there are 2 important things – if you need advice get good advice and make sure you do due diligence. A SSAS is a potential way of combining disenfranchised and forgotten pension pots. It’s been mostly the domain of companies previously but following the introduction of section 24 ( the new law where if you own property in your personal name by 2021 the entire amount of rentable income will be taxed), there has been a tidal way of SSAS pensions from people who are property wise. SIP and SSAS? SIPP is a Self-Invested Personal Pension. It’s one person not up to 11 people, a SIPP is a product it’s not a business. You buy a SIPP of the shelf and it’s the professional who is the trustee so you have to go with what they allow you to do. Anything you want to do in a SIPP can be done in an SSAS plus more. Only a SSAS gives you the freedom and flexibility to make the decisions that you would want to make.    BEST MOMENTS ‘This whole tidal wave of SSAS pensions is coming from people who are property wise’ ‘20 billion pounds in pensions is just laying around forgotten’ ‘When you bring in your children as trustees you can teach them, educating them on finance and property’   VALUABLE RESOURCES  No Money Down Property Investing book by Kevin McDonnell  https://www.facebook.com/groups/progressivepropertycommunity/ hello@wealthbuilders.co.uk    ABOUT THE HOST  Kevin McDonnell is a Speaker, Author, Mentor & Professional Property Investor. He is an expert when it comes to creative property investment strategies. His book No Money Down: Property Invest talks about how to control and cash flow other people’s property to create financial freedom.    CONTACT METHOD  Kevin McDonnell Facebook  Kevin McDonnell website progressive, property, investing, rent, housing, buy to lets, serviced accomodation, block, auction, home, financial freedom, recurring income, tax, mortgage, assets: http://progressiveproperty.co.uk/

DESCRIPTION  In this episode of the Progressive Property Podcast, learn how Progressive co-founder Mark Homer started and grew his own property business, Progressive Property. From his bedroom alone buying single-lets to a company who has now more than tens of thousands of members, Mark’s journey is something to hear about.  Just like other businesses, Mark and his partner Rob Moore face challenges. Unforeseen encounters are likely to happen no matter what preparations you put in place. Learning, re-evaluating, and tweaking the system when necessary can make the tasks and processes run as smoothly as possible. Progressive Property grew before our own eyes and is now one of the established property investment companies in the UK. Learn more today how they did it so you can do it also, even on your own, when you listen in.   KEY TAKEAWAYS  How important are systems and processes in a property business? It’s difficult to find the best model that will work for your business. So, at the beginning, it’s advisable not to overthink about this—just go with it and you’ll see what the perfect system is for your business as you go along.  Should you own your investment property personally or via a limited company? Mark says to be careful of the high taxes that will be incurred. Consider how small or how big your portfolio is before deciding what’s suited for you. It’s best to ask your accountant or financial adviser.  It’s the planning consultant you approach first, not your architect. You can get more units, prevent inflated prices, and have more interested vendors when the design, which can become inflexible or inefficient for some, is already placed.  Tips on finding the right builder:  Go around the site, look for buildings of the same standards you want, then ask who the builder is.   Take lots of pictures that you can show the project manager.  What are the core things you need to consider when you build systems in a property business?  Establish good relationships (partnerships, teamwork, customer service, etc.)  Be flexible.  Testing in different environments.   Who inspires your business in a daily basis? Warren Buffet and Charlie Munger  BEST MOMENTS    "You need to find the right person for the job.”  “Test them for 3-6 months working with them reasonably to see how your personalities fit.”  “There is a risk in responsibility.”  VALUABLE RESOURCES  Progressive Property  HMRC - https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/hm-revenue-customs  ABOUT THE HOST Kevin McDonnell is a Speaker, Author, Mentor & Professional Property Investor. He is an expert when it comes to creative property investment strategies. His book No Money Down: Property Invest talks about how to control and cash flow other people’s property to create financial freedom.  CONTACT METHOD https://www.facebook.com/kevinMcDonnellProperty/ https://kevinmcdonnell.co.uk/ http://progressiveproperty.co.uk/   progressive, property, investing, rent, housing, buy to lets, serviced accomodation, block, auction, home, financial freedom, recurring income, tax, mortgage, assets: http://progressiveproperty.co.uk/

Kevin answers burning questions from the Progressive Property Community in a Live Q&A. Discover how to secure commercial development, the most effective way to rent out your SA units and how to structure your very first JV partnership. Tune in today to hear the expert answers. KEY TAKEAWAYS Kevin offers his knowledge to the public in a facebook live, here's the questions he was asked. Q: What is the best way to go about securing commercial development funding?   A: The best way to secure commercial development funding, and avoid risk is to do joint venture (JV).  On a commercial funding you can possibly borrow up to 60-70% of the purchase price and then borrow up to 100% of the development money. The challenge is finding the 30-40 percent deposit. Often the money is already tied within the building. A good idea is entering into a joint venture with the building owner. This way you could work together with the owner and not have to put in any of your own money. You would then approach a development lender who would lend you 100% of the development against the building, allowing you to do the development together. This could allow you to make a profit without putting in any money. You could also try actively searching for commercial developers or joint venture investors on social media platforms. A key bit of advice is don’t find the deal before having the money ready!   Q: I’m thinking of rent to SA (serviced accommodation) in flats most seem to be leasehold in your experience is there any success with agreeing this with the leaseholder?   A: Most people when they are doing rent to SA (serviced accommodation) think to do it on flats. However, please remember not to rule out other options such as, semi detached houses, terraced houses and larger properties. However, if you are doing them on a flat your challenge is getting permission. Whilst you may gain permission from the letting agent, and then from the landlord. You need to ensure you also get permission from the freeholder if the property has one. These are the people that can have the final say on whether or not they are allowed in that particular building. They may simply give you permission, or they may give you permission with some terms and conditions such as a yearly fee. Alternative options, are houses that have been split up into separate flats or rooms, as they do not have a freeholder, the lease usually does not mention not being able to short term lease the property.   Q: I am looking to buy a business we are thinking about asking the vendor to finance us in some capacity. How do we broach this subject with them? Would putting the business into a limited company and them having shares be a good option?   A: Yes, that is one good way of doing it. You could get the person to leave some shares in their company, so they keep their shares and then pay them out at a later date. A good idea would be to find out what the seller is going to do with the money they will earn from the sale of their business. If they have no plans other than to place it in the bank then you could suggest they leave the money in the business and you come to some agreement with what they will gain from that. Perhaps they keep a large portion of the money in the company, and you give them monthly interest on their money and then a balloon payment of the remainder in a few years time.  This option,  along with having the seller keep some shares in their company are the best legal options.   Q: How do you approach a JV partnership when looking for JV partner with money? How do you the partnership and the structure the contact? I am starting out and I am looking for partners with the cash, what are the next steps?   A: Some key advice here, is to go after investors with larger money to spend, The key fact here is not to pedestalize the investors money. Investors with large amounts of money to lend to you will end up pedestalizing their time and not their money. If you keep the focus on how much you need their money, you run the risk of coming across as desperate and this could deter potential investors. They are investing in you as a person and not just a developer. Show them you have the knowledge and credibility to be able to turn their investment into a profit by showing them how committed and trustworthy. Your job should be focusing on showing them how they can save a huge amount of time by investing with you, show them your skill set and everything you have to offer for them.   Secondly, do what is best for your investor. Ask them “what is most important to you with working with me?” If you’re able to solve the answer to that question, then they will want to work with you. Tailor your expertise to what they want to do with their money. If the client would like you to focus on HMO (house of multiple occupancy) for example, then keep that as your main focus.   Q: What is the best no money down strategy to start with?   A: The best no money down strategy should be marketing. You cannot do anything, unless you are marketing yourself and have people contacting you with leads that will potentially turn into a deal. When you pick up these deals, it is then about using the right no money down tool to make the right decision on the use for that building and securing the profit for that building.    Q: What are your top tips for finding your goldmine area please?   A: Your goldmine area, is where you live. People I meet that don’t succeed in property always think the grass is greener somewhere else, they try to succeed in parts of the country they do not know enough about. They end up travelling up and down the country to find another area. The whole point of being in business for yourself is to get your time back and stop living someone else's dream. Spending time up and down the country looking for other property investment opportunities will create less free time for yourself trying to create a property dream that could have been done on your own doorstep. We ignore our own doorstep. Find what works in your local area, and do it well. An example of this, is knowing the lower socioeconomic area of your town. This could have a potentially bigger profit margin if the people in that area are usually in the mindset of being tennents for life. The way they treat the property and the regular source of income they provide for you could be more suitable than investing in an area with a higher socioeconomic background, as the people in this area could potentially be using your home as a stop gap. Therefore the reliance of occupancy may not be as high. To summarise, do some research on your own local areas, find out which options best suit you and what you’re looking for and use this research to create your goldmine.   Q: Where do you find investors?   A: They are everywhere. Look around you, you need to put yourself out there and make yourself at risk for people lending you money. If you are at home and not telling people you’re looking for investors it will never happen. Attend business networking events as well as property networking events. Make sure you have your property beacon on everywhere. Update your social media profiles, let people know that you are looking for investment.   BEST MOMENTS “Your goldmine area, is where you live” “what is most important to you with working with me?”   “Make sure you have your property beacon on everywhere”   ABOUT THE HOST Kevin McDonnell is a Speaker, Author, Mentor & Professional Property Investor. He is an expert when it comes to creative property investment strategies. His book No Money Down: Property Invest talks about how to control and cash flow other people’s property to create financial freedom.  CONTACT METHOD https://www.facebook.com/kevinMcDonnellProperty/ https://kevinmcdonnell.co.uk/ http://progressiveproperty.co.uk/  progressive, property, investing, rent, housing, buy to lets, serviced accomodation, block, auction, home, financial freedom, recurring income, tax, mortgage, assets: http://progressiveproperty.co.uk/

Kevin answers burning questions from the Progressive Property Community in a Live Q&A. Discover how to secure commercial development, the most effective way to rent out your SA units and how to structure your very first JV partnership. Tune in today to hear the expert answers.   KEY TAKEAWAYS  Kevin offers his knowledge to the public in a facebook live, here's the questions he was asked.   Q: What is the best way to go about securing commercial development funding?    A: The best way to secure commercial development funding, and avoid risk is to do joint venture (JV).  On a commercial funding you can possibly borrow up to 60-70% of the purchase price and then borrow up to 100% of the development money. The challenge is finding the 30-40 percent deposit. Often the money is already tied within the building. A good idea is entering into a joint venture with the building owner. This way you could work together with the owner and not have to put in any of your own money. You would then approach a development lender who would lend you 100% of the development against the building, allowing you to do the development together. This could allow you to make a profit without putting in any money. You could also try actively searching for commercial developers or joint venture investors on social media platforms. A key bit of advice is don’t find the deal before having the money ready!    Q: I’m thinking of rent to SA (serviced accommodation) in flats most seem to be leasehold in your experience is there any success with agreeing this with the leaseholder?    A: Most people when they are doing rent to SA (serviced accommodation) think to do it on flats. However, please remember not to rule out other options such as, semi detached houses, terraced houses and larger properties. However, if you are doing them on a flat your challenge is getting permission. Whilst you may gain permission from the letting agent, and then from the landlord. You need to ensure you also get permission from the freeholder if the property has one. These are the people that can have the final say on whether or not they are allowed in that particular building. They may simply give you permission, or they may give you permission with some terms and conditions such as a yearly fee. Alternative options, are houses that have been split up into separate flats or rooms, as they do not have a freeholder, the lease usually does not mention not being able to short term lease the property.     Q: I am looking to buy a business we are thinking about asking the vendor to finance us in some capacity. How do we broach this subject with them? Would putting the business into a limited company and them having shares be a good option?     A: Yes, that is one good way of doing it. You could get the person to leave some shares in their company, so they keep their shares and then pay them out at a later date. A good idea would be to find out what the seller is going to do with the money they will earn from the sale of their business. If they have no plans other than to place it in the bank then you could suggest they leave the money in the business and you come to some agreement with what they will gain from that. Perhaps they keep a large portion of the money in the company, and you give them monthly interest on their money and then a balloon payment of the remainder in a few years time.  This option,  along with having the seller keep some shares in their company are the best legal options.     Q: How do you approach a JV partnership when looking for JV partner with money? How do you the partnership and the structure the contact? I am starting out and I am looking for partners with the cash, what are the next steps?    A: Some key advice here, is to go after investors with larger money to spend, The key fact here is not to pedestalize the investors money. Investors with large amounts of money to lend to you will end up pedestalizing their time and not their money. If you keep the focus on how much you need their money, you run the risk of coming across as desperate and this could deter potential investors. They are investing in you as a person and not just a developer. Show them you have the knowledge and credibility to be able to turn their investment into a profit by showing them how committed and trustworthy. Your job should be focusing on showing them how they can save a huge amount of time by investing with you, show them your skill set and everything you have to offer for them.     Secondly, do what is best for your investor. Ask them “what is most important to you with working with me?” If you’re able to solve the answer to that question, then they will want to work with you. Tailor your expertise to what they want to do with their money. If the client would like you to focus on HMO (house of multiple occupancy) for example, then keep that as your main focus.     Q: What is the best no money down strategy to start with?     A: The best no money down strategy should be marketing. You cannot do anything, unless you are marketing yourself and have people contacting you with leads that will potentially turn into a deal. When you pick up these deals, it is then about using the right no money down tool to make the right decision on the use for that building and securing the profit for that building.      Q: What are your top tips for finding your goldmine area please?    A: Your goldmine area, is where you live. People I meet that don’t succeed in property always think the grass is greener somewhere else, they try to succeed in parts of the country they do not know enough about. They end up travelling up and down the country to find another area.   The whole point of being in business for yourself is to get your time back and stop living someone else's dream. Spending time up and down the country looking for other property investment opportunities will create less free time for yourself trying to create a property dream that could have been done on your own doorstep. We ignore our own doorstep. Find what works in your local area, and do it well. An example of this, is knowing the lower socioeconomic area of your town. This could have a potentially bigger profit margin if the people in that area are usually in the mindset of being tennents for life. The way they treat the property and the regular source of income they provide for you could be more suitable than investing in an area with a higher socioeconomic background, as the people in this area could potentially be using your home as a stop gap. Therefore the reliance of occupancy may not be as high. To summarise, do some research on your own local areas, find out which options best suit you and what you’re looking for and use this research to create your goldmine.     Q: Where do you find investors?    A: They are everywhere. Look around you, you need to put yourself out there and make yourself at risk for people lending you money. If you are at home and not telling people you’re looking for investors it will never happen. Attend business networking events as well as property networking events. Make sure you have your property beacon on everywhere. Update your social media profiles, let people know that you are looking for investment.     BEST MOMENTS  “Your goldmine area, is where you live”  “what is most important to you with working with me?”    “Make sure you have your property beacon on everywhere”    ABOUT THE HOST  Kevin McDonnell is a Speaker, Author, Mentor & Professional Property Investor. He is an expert when it comes to creative property investment strategies. His book No Money Down: Property Invest talks about how to control and cash flow other people’s property to create financial freedom.    CONTACT METHOD  https://www.facebook.com/kevinMcDonnellProperty/  https://kevinmcdonnell.co.uk/  http://progressiveproperty.co.uk/   progressive, property, investing, rent, housing, buy to lets, serviced accomodation, block, auction, home, financial freedom, recurring income, tax, mortgage, assets: http://progressiveproperty.co.uk/