

The Scottish Property Podcast
Nick Ponty and Steven Clark
A weekly podcast focused on keeping property investors informed and educated on the Scottish property market. Co-hosts Nick Ponty and Steven Clark share their own experiences, answer questions and talk to experts in the industry.
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Oct 16, 2020 • 29min
Clarke Davidson - £40k profit on his first flip! 💰
On this week's podcast, we talk to Aberdeen property developer Clarke Davidson. Clarke who is 24 took on his first flip project and made a staggering £40,000. If anyone knows the Aberdeen market it can be difficult to make good profit on flips. Clarke has really pulled off a result! We hope you enjoy his story..Find Clarke on his social channels:https://www.instagram.com/harloohomes/https://www.linkedin.com/in/clarke-davidson-92683b147/If you want to signup for our ne...

Oct 9, 2020 • 1h 15min
Investing in Edinburgh with Russell Godfrey and Ryan O'Donnell
On this week's podcast, we release the recording from our monthly networking event which is focused on investing in Edinburgh.Thanks to all our speakers:Kessar Salimihttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kessar-salimi-16919a139/Arshad Alihttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ar5had/Ryan O'Donnellhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan0donnell/Russell Godfreyhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/russell-godfrey-88034356/If you want to signup for our next event it will be on Monday, the 2nd November and you can register on the Eve...

Oct 2, 2020 • 55min
Heather Mortimer - Gave up selling pants to invest in property 👙
On this week's podcast, we chat with Glasgow property investor Heather Mortimer. She used to sell underwear from a stall in the Barras market! Tragedy struck in 2006 and Heather lost her 36-year-old brother to a sudden heart attack making her rethink her life which resulted in investing in property. She grew a portfolio of buy to lets and set up a letting agency. She now focuses on helping others and mentoring in property.You can connect with Heather on social media p...

Sep 24, 2020 • 56min
Graham McCaig - Improve your business performance by looking after your health
On this week's podcast, we find out how important it is to look after your health so that you can optimise your business and property investment performance. Health coach and property investor Graham MaCaig gives us a real in-depth interview and shares some of his top tips to improve your health and well-being whilst living a busy lifestyle.We cover the following:Grahams experience in property and what his focus is nowHow Graham struggled with his weight when he was growing up and why t...

Sep 18, 2020 • 59min
Jozef Toth - "Little Eastern European guy" who is going big in property!
In this week's episode of the Scottish property podcast, Nick interviews Jozef Toth. Originally from Slovakia, Jozef moved to Scotland only three years ago and started a cleaning business. He quickly developed a love for property and has now started his own deal sourcing company based in central belt of Scotland.There are loads of good tips and value and here for beginners starting out and we go into the following subjects:How Jozef transitions from being full-time in his cleaning busin...

Sep 11, 2020 • 1h 17min
Investing in Glasgow with Jane Buchan, Barry John Corr and a zoombomber!
In this week's Scottish property Podcast we have a recording from our Monday night live networking event where we are showcasing a different city or town in Scotland each month. This is a first in a series of events and we had just under 100 zoom guests to talk about the property market in Glasgow.Myself and Steven were joined by some guest speakers, we had Mortgage Broker - Kessar Salimihttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kessar-salimi-16919a139/?originalSubdomain=ukEstate Agent - Jane Bu...

Sep 4, 2020 • 30min
Getting your hands dirty on a refurb! The best property education you will get.
In this week's episode, Nick and Steven talk about the pros and cons of getting yourself involved in carrying out work on a refurb project. We talk about:Is this best use of your time as an investor?If you enjoy it then why not get stuck in with the sledge hammer?Learning the structure and fabric of a property and how tradesmen work will set you up for dealing with the costing of refurbs.Top tips on starting the refurb which will save you time and money⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Hope you find it useful a...

Aug 28, 2020 • 1h 5min
Monte Carlo or Bust! with Jim Parker
In this week's episode, Nick and Steven chat to Jim Parker of Fife Properties. Jim is an estate agent, letting agent and also an experienced property investor active in the Fife area.We talk about:Jim's journey in property and his strategy for investingGrowing a successful business and the difficulty of deligatingMindset and overcoming negativityCurrent market conditions in Fife Its a great conversation and it was really interesting to hear about Jim's story.Connect with Jim on hi...

Aug 21, 2020 • 55min
From Redundancy to Taxi Driver to Property Investor with Paul Cummins
In this week's episode, Nick and Steven chat to Paul Cummins aka UK Property man. Paul is a full-time property investor active in the North of England and Lanarkshire.We talk about:How Paul transitioned from a successful engineer in the oil and gas industry to becoming full time in propertyHow he finds deals and works with investors to fund dealsWhy Paul invests in English HMO and why the strategy doesn't work in ScotlandThe way he uses social media to expand his networkIts a great conv...

Aug 14, 2020 • 32min
5 apps and systems you can use in your property business to boost productivity
In this week's episode, Nick and Steven give 5 hacks to save you time and allow you to get more organised in your property business. 1. Google Photos https://www.google.com/photos2. Dropbox https://www.dropbox.com3. Zoom https://zoom.us4. Trello https://trello.com5. Report and Run http://www.reportandrun.comHope you find it useful and we would appreciate it hugely if you could find time to leave a review on Apple Podcasts.Connect with us on social media:Join the ...