The HMO Podcast

Curious about my property forecast for 2023?In this episode, I'm going to offer some of my predictions for the property market in 2023 including my thoughts on recession, inflation, interest rates, property values, rents, and legislation.I'm also going to share some of my personal goals and business targets with you and I'd love for you guys to hold me to account. Was this episode helpful? Please share, rate, and review the show on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Resources:Got any questions? Ask us in The HMO Community Facebook Group or follow me on Instagram @andygraham.hmo for daily HMO tips and advice! If you want to join my 1-2-1 mentoring program, you can enquire here. New to HMOs? Join our exclusive community of HMO property investors at thehmoroadmap.co.uk for online training, group coaching, and resources to help you start, scale, and systemise your HMO business.

Looking to finally start your own HMO business?In today's episode, I'm joined by my good friend Craig Sullivan a.k.a. The Property Apprentice. Craig is a hands-on property developer based in Medway (North Kent) who’s been investing in student HMOs for 15 years and has built a multi-million-pound property portfolio. He has also built the largest Student HMO Lettings and Management Agency in Medway which not only manages his personal properties but local landlord’s stock too - they now have over 60 HMOs and over 250 Tenants.So in this episode, Craig shared a lot about what it takes to build a successful HMO property business including:His goals for the year and how he categorises his goalsHow he started investing in HMOsHis strategy and investment criteria The struggles of managing tenantsWhat he likes about the student marketHow he leverages social media for his businessTips and advice for new property investorsHis forecast for the year aheadWas this episode helpful? Please leave us a quick review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Follow The HMO Podcast to get notified of new episodes every Wednesday.–Got any questions? Ask us in The HMO Community Facebook Group or follow me on Instagram @andygraham.hmo for daily HMO tips and advice! If you want to join my 1-2-1 mentoring program, you can enquire here. New to HMOs? Join our exclusive community of HMO property investors at thehmoroadmap.co.uk for online training, group coaching, and resources to help you start, scale, and systemise your HMO business.

Now I know at this time of the year when those New Year's resolutions are very much front of mind, a lot of us might be thinking about property education. Looking for ways, people, and products to help speed the process up or looking for things that could help us get to where we want more quickly, perhaps doing it a bit more efficiently.So in this episode, we're going to talk about property education and give you my advice based on my own experience about it.We're going to have a chat about the different types of products and services that are out there that you might think about using to help you speed the process up, to help you achieve those goals faster than you might otherwise be able to do on your own. Was this episode helpful? Please leave us a quick review on Apple Podcasts or Spotify! Follow The HMO Podcast to get notified of new episodes every Wednesday.–Got any questions? Ask us in The HMO Community Facebook Group or follow me on Instagram @andygraham.hmo for daily HMO tips and advice! If you want to join my 1-2-1 mentoring program, you can enquire here. Experienced property investor? Apply to be part of The Business in Property Mastermind 2023 here.New to HMOs? Join our exclusive community of HMO property investors at thehmoroadmap.co.uk for online training, group coaching, and resources to help you start, scale, and systemise your HMO business.

Fired up for a successful year ahead? Don't miss the last episode of 2022! In this episode, I'm going to point out some of my favorite episodes from the show that I think you should go and listen to right now including:My favourite guest episodes to inspire and motivate you through your journeyEpisodes to help you get started on a very technical levelList of episodes that will help you to actually build your HMO business More tips to help you as you progress through the course of the yearWas this episode helpful? Please leave us a quick review here if you enjoy this episode.Got any questions? Ask us in The HMO Community Facebook Group or follow me on Instagram @andygraham.hmo for more tips and advice! For instant access to more exclusive content and tools to help you start, scale, and systemise your HMO business, become a member of  The HMO Roadmap today!

As it's the penultimate episode of the year, I thought that this was the right time to go back to January to take a look at the goals and objectives that I set myself and shared with you.You guys said you were going to hold me to account and see exactly how I've done. So if you want to find out whether or not I hit my targets or whether I've fallen short, this episode is one to stick around for.Was this episode helpful? Please leave us a quick review here if you enjoy this episode.Got any questions? Ask us in The HMO Community Facebook Group or follow me on Instagram @andygraham.hmo for more tips and advice! For instant access to more exclusive content and tools to help you start, scale, and systemise your HMO business, become a member of  The HMO Roadmap today!

One of the things that helped me build my businesses and helped shape the way that they look today has been reading books about other people's businesses, learning from their successes, failures, and the trials and tribulations of other people's experiences. So in this episode, I thought I would share what I think have been the 12 most valuable books that I've read so far about business and entrepreneurship.Was this episode helpful? Please leave us a quick review here if you enjoy this episode.Got any questions? Ask us in The HMO Community Facebook Group or follow me on Instagram @andygraham.hmo for more tips and advice! For instant access to more exclusive content and tools to help you start, scale, and systemise your HMO business, become a member of  The HMO Roadmap today!

I want to share the full details of my latest 6-bed HMO Project Hillside in today's episode. It’s the one that I've just finished, and the one that I've been keeping you updated on throughout the course of this year. I've got tenants in, it’s cash-flowing and it looks fantastic! So what I thought I would do is talk you through what it costs me to get into this deal, the refurb, and the performance of this deal so that you can get a good understanding of how I'm shaping the future of my HMO portfolio, and to also serve as a guide for your own HMO portfolio.Was this episode helpful? Please leave us a quick review here if you enjoy this episode.Got any questions? Ask us in The HMO Community Facebook Group or follow me on Instagram @andygraham.hmo for more tips and advice! For instant access to more exclusive content and tools to help you start, scale, and systemise your HMO business, become a member of  The HMO Roadmap today!

This episode’s my last business update this year! I'll give you the scoop on all of the progress and developments that have been working in the background.I’m going to tell you about the status of our student lets and occupancy, the 5-6 bed HMO that I’ve been working on, the progress of my commercial to resi development, my plans this Christmas period, and more! Was this episode helpful? Please leave us a quick review here if you enjoy this episode.Got any questions? Ask us in The HMO Community Facebook Group or follow me on Instagram @andygraham.hmo for more tips and advice! For instant access to more exclusive content and tools to help you start, scale, and systemise your HMO business, become a member of  The HMO Roadmap today!

HMO property investing can be a bumpy road. Still, with passion and dedication, anyone has the potential to become an award-winning HMO Investor, just like our guest, Caroline Pattinson of Chester Homeshare.Caroline has been investing in HMOs since 1995 when HMOs were not even called HMOs yet and just recently, she took home not one but two awards - the ‘HMO Manager of the Year and the ‘Best Professional HMO Manager’ award in the HMO Awards 2022.So in this episode, Caroline shared her secrets in building a hugely successful professional HMO portfolio including:Her story and how she overcame personal and business strugglesWhy she’s passionate about professional HMOsHow has the market changed since she startedThe importance of nurturing communities and her anti-loneliness strategyHer criteria for analysing deals, keeping houses filled, and tenants happyPlus, a homely boutique-style 6-bed professional HMO case study in CheshireWas this episode helpful? Please leave us a quick review here if you enjoy this episode.Got any questions? Ask us in The HMO Community Facebook Group or follow me on Instagram @andygraham.hmo for more tips and advice! For instant access to more exclusive content and tools to help you start, scale, and systemise your HMO business, become a member of  The HMO Roadmap today!

Are you still waiting for the right time to build your property business?In this episode, I want to talk to you about what might be holding you back from building the property business that you really want and provide seven solutions to help you finally do it and do it more quickly.Was this episode helpful? Please leave us a quick review here if you enjoy this episode.Got any questions? Ask us in The HMO Community Facebook Group or follow me on Instagram @andygraham.hmo for more tips and advice! For instant access to more exclusive content and tools to help you start, scale, and systemise your HMO business, become a member of  The HMO Roadmap today!