The HMO Podcast

Are you a newbie in the HMO industry?In this episode, I want to share with you the 5 mistakes that I often see that newbies are doing when they start their HMO investing journey. And making these mistakes can be fatal to your business. These mistakes can stop you from getting into business before you’re even in business. So, let’s talk about the 5 common mistakes so you can be aware of them and avoid them.Got any questions? Ask us in The HMO Community Facebook Group or become a member at The HMO Roadmap to help you start, scale, and systemise your HMO business. You can also follow me on Instagram @andygraham.hmo or follow The HMO Podcast on Facebook for more updates! 

Today, I'm going to fill you guys in on what has been happening in my business. I've got some updates in the main business, the investment management group including some rent increases, an interesting scenario that I've been dealing with in my HMO development project, and a general update on the commercial to resi stuff.  Got any questions? Ask us in The HMO Community Facebook Group or become a member at The HMO Roadmap to help you start, scale, and systemise your HMO business. You can also follow me on Instagram @andygraham.hmo or follow The HMO Podcast on Facebook for more updates! 

Have you got the right insurance policies for your HMO properties?In this episode, we’ve invited The HMO Roadmap’s insurance expert, Steve Barnes of Total Landlord Insurance under Hamilton Fraser.And in this conversation with Steve, we talked about:The different kinds of insurance policies for your propertiesUnderstanding how policies are computedThe extent of tenant’s claims and examples of worst-case scenariosHow much to insure the property forWhat you need to know when getting an insuranceInterested to discuss your HMO property insurance? Contact us at https://thehmoroadmap.co.uk/hmo-property-insurance/Got any questions? Ask us in The HMO Community Facebook Group or become a member at The HMO Roadmap to help you start, scale, and systemise your HMO business. You can also follow me on Instagram @andygraham.hmo or follow The HMO Podcast on Facebook for more updates! 

As a landlord and business owners, we need to do quite a bit of stuff ourselves. And even to this day, I still carry a toolkit around with me and take it to one of the properties every time I go when inspecting because you never know what you're going to need and what you're going to find!While I'm quite far removed from the general maintenance of my properties, I still like to keep an eye on it from a landlord perspective so I'm going to share 20 essential items that are in my toolbox for HMO landlords.If you haven't got one, or if you've got a few bits missing, then this episode is definitely for you. Got any questions? Ask us in The HMO Community Facebook Group or become a member at The HMO Roadmap to help you start, scale, and systemise your HMO business. You can also follow me on Instagram @andygraham.hmo or follow The HMO Podcast on Facebook for more updates! 

How do you get yourself into a lendable position when you’re applying for finance?I’ve brought back our Expert Broker Ellie Broadhurst to share 5 key areas to work on to make ourselves in the right position and what we need to be aware of when borrowing money.Interested to discuss your HMO mortgage and finance needs? Contact Ellie at https://thehmoroadmap.co.uk/hmo-mortgage-finance/ Got any questions? Ask us in The HMO Community Facebook Group or become a member at The HMO Roadmap to help you start, scale, and systemise your HMO business. You can also follow me on Instagram @andygraham.hmo or follow The HMO Podcast on Facebook for more updates! 

Do you want to accelerate the result of your HMO business?In this episode, I want to share three simple areas of your business that I think you should be focusing on if you want to accelerate your results. These concepts are super simple and we're not reinventing the wheel here. I’m sure you are aware of these, but sometimes we just need to be reminded and be told what to do so we can take action.Got any questions? Ask us in The HMO Community Facebook Group or become a member at The HMO Roadmap to help you start, scale, and systemise your HMO business. You can also follow me on Instagram @andygraham.hmo or follow The HMO Podcast on Facebook for more updates! 

Do you have the right skills to start your own HMO property business?In today’s episode, I’m joined by Saif Rehan of Mauve Group. Saif graduated as an Accountant in 2015 and has been working in finance for 8 years with very large companies when he decided to venture into property investing.And in this conversation with Saif, we talked about:His thoughts on the skills needed to succeed in propertyThe importance of networking and doing it the right wayThe value of understanding your own journey to keep you moving forwardOvercoming fear and the lack of self-confidence in investingAn 11-Bed Professional HMO Case StudyGot any questions? Ask us in The HMO Community Facebook Group or become a member at The HMO Roadmap to help you start, scale, and systemise your HMO business. You can also follow me on Instagram @andygraham.hmo or follow The HMO Podcast on Facebook for more updates! 

Do you want to increase profits in your HMO property business?Currently, we're experiencing a high period of inflation, a stagflation economy, and a lot of uncertainty. So it would make sense to consider ways to reduce the operational or running costs of your business like energy costs, maintenance, labor, subscription costs, and all of these things.So in this episode, I’ll share with you 12 proactive solutions or measures to reduce your overheads and be more profitable.Got any questions? Ask us in The HMO Community Facebook Group or become a member at The HMO Roadmap to help you start, scale, and systemise your HMO business. You can also follow me on Instagram @andygraham.hmo or follow The HMO Podcast on Facebook for more updates! 

Do you have a social media strategy in place for your HMO business?A good social media strategy should allow you to reach a much bigger audience. It should allow you to fast-track relationships with investors, tenants, landlords, and with more people. It will also enable you to engage directly with those people and your community to help build better relationships and authority in the space. So, if you're scaling up a property business, if you're trying to develop a real HMO property business but need to draw on other resources that you don't have, then an effective social media strategy is essential so I'm going to share an 8 point strategy that will help you skyrocket your results. Got any questions? Ask us in The HMO Community Facebook Group or become a member at The HMO Roadmap to help you start, scale, and systemise your HMO business. You can also follow me on Instagram @andygraham.hmo or follow The HMO Podcast on Facebook for more updates! 

Are you one of those HMO property investors who are getting worried and concerned about the rental reform white paper that the government has recently published?There’s a lot to digest but this is a really important topic, and if you want a clear and concise breakdown of what it all means and what's in it, then this episode is for you.I'm going to talk about how I feel about it, the potential outcome, and some solutions to it. However, please remember that this is white paper. It's going to change and evolve and not everything in it is going to come to fruition.Got any questions? Ask us in The HMO Community Facebook Group or become a member at The HMO Roadmap to help you start, scale, and systemise your HMO business. You can also follow me on Instagram @andygraham.hmo or follow The HMO Podcast on Facebook for more updates!