The HMO Podcast

In today’s episode, I’m joined by my old property pal, Dale Wild of Landlord Furniture Co., a furniture supplier for HMOs, serviced accommodations, and student properties.Aside from supplying furniture to HMO landlords, Dale has already been investing in HMOs since 2010 and owns a large portfolio in and around Oldham, Greater Manchester. So in this special conversation with Dale, we talked about:How he became a furniture supplier from being a property investorThe challenges that he had to overcome in building Landlord Furniture Co.His thoughts on the success of his furniture businessThe mindset shift of landlords when it comes to interior designHis experience and thoughts on people’s poor perception of HMOsGot 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 give you a general summary of what has been happening in the last month regarding our commercial to residential projects, a feature article with ‘The Times’, our new Loan Agreement Template inside The HMO Roadmap, and an update on our room occupancy.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! 

If you were to prioritise the things that you need to do to build a successful business, what would it be? In today’s episode, I'm going to share with you the 4 most important things that helped me build the business that I have today. I've taken these four things from a reflection of my own business and the achievements that I've been able to make and also the conversations that I've had on the show with our guests, the best examples that we've seen and heard, of sustainable and successful HMO property businesses. 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 unsure as to which type of mortgage you need for your HMO property? I’ve brought back our Expert Broker Ellie Broadhurst to help us figure this out and talk about:Mortgage options for HMO and non-HMO propertiesThe importance of choosing the right Specialist BrokerMortgage options for small HMOs (less than 5 beds)Understanding the benefits of bridging and development financeWhat to look out for when considering bridgingHow to build a great relationship with lendersInterested 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! 

It’s been 18 months since Jake and Lucy were first here on the show. Have they finally left their full-time job? In today’s episode, I’m joined again by Jake and Lucy of Innova Property and in this special conversation, we talked about:Their story and when they started investing in HMOsThe importance of prioritising tasks to achieve your targetsA walkthrough of a day in the life of property investorsChallenges that they encountered in the last 18 months A 6-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! 

Are you finding it hard to manage some of your tenant’s unrealistic expectations?In this episode, I wanted to give some advice on how to set and manage your tenant’s expectations with some examples from my previous experiences. 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 curious as to how these R2R deals really work? In this episode, I want to share the details about how we actually found, negotiated, and completed this 25-Bed R2R deal. I’m going to share with you:How content marketing has helped us find this dealHow we analysed this deal before making an offerThe challenges that we had to overcome during the negotiation and the refurbishmentGot 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's a quick biz update for you guys because I feel like I've hit a big and really important milestone in the last couple of weeks and I want to share it with you.So for this episode, I’ll update you on what’s happening on my student and professional portfolio, my HMO refurb, my commercial to residential stuff, and a couple of updates from The HMO Roadmap.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 balance family life with your property business?In today’s episode, I’m joined by Charlie Sullivan of Capstone Fox. Charlie was a Chartered Mechanical Engineer in the subsea and offshore oil and gas industry prior to investing full-time in property for about five years now. And in this insightful conversation with Charlie, we talked about:His story and work experience before investing in HMOsHow he’s managing his time with family and his property businessThe attributes of a successful property investorThe power of consistency and following a planHis personal views about the future of the HMO marketA 6-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! 

What do we need to think about if we're going to be signing tenants up to our property that's undergoing a refurbishment? In this episode, I wanted to give you a bit of advice on filling your properties and getting tenants signed up when you haven’t finished the refurb yet. Plus, seven tips to avoid wasting a lot of time!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!