The HMO Podcast

In today’s episode, I am joined by Chris and Anna of Parkhurst Properties. Chris is an IT Project Manager in the financial services sector for nearly 20 years while Anna’s background is in management and operations. In this conversation with Chris and Anna, they shared why and how they decided to start their HMO business and focus on commercial conversions and larger HMOs.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! 

Starting on this episode, I’m going to be running a Q&A series to answer some of your HMO questions. You can now send me your questions on Instagram @andygraham.hmo and I’m going to choose one question to answer every Friday.So for today’s question: “How have increased energy costs affected your business?” Listen to the full episode to find out the answer!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! 

Does Direct to Vendor Marketing actually work? If you’re thinking about D2V Marketing but don’t know where to start, or you’re currently doing it but aren’t getting the results that you want, then this episode is exactly what you need.In this episode, we’re going to discuss what D2V is, why you should be doing it, how to do it and what to expect in terms of the 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! 

Finding the right property to turn into a HMO can be a huge amount of work. We have to think about the purchase price, the refurb cost, the builder, who’s managing the builder, finding and managing tenants, and doing all the paperwork. So the question is, should we just purchase a ready-made HMO? Let’s talk about that in today’s episode.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! 

In today’s episode, I am joined by Ricci and Louise of Perfect Abode and if you’re new to HMOs, this episode will definitely inspire you to get started. Ricci is a trained plumbing and heating engineer and has been working on building sites since he was 18 while Louise has a degree in business and has a very strong corporate background. Although they both had successful careers, they wanted more time and freedom and that’s where investing in HMOs came in. Find out more about their story, how they got started and how they were able to build their portfolio from zero to four in just 9 months!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! 

Whether we like it or not, at some point in time, as a HMO landlord, we are going to be the recipient of complaints. It could be from your tenant, your tenant’s parents, the council, the tradesmen, there’s a whole host of people who might be inclined to complain about our products or services to get incentivised. My advice is to make sure you're prepared, and that means having this in your arsenal!  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!

For many people, going full-time in their property business is a big part of their long-term plan. But is it right for everybodyI’ve been working full-time in my property business for the last 8 years so, in this episode, I want to share with you my experience - the good and the bad.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! 

Running a good business is about what you do and how you deal with it when they’re not going well. And the last couple of weeks have tested me so in this episode, I’m going to share with you some of the stuff that I had to deal with and how I managed to overcome these issues.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! 

In today’s episode, I am joined by Vann Vogstad, the co-founder of COHO - a property management platform designed specifically to help landlords and agents manage HMOs.We’ll discuss how COHO can be used to manage HMOs and the big vision for the future of shared living in the UK.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! 

There are a lot of things that aren't clear when it comes to fire risk assessments and the legislation surrounding them. So in this episode, I’ll give you an example of what I did recently in one of my large properties.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!