Property Solopreneur with Rachael Troughton

It’s important to do a proper screening of new clients before you leap at the prospect of working with them. The success of a deal depends on your ability to pay close attention to identify if your client would be a diva or not. So in today’s episode, you’ll understand all about the various forms divas can present themselves in your business and the best ways to handle them. What You Will Learn In...

A snag list serves as that missing piece that connects your visions of how a property should look like to the actual work done by your builder. Without the list to make sure you look at the crucial and specific areas of your project, you might find yourself making a frantic attempt at checking if you’ve got what you asked for. Today’s episode is all about getting a maximum result with the help of...

Many entrepreneurs are oblivious of the power that money blocks have when it comes to obstructing them from reaching their financial success. As long as you’re unwilling to address the money mind blocks, you’ll continue to remain stagnant in your business. In today’s episode, I’ll be shedding more light on the concept of money mind blocks, and how to unblock your way to success. What You Will Lear...

People decide to venture into entrepreneurship because it gives them that freedom and flexibility to work on their terms and do what they’re passionate about. However, they’re unable to achieve their goals if their business has got a bottleneck that they may not even be aware of. In today’s episode, you’ll understand what bottlenecks are, and how they can cause your business to fail if you don’t h...

Staging a property is an action taken by property investors to make a house look its best before putting it up for sale in the property market. It’s like a win-win situation where you provide a much better experience for your tenants while you get your money’s worth.  Joining me on today’s show is Susannah Cole of The Good Property Company. We discuss the benefits that every property investor stan...

Like most investment markets, the property market is liable to experience a crash in value, and it can become a disaster if you have no plan how to handle it. The most important thing for property investors should be how they seize the moment and make money from the crash. In today’s episode, I’ll be sharing tips on how investors can turn the crash in their favour by preparing ahead of the situati...

My guest on today’s episode is a self-made landlord and property investor, Suzanne Smith. Suzanne was a business lawyer for 25 years before she discovered her interest in dealing properties, especially Victorian houses. She writes The Independent Landlord, a blog packed with insightful tips on how landlords can build successful rental portfolios. She also loves to read and enlighten interested inv...

Your retirement should be the period you use to check off things on your bucket list and enjoy your resting days. But you won’t be able to fulfill any of it if you’ve got no money saved up from your working days. This is why you need to set up a pension plan that can serve your future goals. In today’s episode, I’ll be sharing insights on the different ways you can secure a huge pension pot by dea...

My guest today is a goal-driven property investor, Peter Mare. Peter was once a Project Manager until he decided to transfer his skills into the entrepreneurial world of dealing in property. He’s a property investor in Keys to Doors LTD, a company that specialises in creating sound property investment positions by sourcing, renovating, staging and managing properties.  In today’s episode, we discu...

Today’s episode is all about the concept of joint ventures and why you should consider it as an option in your property business. Just like every other means of fund sourcing, joint ventures have rules and regulations that you need to fully understand to avoid turning your business into a disaster. So in today’s episode, you’ll learn about the benefits of joint ventures so you can decide if it’s t...

As property investors, there’s no right or wrong way to determine how a property deal works, but there are some measures you can take to push the odds in your favour. In today’s episode, I’ll be talking about what makes up a good property deal and how every property solopreneur can fine tune their deal sourcing criteria in ways that can help increase their profits. What You Will Learn In This Epis...

To maintain a healthy work-life balance, you need to create a situation where there’s equal input in your work and in your life. But is it always as easy as they paint it to be? Today, I’ll be talking about the concept of work-life balance as a property solopreneur and why I think it’s flawed. I’ll also be sharing tips on what to do as you attempt to achieve it. What You Will Learn In This Episode...

When you wake up every day, you’re faced with two choices: to either go back to sleep and dream of a successful life or get up and catch your dreams. If you decide to go with the latter, you're more likely to lose friends quicker than you thought. In today’s episode, I’ll be talking about the reasons why successful people can lose friends and how to make some more along the journey to success. Wha...

Joining me on today’s show is Anna Parker-Naples, a podcast launch expert, business coach, audio producer and bestselling author of books 'Get Visible: How to Have More Impact, Influence and Income' & 'Podcast with Impact: How to Launch Your Podcast Properly’. Anna is host on the podcasts ‘Entrepreneurs Get Visible’, ‘Podcasting for Entrepreneurs’ and a few others. She’s an excellent entrepreneur...

One of the secrets to increasing your net worth is having a stronger network in the property world. Your business cannot flourish and upscale if you limit yourself to the people in your comfort zone. So in today’s episode, you’ll find out how to properly grow your business, and what steps to take to grow your network and net worth. What You Will Learn In This Episode: - Why you need to upscale you...

Every business incurs expenses varying from paying electricity bills to settling mortgages, but the most important thing, after sorting out these expenses, is the income you make from that business. So today’s episode is all about making sure your income outweighs your expenses. I’ll be talking about the numbers that really matter in a property business and how to maintain your profits. What You W...

My guest today is a very resourceful Land Acquisition Specialist, John Cox, who has been providing financial services for over 18 years to businesses and individuals. John is the founder of The Land Buying Company, a real estate company that specialises in repurposing underutilised lands to solve housing problems. He’s a co-host on Bucks Property Meet, a property networking avenue for individuals...

When you spend too much of your time and energy on watching others and comparing their lives to yours, you’ll hardly find the time to work on yourself and your business. This is why today I’ll be talking about the importance of being yourself and stopping comparing yourself to others. What You Will Learn In This Episode: - What comparison really is and why you must avoid it - The two different gro...

Once you decide to deal in property, you need to prepare your mind for all the financial aspects of your business. But how can you account for the income and expenses you make on a regular basis if you’re still fearing math? In today’s episode, I’ll be discussing the concept of finance and why you must understand it if you want your property business to thrive. What You Will Learn In This Episode:...

My guest on today’s show is a fabulous coach, Nicole Andan. She’s a leadership trainer and Program Manager in the UK Defense Industry where she manages a program that helps improve leadership performance, builds confidence and improves staff efficiency. She’s also an artist at Nicole Barbara Arts where she expresses her creative side through atmospheric paintings. As entrepreneurs, it’s important...

Jane Scroggs is a Virtual Assistant with over 10 years experience of supporting founders and CEOs in the commercial and residential property industry. She’s the founder of Beam Virtual Property Support, a UK-based team that specialises in working with landlords to bring their property management in-house and improve their clients’ business efficiency. In today’s episode, we discuss the struggles e...

Sarah Poynton-Ryan is a business mentor, founder & CEO of The Property Sourcing Hub, a business that builds portfolios and invests in property projects for busy professionals who are interested in achieving higher returns on their savings. Sarah started out by dealing in rent-to-rent properties before she made the decision to try a different aspect of property, which then jump started her journey...

There are two different ways property investors react to challenges; fight or flee. When faced with challenges in your business, do you courageously push forward to eliminate the problem or do you shy away by giving up as soon as it appears? The decision you make will depend on the type of mindset you have while running your business. In today's episode, I'll be discussing mindsets and why having...

Today's guest on the show is a very successful and forward-thinking property developer, Sophie McSkimming. Sophie lives with her family in Edinburgh, Scotland, where she and her husband are property developers at Nichol Smith Investments, a company that assists private investors in achieving great return on their investments in property. Sophie has a degree in Pharmacy and has decided to pursue he...

When in need of money to grow your business and invest in properties, you may decide to take on a mortgage with its interest rates. But what happens after you pay off your mortgage? What is left of your income at the end of the day? In today's episode, I'll be talking about debts, interest rates and how most property investors feel about incurring them. I'll also stress the importance of having a...