The J2 Hub | Real Estate, Business & Real Life

The same job for 18 years, went on holiday in the same place, doesn’t consider herself an entrepreneur.⠀ ⠀ ⠀ Tyna is one of those fine examples of how anyone from any walk of life can change their circumstances and become a property entrepreneur.⠀ ⠀ ⠀ It took me exactly 40 seconds to gel with Tyna, she shares the same high energy type personality like myself, and she just says it as it is and if t...

As part of the ‘Women in Property’ series, I was excited to speak to Mary, one half of the Elite Investor Group. I wanted to see what it was like for Mary as a Woman in the field of architecture as well as property developing. We shared a lot of humour and laughter in this podcast. Still, all jokes aside, Mary is a real professional in her field and has worked on some exciting projects such as the...

I’ve always described Jon as a Marmite type of personality. You either love him, or you hate him, I love what he does. All the useful content he puts out there, which is largely focused on planning and government frameworks to do with planning. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ Having someone like Jon in your power team is worth its weight in gold. I've often called upon Jon to carry out quick assessments on sites for me. He...

YouTuber, Qualified Chartered MRICS surveyor, Property Investor and Host of the Property Hustle Show - “The J2 Hub” Speaks to Faith Locken in the ‘Women in Property” series!  When you first meet Faith, you will be welcomed by this beaming great big smile and an infectious laugh. Almost instantly, the conversation between us just flowed naturally like we had known each other for years. When, i...

Matt is one of those blokes you could talk to for hours about all kinds of topics and not get very bored, he would make the ideal pub drinking buddy as the conversation would never run dry but the beer might. “Matt the next pints on me!” ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ I always had Matt on my podcast hit list as I was impressed with his level of knowledge when it came to HMO & Co-Living spaces and how to create stunnin...

Up next on the Women in Property Series is Jess Leader from ‘Next Level Living’ who creates high-quality investment opportunities through high-quality well thought out housing. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ Jess initially set out to create financial freedom for herself as many of us do in property. Having worked in a corporate role for so long and not actually owning her time, she wanted to create something to change thi...

Author, Educator, HMO agency owner, Lease Option Expert, R2R specialist and of course now part of the ‘Women in Property’ series on ‘The J2 Hub’. Is there anything this powerhouse from Wales hasn’t done? ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ I really enjoyed recording with Stephanie and the podcast was full of lots of laughter and humour. I won’t give too much away but instead, will let you enjoy another amazing episode from wha...

It's bye-bye from 'The Property Duo'. It's our last episode of this series and boy was it emotional! But fear not, the Duo will be back in the form of a physical event coming soon! ⠀  ⠀  ⠀ This week's show may be topic-less, but we know there is (some) value in our ramblings!⠀  ⠀  ⠀ We talk about some crazy quoting from builders - how do builders quote projects, how did yo...

The developing undercover duo that doesn’t say much but is involved in some mind-blowingly significant developments and property deals. “𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙥𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙩 𝙧𝙤𝙘𝙠𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙤𝙛 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙥𝙚𝙧𝙩𝙮.” ⠀ ⠀  ⠀ One of my all-time favourite podcasts, from the minute we hit record the conversation with this duo just flowed so well, we talked about all kinds of topics related to property and the experiences Priya and Jasmin...

This week’s episode does not have a single topic, it’s more of a chat show type show.⠀  ⠀ ⠀ We did cover a plot of land that Tej and James discovered separately and both saw the potential in, but it had a suspicious back story and some questionable access to the land.⠀  ⠀  ⠀ We also look at paying down debt, Tej’s new investment strategy and some general chit chat about Property.⠀ &...

The Property Finance Specialist, Networking Junkie and Multi-Award Winning Business Owner known as “Where is Shaz” ⠀⠀ If you’ve got a finance question or need to get up to date advice on the latest products on the market, then Shaz Ahmed from ‘Where is Shaz’ is definitely the man for the job. Shaz has been on a few podcasts previously, and the main focus has always been about the finance aspect of...

Haters will always hate! How to block out this negative energy from your positive space. Don’t let someone stay in your mind, rent free! ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ Just like potatoes are gonna potate, haters are gonna hate.⠀  ⠀  ⠀ What makes someone grab their keyboard and say hurtful comments behind their screen?⠀  ⠀  ⠀ Why do people obfuscate the truth to harm you and benefit themselves?⠀  ⠀...

Award-Winning Business Coach and Mentor who has helped hundreds of business owners achieve their dreams and get their business and life back under control.  ⠀⠀ When I first met Parag, it was a little too late for my business, but I remember walking out of a 45min session with him and felt immense pain and sadness. Parag had just identified and told me everything that was and had gone wrong in...

Tenants, love them, hate them or just can’t stand them. Your property business is nothing without them.⠀  ⠀  ⠀ Tenants welfare, how do you ensure your tenants are managed properly and issues are resolved to ensure a happy medium is always in place⠀  ⠀ ⠀ Ever had a tenant left you a ‘gift’ in the middle of the living room floor?⠀  ⠀  ⠀ We haven’t, but it happens. I mean, Ja...

Having Systems and Solutions in place is what ultimately builds a successful Serviced Accommodation business, Tally shares how he has grown through COVID-19⠀ ⠀ ⠀ In the testing times, we have recently been through with COVID-19, and pretty much the world coming to a period of a standstill, one of the biggest industries to offer was the Serviced accommodation (SA) sector and in particular the likes...

Are you Investing in property hundreds of miles away? Watch this to see how to manage tradespeople. Builders are often the most irritating and stressful people in your Property Journey.⠀  ⠀ ⠀ They control a large chunk of your success though, the refurb; how long it lasts, how much it costs, the quality of it, if it’s done correctly and also how much it appeals to tenants/buyers and the RICS...

The second episode of the 'Women in Property Series' saw me talk to Beverly Lockett from Red Door Homes and The Business Academy.⠀ ⠀ ⠀ Beverly is part of a family trio that runs and operates Red Door Homes. The only UK based shared accommodation company that is accredited with a green mark, meaning they are an environmentally friendly accommodation company. WOW! What an achievement and something t...

Property Investing at a distance! Where to go? How far? How will you manage it? It’s pretty scary at first! You live in London, or any expensive city and you just know that if you want to do BRR or take lots of money out of a deal, you can’t do it locally.⠀ ⠀ ⠀ Where to go? How far? How will you manage it? It’s pretty scary at first, and it never gets easier, but it’s more than possible, and we wa...

I first met Ellie at an HMO open day hosted by the lovely Rob and Sarah from Maygreen Investments. The minute I heard Ellie speak, I knew she was someone who was totally passionate about finance and lending but in particular, helping clients get the right product.⠀ ⠀ ⠀ It was evident to see from the way she spoke that her core focus was ensuring to meet the complex lending needs of her clients and...

GO BIG OR GO HOME ⠀  ⠀ ⠀ Or maybe just buy a little home instead of a huge, multi-million £ development?⠀ ⠀  ⠀ There are 101 ways to make money in Property, all with varying levels of risk and reward. We take you through the 3 major levels, how they differ and the experiences we have with each.⠀  ⠀ ⠀ We both have our individual risk appetites and working styles, which you will hear...

Why you should avoid new builds as a property strategy. The brutal and honest truth from Richard Little who has built 3000 plus new build homes in the UK⠀ ⠀ ⠀ If you’ve had the pleasure of meeting Richard Little, you will know he's a straight speaking bloke who doesn’t beat around the bush and says it as it is. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ Richard heads a family business that was started by his father in the 1950s and p...

𝗠𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵, 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘁? 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗱𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝘁? 𝗜𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗮𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲?⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝘿𝙪𝙤 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙖𝙡𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙞𝙣𝙜𝙨 𝙈𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙃𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙝 - 𝙒𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙩𝙤𝙥 𝙩𝙞𝙥𝙨 𝙤𝙣 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚⠀ ⠀ ⠀ The Property Duo are back… not talking about Property again!⠀ ⠀  ⠀ This week we discuss Mental Health, our personal experiences with it and how you can look after y...

He started his property journey at the age of 15 after his brother introduced him to the whole concept of Rent 2 Rent and helped him to understand that you can make money managing someone else's properties. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ Kabir was hooked and soon started to research the whole area of Service Accommodation, he attended his first event when he was 15 years old but walked out halfway through after the organi...

𝗪𝗲𝗹𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝟭𝟭𝘁𝗵 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝗲𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲, 𝘄𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗻𝗲!⠀ ⠀ ⠀ A collaboration that was created from the depths of Lockdown, live and direct every Thursday morning at 10 AM.⠀ ⠀ ⠀ 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝘄𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻:⠀ ⠀ ⠀ - What is your why and how to find it⠀ - When your why matters the most⠀ - What keeps you going during the tough times⠀ - 🤩 How to 'create' motivat...

If you’ve had the pleasure of meeting T.J., you will know he is larger than life character, willing to advise or help anyone who needs it and this is apparent in the work he does with young teens. ⠀ ⠀ A public speaking coach, property trainer, property investor and the author of three excellent books, there isn’t much this man hasn’t achieved. ⠀ ⠀ ⠀ What I Love about T.J. is his honesty, and this...