The Scottish Property Podcast

This week on the podcast, Nick and Steven talk about how to invest in property remotely. It is natural to want to stick to buying property on your doorstep due to being familiar with the area but sometimes you need to look further afield to get the best investment deals and find the opportunity. In this episode talk about:What desktop research you can carry out without actually being on the ground...

This week on the podcast, Nick and Steven chat to the Sweeney brothers. Over the past four years, Martin and Stephen Sweeney have built an impressive portfolio of properties incorporating many different strategies and have taken massive action. In this episode, we dive in to the following topics:Building a solid buy to let property portfolio as the foundation of their businessCommercial to residen...

This week on the podcast, Nick and Steven chat about flipping properties during lockdown showcasing Stevens Kinross flip project which he just completed on. Despite facing tough lockdown restrictions and an uncertain economic situation, he managed to generate a great profit and complete the project from start to finish in 6 months! We discuss:The current market and where we think the opportunity l...

This week on the podcast, Nick and Steven chat to Fife based property investor Craig Holmes. Craig has built his portfolio over a number of years buying repossessions and using the BRRR strategy. He is now in a position where he is not acquiring any more property and implementing his exit strategy which is to pay down the debt so he is not highly leveraged. Amongst other things we talk about:How C...

This week on the podcast, Nick and Steven chat with Markus Hartung and Elsie Li Chen. A fantastic young power couple who have managed to build a property portfolio worth £1.7 million in a very short space of time. We talk about how they started off in the Glasgow buy to let market and now focus on HMO investing in the North West of England. Connect with them on Instagram:@markus.property@elsieli_w...

This week on the podcast, Nick and Steven chat with Emily Smith. Emily talks about sourcing deals direct to vendor and the strategies and tips she uses. We also go into detail about her amazing flip result where she netted £65k profit! Connect with Emily on her social media:https://www.instagram.com/voeberg_emily/?hl=en-gbhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/emilysmith-propertyinvestor-sourcer/⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️...

This week on the podcast, Nick and Steven chat with Darren Green. Darren is a property investor and transformational coach. He recently left his corporate job to pursue his property investing goals and to help other people in their own personal development. He gives us his key learnings over the years which have helped him and his wife Gillian build up a successful buy to let property portfolio. W...

This week on the podcast, Nick and Steven talk about how to use social media to build your personal brand, establish relationships with investors and bring in leads for your property business. We discuss the following:Why can social media be so valuable as a property investor? Build a personal brand. Attract private investors. Bring deals to you through your network. Attract joint venture partners...

Happy New Year Everyone!! 🥳This week on the podcast, Nick and Steven talk to Commercial Property Investor Jerry Alexander about his process for setting and achieving goals. Jerry shares some really good tips on how to set out the process and talks about how important it is to re-evaluate your goals and book a meeting with yourself throughout the year so that you remain on track. Connect with Jerr...

This week on the podcast, Nick and Steven interview property investor Alex Collie who has implemented the Rent to Buy strategy in his property business. Rent to buy as a relatively new kid on the block so if you're interested in finding out more about it then this is the podcast for you! It's interesting to hear how the strategy can help give something back to society by providing the tenant with...

On this week's podcast, we release the recording from our live monthly networking event which focuses on investing in the city of DundeeWith it being a popular university city, Dundee is one of the hottest spots in the UK to invest in Buy to Let with an average yield of around 7.2%. We were joined by Jack Reavley of letting agent Easylets and Kessar Salimi who is a mortgage broker and local invest...

This week on the podcast, Nick and Steven talk about some of the downsides of property investing. Steven speaks about a recent bad experience with a new builder relationship that turned sour. Nick talks about losing £945 to handyman and a recent tenant checkout where the property was handed back in poor condition.⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Hope you find it useful and we would appreciate it hugely if you could...

This week on the podcast we interview Mark Shanta. Mark runs the successful Glasgow letting and estate agency Shanta Residential as well as building his own property portfolio now using the BRRR strategy. We talked about the following: How Mark used to be a professional Poker player and how that led him to invest in propertyHow Mark built his personal portfolio to 14 Buy to LetsWhat it takes to be...

This week on the podcast we had the pleasure of interviewing SSAS pension expert Mark Stokes. We had our eyes opened up to the possibilities and advantages of using SSAS pension schemes to invest in property and we were both gobsmacked by the amount of opportunity available. We talked about the following: What is a SSAS pension and how it can be used? The Pros and Cons of SSAS pensionsHow you can...

One of the most important things of being a landlord is to stay compliant and to make sure you have all the up to date safety certificates. In a fast changing industry, we thought it would be useful to invite on Craig Gallagher, Managing Director of Quinnergy to explain everything you need to stay compliant as a property investor and landlord with the current regulations. We go into some detail ab...

On this week's podcast, we talk to Tej Singh who managed to scale his property portfolio from 0-15 properties in 9 months building it to a value of £1.5m. Tej has a large following on social media which has helped him raise private finance to be able to move at such a fast pace. He has recently just launched his book "The Tej Talks guide to property investing" and also has a fantastic podcast. We...

On this week's podcast, we release the recording from our live monthly networking event which focuses on investing in the city of Aberdeen. Aberdeen has it's own micro-market and doesn't follow the trends of the rest of the country. We look in to some of the great BRRR deals that Steven has picked up along with talking with our guests about the opportunities that are currently available. Timestamp...

On this week's podcast, we talk to Guy and Harley of Premium Property. Two very young, inspiring property deal sourcers who have established themselves well on social media. They use a very refreshing and honest approach to building their brand which is allowing them to attract investors and propel their business. If you are thinking about starting out in property and want to know how to market yo...

On this week's podcast, we talk to accountant Brian Wright on the pros and cons of investing in property through a limited company. With Section 24 now fully phased in this year, many investors will be starting to notice a significant impact on the profitability of their property portfolio especially, if they hold properties in their personal name. For those who are starting out, this is the perfe...

On this week's podcast, we talk to Aberdeen property developer Clarke Davidson. Clarke who is 24 took on his first flip project and made a staggering £40,000. If anyone knows the Aberdeen market it can be difficult to make good profit on flips. Clarke has really pulled off a result! We hope you enjoy his story..Find Clarke on his social channels:https://www.instagram.com/harloohomes/https://www.li...

On this week's podcast, we release the recording from our monthly networking event which is focused on investing in Edinburgh. Thanks to all our speakers:Kessar Salimihttps://www.linkedin.com/in/kessar-salimi-16919a139/Arshad Alihttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ar5had/Ryan O'Donnellhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/ryan0donnell/Russell Godfreyhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/russell-godfrey-88034356/If you want t...

On this week's podcast, we chat with Glasgow property investor Heather Mortimer. She used to sell underwear from a stall in the Barras market! Tragedy struck in 2006 and Heather lost her 36-year-old brother to a sudden heart attack making her rethink her life which resulted in investing in property. She grew a portfolio of buy to lets and set up a letting agency. She now focuses on helping others...

On this week's podcast, we find out how important it is to look after your health so that you can optimise your business and property investment performance. Health coach and property investor Graham MaCaig gives us a real in-depth interview and shares some of his top tips to improve your health and well-being whilst living a busy lifestyle. We cover the following:Grahams experience in property an...

In this week's episode of the Scottish property podcast, Nick interviews Jozef Toth. Originally from Slovakia, Jozef moved to Scotland only three years ago and started a cleaning business. He quickly developed a love for property and has now started his own deal sourcing company based in central belt of Scotland. There are loads of good tips and value and here for beginners starting out and we go...

In this week's Scottish property Podcast we have a recording from our Monday night live networking event where we are showcasing a different city or town in Scotland each month. This is a first in a series of events and we had just under 100 zoom guests to talk about the property market in Glasgow. Myself and Steven were joined by some guest speakers, we had Mortgage Broker - Kessar Salimihttps://...