In this weeks show, we have two things to share with you. We are all busy striving for more in our property investments and businesses I’m sure. However, what about the rest of our life...how balanced is it? Listen in and perhaps join in with a little 21 day challenge in the new year to become more … [Read more...]

This is the fifth and final part in the mini-series between 'Two Smart Buddies', Rupal Patel and myself. This time, we talk about some of the crazy things that have happened to us in our property businesses...and what we have learned from them. We have had a death, a fire, rogue builders, trolls … [Read more...]

  We continue the mini-series of conversations with my very smart property buddy, Rupal Patel. This week we are sharing our thoughts on what we call a property reality check. When you think of people in property, do terms such as authentic, genuine and trust rise to the forefront of your … [Read more...]

  We continue in our mini-series where Rupal Patel and I chat through topics close to our heart; this week it’s about setting up our property business correctly from the outset. We talk about some of the nuts and bolts of staffing and structure as well as some of the softer or less … [Read more...]

Continuing our five-part mini-series with my property buddy, Rupal Patel, Founder of Blue Infinity Group and Entreprenora. This time, we pose the question: 'is it all about the money?' I think you can probably guess that we believe that it's not all about the money...but what is 'it' all about then? … [Read more...]

This week sees the first part of a five-part mini-series, where I am joined by a property buddy, Rupal Patel, Founder of Blue Infinity Group and Entreprenora. We jokingly describe these conversations between friends as Two Smart Buddies or 2SB for short. This first part is themed, 'what advice would … [Read more...]

  Today I discuss my personal interpretation of Margin of Safety. This was made famous by the likes of Benjamin Graham, Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger, all 'value investors'. Their definition of margin of safety is the difference between an asset's (or company's) intrinsic value versus … [Read more...]

  When I say the word capital - what comes to mind? Probably money right? However, there are 8 different forms of capital and these can be layered and leveraged to multiply your overall capital...including your financial capital in your property business. This is the theme of this week's … [Read more...]

It's been a tough few weeks in all honesty. Today's share is a reflection on dealing with some of the growing pains that can come as we scale up our property business and spread our wings further afield. I also remind myself as much as anyone else to just stop and take stop of what I am doing at … [Read more...]

Continuing to experiment with using video and audio in the podcast, so that you have more choice. This week, I wanted to share with the concepts of the Bluebird deal and the Black Swan event and how we should look for them and crucially how we should react when they come along. A Bluebird is a … [Read more...]