The Property Geek Podcast

Estate agents have had it tougher than most over the last few years. And funnily enough, not too many tears have been shed about the fact.

But Imagine Group have been opening up offices while their competitors are shutting down, so I thought I should speak to the founder, Mike Cole, about how they're doing it. Turns out it's a radical combination of employing good staff, marketing properties properly, and caring about the customer. Who'd have thought!

As well as being required listening for other agents, Mike also shares how investors can build a relationship with their local agent to find out about the hottest deals that cross their desk.

See this episode on the Property Geek site: https://propertygeek.net/podcast/understanding-estate-agents

Over the last few episodes we've covered various ways of funding property projects, in addition to the familiar options of cash and mortgages. In this episode, I round off the series by summarising my main takeaways and suggesting how to choose the most appropriate form of funding.

See this episode on the Property Geek website: https://www.propertygeek.net/podcast/funding-property-project/

You've probably heard of peer-to-peer (or P2P) finance, and you might be aware of the bigger platforms like Zopa and Funding Circle. But you might not have thought to turn to peer-to-peer for your property project – or be aware of how many different options there are.

In this episode I speak to James Wallis from Aben Financial – a commercial finance advisor with a particularly deep knowledge of the peer-to-peer sector.

See this episode on the Property Geek site: https://propertygeek.net/podcast/peer-to-peer

We're going to spend the next few episodes exploring ways you can finance property projects other than using a mortgage. In this first episode, I set out to demystify bridging finance: a powerful tool, but one that investors often find confusing and intimidating.

And it's true – if you don't know what you're doing, bridging can be expensive and even dangerous. But there are certain situations where – with the right knowledge – it will give you access to profitable deals that otherwise would have passed you by.

View this episode on the Property Geek site: https://propertygeek.net/podcast/bridging-finance

In this series on lettings and management I've been lucky enough to be joined by some fantastic guests – both experts at the top of their field, and everyday landlords with great stories and lessons to share.

To wrap up the series, in this episode I share my main takeaways from those conversations – and tell you what to expect in the next run of episodes that's starting next week.

See this episode on the Property Geek site: https://propertygeek.net/podcast/lettings-and-management