In this podcast episode, Caroline Claydon is joined by Andrea Carrington to discuss various aspects of the property industry during International Women's Month. Andrea shares insights into her property business, including buying properties for herself and sourcing deals for clients. She talks about the challenges and successes she faces in the market, particularly focusing on HMOs and social housing. The conversation also delves into the timeframes for securing deals, the importance of building relationships with builders, and the challenges faced by women in a male-dominated industry

KEY TAKEAWAYS

• Consider starting with buy-to-lets before moving into social housing or HMOs to build a strong foundation for your property investment journey.
• Embrace a mindset of confidence and assertiveness to navigate through challenges in a male-dominated industry, such as dealing with old-school landlords or patronising builders.
• Don't hesitate to leverage the support of others, whether it's finding a safe person to accompany you to meetings or seeking advice and encouragement from experienced investors.
• Focus on changing the internal dialogue to boost confidence and overcome self-doubt, remembering that growth comes from stepping out of your comfort zone.

BEST MOMENTS

"I'm getting calls pretty much every day from different charities asking if I've got some stock for them, because there just isn't enough."

"I love the viewings, I love the hustle, I love the networking, I love all of the aspects. Because I just, it's just my thing."

"I think possibly leveraging off someone else time or space or whatever it is that you need. I think that's why yesterday I met that one of our students when she was like, because she's doing it on her own."

"Last week, I can't, you know, I'm not good at raising money. You won't be because you've just told yourself you're not."

 VALUABLE RESOURCES

This Property Life - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/this-property-life-podcast/id1540075591       

Property Wealth System YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PropertyWealthSystem    

ABOUT THE SHOW

This Property Life is hosted by the team at Property Wealth System. We are a collective of experienced active investors passionate about all things property.

Caroline Claydon Caroline Claydon has over 22 years experience in investing in property but it’s only the last 12 years she’s operated as a professional investor.  Her and her husband have built their portfolio throughout the UK covering strategies from buy to let’s, social housing, HMOs, developments and more recently a hotel.  She has travelled the world training people for the last 10 years on how to invest, scale and accelerate their UK property businesses regardless of where they are based.   Caroline loves helping people reach their full potential by changing their mindsets to money, debt, property and investing. 

CONTACT METHOD

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Caroline Email: caroline@propertywealthsystem.co.uk

Caroline Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-claydon-property/