This media page accompanies the Your Property Network magazine articles published/to be published in February & March 2023. Links to the final articles will be added upon publication to read alongside these video clips. In the meantime, here are the links to the videos mentioned. February … [Read more...]
Agent valuation versus mortgage valuation
This is an easy one...always look for the personal motivation! The EA wants your sales instruction. The valuer doesn't want to get sued by the instructing bank / lender. Ergo, one will usually 'value' high and the other...realistic (best case) or low (fear-based worst … [Read more...]
Property Financing: Peer-to-Peer Lending Part 1 – Not a Bank in Disguise! | S3E05
We now start to move ahead with some of the more alternative and creative forms of financing open to us property investors and developers over the next few weeks. We start off today by taking a quick look at peer-to-peer lending. I am joined on the show by one of these … [Read more...]
Property Cycles: The Investment Property Lifecycle – Finance | PVP S2E12
The Property Voice Podcast - Series 2: Property Cycles - The Investment Property Lifecycle - Finance I am joined on the show today by Simon Allen from Searchlight Finance. Simon is an experienced investor himself, as well as being a finance broker specialising in investment property. So, it is … [Read more...]
Richard’s Book Reading Challenge 2015 – October & November Update
At the start of this year, one of the goals I set for myself was a book reading challenge. It goes like this: Read at least two books per month April Goal Revision: My revised 'elastic goal' is still 24 books but within 8 months now and so 36 books in 2015. As of July, I reached … [Read more...]
Property Cycles: Portfolio Cycles & Development…learning from someone with 30 years in the business | PVP S2E05
The Property Voice Podcast - Series 2: Portfolio Cycles & Development…learning from someone with 30 years in the business So far in this series, our focus has been on the macro level of the overall property cycle. Today, we start to move a little closer to home as we start to consider how our … [Read more...]
Giving in action…supporting an Amazonian school
Sometimes, some people touch your heart when you are least expecting it. I was on holiday and fortunate enough to be visiting the Amazon in Brazil, which incidentally is a wonderful place of natural beauty. On a public holiday, we arranged to visit a local settlement, which was also home to a … [Read more...]
RICHARD’S MOTIVATION MONDAY – 19 OCTOBER 2015
"Behold the turtle. He only makes progress when he sticks his neck out." - James Bryant Conant Motivation Monday - Richard's Insight Sticking his neck out for the turtle is about taking a risk and overcoming fear. There is risk in everything we do or indeed don't do as well...either … [Read more...]
Richard’s Book Reading Challenge 2015 – SEPTEMBER Update
At the start of this year, one of the goals I set for myself was a book reading challenge. It goes like this: Read at least two books per month April Goal Revision: My revised 'elastic goal' is still 24 books but within 8 months now and so 36 books in 2015. As of July, I reached my original … [Read more...]
RICHARD’S MOTIVATION MONDAY – 12 OCTOBER 2015
"I don't know anyone that has got to the top without hard work. That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top, but it should get you pretty near." - Margaret Thatcher Motivation Monday - Richard's Insight It's true that to achieve things in life that it will invariably … [Read more...]