We all know how good UK property is as an asset class for investing.
And so do the army of investors that work with today's guest.
From the UK to the Middle East, from Canada to Vietnam and New Zealand, they all see the benefits of investing in UK property, no matter what cycles the economy as a whole goes through.
And if you're looking for someone with global, varied, and intense experience to handle those investments for you, then you won't do much better than today's guest, Dave Ashley...
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> Listen to Dave's remarkable background story prior to doing business inside the much more mundane world of property investing...
> Hear Dave talk about the life-changing moment where it all nearly came to a spectacular end...
> Find out the kinds of projects and returns that he and his wife Heather are providing to their investors...
> From portfolio building to multiple flips at one time, to analysing commercial-to-residential projects of empty hotels, there are not many projects that he doesn't get involved in...
> Not content with already running a hugely successful UK business, Dave shares the breaking news of another brand new venture that he's launching in the Middle East...
A tight-knit family can live, grow and enjoy life's pleasures together.
They can also be rock-solid and spring into action when life's knocks come along to test them.
And the stronger and more resilient those people are, those life knocks can end up leading to the most surprising and rewarding success.
Someone who can attest to such a journey is a lady who's smashing it in business and property investing in Northern Ireland, and she's today's guest...Tanya McGeehan...
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> Hear Tanya speak about being the eldest child who had to step in and step up when tragedy struck her family, and the 3 toughest years in her life...
> A strong mother and all-girl siblings that brought strong feminine energy, and a hard-working and entrepreneurial father who brought the masculine energy. Tanya's childhood built a powerful foundation...
> A Friday that came with a message of tragedy, a Monday that came with a major career decision, and the weekend that sat in between them...
> Tanya shares how as a busy and focused property investor, she's also a mother juggling very active and socially engaged kids, the family values they operate with, and how life and work are all tied together for her...
> The secrets behind why Tanya gets the exact same Estate Agent who helps her buy a property to then sell it for her after a refurb...
> And Tanya shares key information about the Northern Ireland market, the yields, the growth, the sectors and the supply and demand...
"Horses for courses," is an idiom that nicely describes how specific elements are best suited for specific situations or locations.
When it comes to property investing there are certain locations that will suit specific strategies and tactics.
In today's show, we hear from a successful business owner and property investor who knows all about those choices, which is why he deliberately chooses a certain area to capture strong cashflow yields for his BTL portfolio building and another area entirely for a focus on capital appreciation.
And not only does he use that awareness and those skills to succeed in business, to generate profits, and to build wealth. But his upbringing and his character ensure he operates with very strong principles in mind.
That gentleman is Joe Warren...
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> Joe shares his journey of acquiring 16 buy-to-let purchases inside an 18-month period of business...
> Hear Joe's simple but profound turnaround with the overused "Work Life Balance" paradigm...
> Listen to Joe's upbringing in a single mother family that defined his character and belief system for life and work...
> Listen to how the 7-year-old ice cream entrepreneur evolved into the successful property investor of today...
> Hear Joe's takes on character, integrity, honesty, and just treating people right...
> Find out what was in the wooden box from his 5-year wedding anniversary gift that speaks of the man and husband that Joe is...
> Hear Joe's perspectives on "letting buildings breathe," and "giving people what they need to live," that ensure money and profit become nice by-products rather than the desperate obsessions to chase...
30+ highly successful years in property, a portfolio of over 1,000 properties, and several successful businesses that have helped him become semi-retired.
Investments, profit, and money.
And yet, the first set of many golden nuggets shared by Van Sturgeon in today's show are the same key principles that other successful guests on This Week In Property routinely share with us: having the right mindset, networking, and seeking to help others...
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In an enviable position of being semi-retired, Van Sturgeon continues to invest and develop, but also spends a lot of his time training and mentoring other property investors to succeed.
A vast experience in residential flips, commercial renovations, and land and new build development, there's not much this man hasn't seen.
> Van shares his key points on keeping complex projects and investments simple...
> His principles for assessing and evaluating opportunities quickly before you lose them...
> The challenges that face every property investor...
> Choosing to focus on cashflow or capital appreciation...
> And the key item used in massive value commercial developments that Van believes should be used to ensure success in every much simpler residential refurb...