Today's episode is a recording from Dan's first public speaking event at PPN Humberside. His presentation was on how he got into property through deal sourcing/packaging and a short section on the benefits of hosting a podcast.

Dan talks about:

- Imposter Syndrome

- What is a deal sourcer/packager

- Key learnings on sourcing

Here is a link to PPN Humbersides event and facebook group

https://www.facebook.com/people/Progressive-Property-Network-Humberside/100070720454673/?paipv=0&eav=AfYajHZjN8ihyg8HAQ7_eOTuYYtlRMUqIoLNid6Ido_3n3BnA5ZdQkTbYM7iAaaEde0&_rdr

https://progressivepropertynetwork.co.uk/event-humberside/

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Today Dan speaks with Jamie York from Aspire Property Group who, from humble beginnings has now amassed successful property businesses generating around £5.5m turnover. Jamie talks about how you can achieve this from starting out in property sourcing to now employing around 30 staff members to scale his business.

At 31 Jamie is still very young and has set himself a goal to hit £100m portfolio by 35, and if you know Jamie this is probably something he will achieve.

Key Takeaways:

- Science of winning - Neural plasticity - can train your brain to be a winner

- Visualisation - Affirmation - Action

- Property is a game of the mind

Where to find Jamie:

https://www.youtube.com/c/JamieYork

https://www.facebook.com/aspirepropertygroupuk/

https://instagram.com/jamieyorkofficial?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

On this weeks episode Dan speaks with Ollie Mason from Channel 4's Mega Mansion Hunters. A member of Tyron Ash's Team he is one of the top sales people in the company.

Ollie is from Humble beginnings and was troubled with drugs and alcohol addition but turned his life around to become a large scale developer in Woking, having over 600 units in planning at one time. Unfortunately, due to various reasons some developments failed which led to the closing down of Magna Group and Ollie was left with debt and having personally guaranteed £10m worth of loans.

Times were tough but Ollie was resilient and came through the adversity, now focusing on selling multi million £ homes in and around London. Ollie is an expert in raising finance and is a top salesman, but this skill and strong willed mindset has helped him through his dark times.

Key Takeaways:

- Property is not easy and the bigger the reward, the bigger the risk

- Stay focused on the end goal

- Don't let losses hold you back, learn from them and overcome them

- Focus on sectors of business that are growing or areas that need disrupting

Contact Ollie:

https://www.facebook.com/ollie.mason.984

https://www.instagram.com/olliemason_realestate/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/olliejmason/

Contact your host Dan:

https://linktr.ee/DanCooperProperty

This episode is with James Green who gives an overview of the Mortgage market at the moment due to the everchanging marketplace and interest rate increases. James talks about the lenders new criteria for assessing affordability as well as the lenders who are pulling from the market. Focusing on the residential homeowner market as well as the BTL investment market too.

We also have a rant on energy prices and the government - why not?

If you want to contact James regarding mortgages and protection then check him out on:

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-green-%F0%9F%8F%A1-cemap-133618100

Website: https://www.greenandgreen.net/

Blog: https://www.greenandgreen.net/blog/

This week Dan speaks with David Bissell, a born entrepreneur who has achieved alot in the fitness world. David entered his first competition and won and went on to become the WBFF Pro and entered the world stage in Vegas. Having suffered with various injuries to his shoulders he has still managed to overcome this and succeeded.

David works with corporate clients and coaches them to achieve great results and transform their body and mind through fitness. Fitness has proven abilities to help people succeed in the business and corporate world. Having scaled his business from £0k to £15-20k per month David manages to divide his time between his own training regime and running his business successfully.

Key Takeaways:

• Periodisation - You cannot maintain peak performance all year round
• Accountability is Key - lay all your cards out on the table
• Winning mindset - Do everything you can, and know you have done everything to be your absolute best

David also offers services such as Online PT classes, Fit retreats in Bali, 12 Week transformations as well as adapting his business to an online PT service.

Contact David:

Website: https://www.davidbissell.com/

Instagram: @davidbissel_

Contact your host Dan Cooper:

https://linktr.ee/DanCooperProperty

This episode Dan appears on Dr Nikki Ramskill's youtube channel talking about property investing for beginners and the various methods of getting into property whether you have little or no money.

• There are strategies to build cashflow with little investment
• Property Sourcing - use this to build up your cash as well as property knowledge
• EPC Changes - 2025 and the exemptions when it comes to upgrading the property

Check out the Youtube video here:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6qX4HQ2_q2Y

Contact Dan here:

https://linktr.ee/DanCooperProperty

Dan speaks with John Benson on this weeks episode. John has over 19 years experience in Planning and now works independently as a planning consultant from small scale projects to large new build developments.

In this Episode John shares his knowledge on the sector and why using a Planning Consultant is beneficial. Dan has even used John in one of his own projects and the support received and the result was great.

Dan focuses on the following to help others learn more about the planning system:

• What are the biggest challenges that investors/developers face when submitting planning applications
• Why should investors and developers use a planning consultant?
• Is there a common theme for projects being rejected (too large, parking etc)
• 5 Top Tips on planning apps
• What has been the biggest legislative change that has happened recently that has made the investment/development easier?
• What do you see happening in the planning world in the future with legislation/ease to meet the levelling up scheme and housing crisis?

Contact John on:

Email: john@bensonplanningstudio.co.uk

Website: https://bensonplanningstudio.co.uk/

Instagram: urbanandnaturepics

LinkedIn: John Benson

Contact your host Dan Cooper on:

https://linktr.ee/DanCooperProperty