You might know that I help people build wealth passively, through the vehicle of property. But have you ever wondered why people invest? Why would people with funds want to work with me? In this blog I’ll be exploring the reasons of what’s in it for them as private investors. First of all, a keyContinue reading “Private Investors… What’s In It For You?“
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The Benefits of Renting to Tenants on Benefits!
The Benefits of Renting to Tenants on Benefits! You might know that I have a property rental portfolio here in Leeds. What you might not know is that half of my single let rentals are occupied by tenants on benefits. Now whilst benefits tenants often get a bad reputation, many low-income families are just likeContinue reading ” The Benefits of Renting to Tenants on Benefits!”
❤️Happy Valentine’s Day! ❤️ 5 things I LOVE about property! 🥰❤️
Ah, the season of LURRRRRVE! ❤️🥰😍 Today I will share with you my love of property, and why it features so highly in my affections… so here’s 5 things I love about it! 😍🏠 ❤️ 1. How property is magic and transformational ❤️ You take an utter wreck of a house, give it a littleContinue reading “❤️Happy Valentine’s Day! ❤️ 5 things I LOVE about property! 🥰❤️”
Best Business Highlights of 2021… a reflective look back over the year
Well, 2021 was a funny old year for business, what with Covid continuing to cause chaos, and the property market going wild! Nevertheless, a steady year, and here’s a couple of business highlights that happened: ✅ Completed refurbishment on a buy-to-let property, which has turned out to be the best-performing rental in the portfolio ✅ Appeared asContinue reading “Best Business Highlights of 2021… a reflective look back over the year”
PROPERTY MISTAKES I WON’T BE REPEATING
In my career as property developer, I’ve made some mistakes. It’s good not to make mistakes to start with, or even better, learn from other people’s mistakes! Here’s a selection of my biggest howlers over the years… laugh along with me… but don’t repeat these daft mistakes yourself! One big boo-boo I won’t be repeating:Continue reading “PROPERTY MISTAKES I WON’T BE REPEATING”
How My Past Experiences and Skills Benefit My Property Career
Have you met me in real life? Do you know anything about me? It’s very important that you get to know anybody that you’re considering working with! So in this post, I’ll be sharing a little bit of background information into me… but more specifically, how my previous experience fed into my current property investorContinue reading “How My Past Experiences and Skills Benefit My Property Career”
HAPPY 5TH BIRTHDAY TO MY BUSINESS!
5 Key Things I’ve Learned About a Property Business in 5 Years Today my business is FIVE YEARS OLD!! I almost missed the date – can’t believe I missed an excuse to have a little celebratory party! But what with the Covid pandemic, a party would have been limited on numbers anyway, so I would onlyContinue reading “HAPPY 5TH BIRTHDAY TO MY BUSINESS!”
Can Anyone Do Property?
I used to think that anybody would be able to do property, But now I’ve been in the industry a few years, I’ve changed my mind. Hey, it’s ok to change your opinion about anything, based on new information! So having learnt more and experienced more, I have come to this conclusion. Being in propertyContinue reading “Can Anyone Do Property?”
DUDE… WHERE’S MY DEAL??!?
Third month into the year, and still my next property deal eludes me. I have viewed lots of houses, put in many offers, but alas, no deal as yet. It’s not just any old single let I’m looking for, because if that was the case, there’s hundreds of them locally – but they’re all tooContinue reading “DUDE… WHERE’S MY DEAL??!?”
Secrets Nobody Tells You About Being In Property
After a few years in property, I have discovered a couple of secrets about the Buy-To-Let property industry… I wish I’d known about them sooner! For some reason, nobody ever tells you about these things at the start of your property career… which would make life much easier for you if you knew them! LuckilyContinue reading “Secrets Nobody Tells You About Being In Property”
DAY FROM HELL…
Do you know when you have those days where everything goes wrong?! Today was one of those days. A planned day at the refurbishment project; I was looking forward to burning lots of trash wood outside in my incinerator 🔥 Woke up… Pissing it down. Didn’t even bother taking the incinerator. 😤 Picked up the handyman, droveContinue reading “DAY FROM HELL…”
KEEPING COSTS DOWN DURING A HOUSE RENOVATION
January is traditionally a time when people decide to blitz or redecorate their house – me included, I’ve been doing a few bits and pieces on my own house this month! Earlier this week a friend asked me for any tips on renovations for her new house, to keep the budget down. Caught me aContinue reading “KEEPING COSTS DOWN DURING A HOUSE RENOVATION”
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A PROPERTY INVESTOR LANDLORD
Here’s a little insight in what happens during a typical day for for me. And of course it is not the same every day, some days I am lucky enough to be able to not do anything! But here is what I did today: I got up and ready, and then walked my dog JerryContinue reading “A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A PROPERTY INVESTOR LANDLORD”
MY IDEAL PROPERTY PROJECT 😍
If you’re reading this right now, you may have met me at some point, either online or in real life – and you’ll probably know that I’m a property investment strategist. In simple terms, I’m a property investor, who buys houses, using private investment finance. But what sort of properties am I actually looking toContinue reading “MY IDEAL PROPERTY PROJECT 😍”
4️⃣0️⃣ 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐈 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐈𝐧 4️⃣0️⃣ 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬…
4️⃣0️⃣ 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐈 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐈𝐧 4️⃣0️⃣ 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬… Yes, I too am amazed that I have managed to keep myself alive for so long! 🤷🏻♀️ But the day has arrived, many moons after I sprang forth from my mother… I have reached Level 40! 😱✊🎂🎊🎉🎈 Along the way on this path of life, I have acquired some golden nuggets of advice / phrases /Continue reading “4️⃣0️⃣ 𝐓𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐈 𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐭 𝐀𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐋𝐢𝐟𝐞 𝐈𝐧 4️⃣0️⃣ 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐬…”
KELLYANN MARTIN 