Builder-for-Hire to Award-Winning Developer – Off Market Deals and Funding Them Using Other People´s Money with Matt Hawes

About this episode

Matt Hawes shares his journey from struggling to build a property portfolio to becoming an award-winning developer using other people's money.

Become a part of the Progressive Property refer-a-friend scheme and Earn up to £250 when someone attends one of our events – you can enrol here: https://www.progressiveproperty.co.uk/raf/ Property is literally one of the only investment vehicles I can think of where you can start, grow, and scale a business using none of your own money. Today, we're going to meet Matt, who tried to build a property portfolio the wrong way. Then he came to Progressive and learned how to do it right. He now uses none of his own money, works with private investors, and in this latest deal, the owner of the property is lending him the money to do the deal. If you want to take the next step and put what you have learned from this podcast into action, you only need to click here - https://www.wealthbuilders.co.uk/progressive-podcast KEY TAKEAWAYS Be proactive, drive around look for opportunities and approach owners directly to see if they are interested in doing a deal. Community and visibility are crucial: Progressive’s network provides brokers, architects, and investors. With the right architect and planning strategy, a single barn can be split into multiple smaller homes and even have floor space…

People in this episode

Host: Kevin McDonnell

Guest: Matt Hawes

Topics covered

• property investment
• funding strategies
• joint ventures
• real estate development
• networking

Keywords

• property portfolio
• investment vehicles
• private investors
• exit strategies
• real estate

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Progressive Property, Wealth Builders

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