About this episode

Ross Orrock shares his journey from a 17-year military career to becoming a property investor, discussing both his successes and failures in the industry.

17 years in the Royal Air Force. Iraq. Afghanistan. The Falklands. Then he walked away — 3 years short of a guaranteed pension — to go all in on property. 🏠In this episode of the Scottish Property Podcast, Nick and Steven sit down with Ross Orrock — deal sourcer, property investor, and one of the most honest voices in the industry. Ross doesn't just talk about wins. He talks about the Samuel Leeds course that cost him £12k, the social housing Hmos that turned the community against him, the £44-unit rent-to-rent scheme that turned out to be a nationwide scam, and the Grade 2 listed cottage that cost him £90k in losses.250 deals later, Ross is still standing — and his story is one every property investor needs to hear.🕐 TIMESTAMPS00:00 – Intro: 17 years RAF, walking away from the pension04:00 – Deployments: Iraq, Afghanistan & 4 months on a Falklands mountaintop09:00 – The breaking point — missing 800 days of his daughter's life14:00 – Discovering Samuel Leeds on YouTube while deployed19:00 – Spending £12k inheritance on a property course24:00 – Starting from zero: divorced, sleeping on his grandad's couch29:00 – Why he chose deal sourcing over rent to rent34:00 – Building…

People in this episode

Hosts: Nick Ponty, Steven Clark

Guest: Ross Orrock

Topics covered

• military career
• property investment
• personal finance
• real estate challenges
• entrepreneurship
• community impact

Keywords

• property investment
• military
• real estate
• HMO
• Samuel Leeds
• scams
• community impact
• entrepreneurship

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Royal Air Force, Samuel Leeds

Products: HMO, rent-to-rent scheme

Books & works: Grade 2 listed cottage

Places: Iraq, Afghanistan, Falklands

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