About this episode

Nick and Steven discuss various frustrations within the Scottish property community, including cold pitching and deal sourcing issues.

No guests. No filter. Just Nick and Steven saying what everyone in property is thinking. From deal sourcers pressuring investors to buy in minutes, to buyers pulling out of flips at the last second, dodgy sourcers, LinkedIn inbox chaos, ego-driven cliques in the Scottish property community, and yes — American tipping culture at Starbucks drive-throughs. This is the Scottish Property Podcast rants episode. It always does well. You'll know why by the end. 🕐 TIMESTAMPS 00:00 – Welcome to the rants episode 03:00 – Cold pitching in our Facebook community group 08:00 – LinkedIn inbox: why Steven doesn't go on it anymore 12:00 – Deal sourcers rushing investors into decisions 18:00 – The 6-minute deal — how much due diligence is that? 24:00 – Younger investors trying to keep up with social media portfolios 29:00 – A sourcer called Natalie — the community calling it out 34:00 – Steven's Florida rant: Starbucks drive-through tipping culture 40:00 – Scotland's property system: buyers pulling out with no consequences 47:00 – Three flips, two fall-throughs — the real cost of the Scottish system 52:00 – Non-refundable deposits: should they be the norm? 57:00 – Letting agents: the three-quotes…

People in this episode

Hosts: Nick Ponty, Steven Clark

Topics covered

• cold pitching
• deal sourcers
• LinkedIn spam
• Scottish property community
• tipping culture
• property system issues

Keywords

• cold pitching
• deal sourcers
• LinkedIn spam
• Scottish property
• tipping culture
• property system
• investors
• flips
• non-refundable deposits

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Starbucks

Places: Scotland, Florida

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