Build in progress podcast
31 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago -The Build in progress podcast is hosted by Simon Frewin and Ross Downs. Our intention is to put together a not too serious yet helpful insight into property investment, business and entrepreneurship.
We'll bring a mix of top tips, friendly guests, the ups and the downs in our lives. We're learning on the job about both podcasts and property which is the reason we called it 'build in progress'. No one is the full package (especially us) and we are all working progress, we'll be showing our progression through the podcast.
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#30 Rod Turner
January 18, 2021 19:53 - 49 minutes - 57.2 MBWe recorded this about 5 months ago and I never got around to releasing this! Listening to it back I genuinely think its packed full of value (from Rod not me) but I'd 100% recommend listening to this . . Rod has been involved in developing for over a decade and adapt business strategies in terms of location, use class, tenant type and preferred exit depending on external market factors. An incredibly switched on bloke with an just above average sense of humour it was a pleasure tal...
#29 Mark Stokes
July 07, 2020 04:41 - 48 minutes - 112 MBNEW PODCAST . . . WITH A OFFER (listen to the end or read below to take advantage) Not too sure where to start when describing this podcast. I suppose its exactly the reason I started it. I get to sit down and chat to some of the brightest minds and inspirational people around. To say Mark maximise's life is a understatement. I got some absolute nuggets from Mark that I'm already implementing and I hope you do . . .Below is a brief bio and the links are in the comments section. I hope yo...
#28 5 top tips for buying at Auction
June 29, 2020 19:50 - 36 minutes - 42.3 MBSi works with Auction house west Yorkshire as well as being featured regularly in YPN magazine. He's fantastic at DD and has a fantastic knowledge of all things property. In this episode we go into detail about what you should be doing if you want to buy at auction Si's 5 top tips: 1) Set your criteria 2) Know your market 3) View and assess 4) Deal analysis 5) Auction day
#27 Richard little
June 22, 2020 19:18 - 54 minutes - 62.5 MBHEAVY HITTER ON THE BUILD IN PROGRESS PODCAST!! My goal with the build in progress podcast has always been to get genuine people, with years of experience and are massively honest about the industry. Richard Little ticks everyone of those boxes. I dare say this pod could have gone on for 2 hours and I'm hoping to get Richard on for a part 2 in the future but for now . . . Richard is a veteran of 44 years and more than 3000 new homes completed. With experience in land, planning and h...
#26 Craig Mitchell
June 09, 2020 19:15 - 55 minutes - 63.9 MBTop property developer and investor Craig Mitchell joins me on the build in progress podcast!! A expert in creating HMO's and world class letting agent! A really enjoyable relaxed chat to a top bloke. Craig has a £5,000,000 GDV pipeline coming up with some exciting developments on paper Want to know 3 secret ingredients on how to scale your property business listen to this episode?
#25 Susannah Cole
June 01, 2020 19:33 - 53 minutes - 61.6 MBBuild in progress episode 25. . . and shamelessly the first female!! And what a cracker to start! Susannah is a seasoned pro and a lovely lovely lady and this has turned to be a cracking pod!! With determination and the right knowledge, Susannah believes anyone can make millions from property. It is possible to succeed even with very little money starting out. It only took Susannah 3 ½ years to become a property millionaire, and in her first 3 months as a deal packager, she made £12k as...
#24 Dan Kennedy
May 25, 2020 14:57 - 46 minutes - 53.8 MBExperienced landlord and builder Dan Kennedy joins us on the Build in progress podcast!! Dan is a HMO expert and moving into more developments. Dan is brutally honest about the industry which makes a refreshing change!! We chat through some of his projects he's got on. He's got 3 separate projects going on with a mix of build to rent and HMO's. Some huge learnings about doing his DD on builders! He's throws out a huge dose of prospective and gratitude!!
#23 Jamie Broadley. Mental wellbeing!!
May 18, 2020 07:11 - 41 minutes - 47.8 MBNEW PODCAST!! INTERVIEW WITH JAMIE BROADLEY ALL ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH AND WELL BEING!! We recorded this Podcast a couple of weeks ago and only thought the timing would be right to release on Mental health awareness week. I really enjoyed doing this pod with my old mate Jamie and genuinely believe there's some useful points on working from home! Jamie holds a masters in health psychology from the university of Leeds and has worked in a variety of NHS psychology settings! Having also pla...
#BONUS PLANNING PERMISSION POD SPECIAL! Jon Mcdermott
May 16, 2020 12:42 - 25 minutes - 23.9 MBBONUS POD!! A little 25 minute special all on planning law!! Jon Mcdermott from 'The planning game podcast' gives the build in progress listeners 6 amazing tips all around planning!! Top 3 'saftey' planning tips Jons 3 favourite planning gains
#22 Interview with the Director of auction house West Yorkshire. James Pank!!
May 11, 2020 18:56 - 45 minutes - 52.2 MBIt was a real pleasure to get James Pank on the podcast recently (and occasional 'piggybacker' Si Duckworth) James's dad started Auction house West Yorkshire back in 2009 just after the banking crisis in 2008. Really fascinating insight into the world of auctions. . . James dismisses a few myths of the often perceived murky world of auctions. We chat about the future of the auction and if we will ever go fully online. Where the opportunities may lie? How to get a bargain at auctio...
#21 Jon McDermott interview
May 04, 2020 14:13 - 47 minutes - 54.2 MBAnother build in progress podcast. . . Another on the web, still working on my sound and making it sound better each time so please bare with me :) Jon McDermott is a Chartered Town Planner and Educator in planning and development. Jon has some 17 year experience in the public and private sector and presently manages up-to 40 concurrent planning cases for Town Planning Expert. Jon specialises in Flood Risk Management and prepares all of the Flood Risk Assessments for TPX. He runs a ...
#20 Interview with Andi Cooke
April 28, 2020 08:19 - 59 minutes - 68.6 MBOwning 136 properties. A project pipeline with a GDV of 28m a land sourcing company and training company. Its fair to say Andi has achieved a fair bit since buying his first piece of land at auction in 2013. Andi is also big on mindset, work ethic and personal development. We chat about some big learnings in his career so far, how he gets the best out of himself and what the future holds. I really really enjoyed chatting to Andi and got loads of value out of it. I hope you do too. ht...
#19 Stevie Ward
April 21, 2020 10:59 - 1 hour - 69.7 MBIt's taken me a little while to release this. Its my first non-property interview and one I really enjoyed. Quite a bit out my comfort zone and stutter all over the place but was huge learning curve for me. Rugby league professional Steve Ward started www.mantalityhttp://mantalitymagazine.com Mantality is set up to help young men with mental health (the biggest killer in young men) We chat about how and why Steve started it. The links between professional sport and entrepreneurshi...
#18 Guest host Si Duckworth
April 10, 2020 13:05 - 37 minutes - 84.8 MBBringing the build in progress pod back to life over the web. Our first ever pod done over 'skype' with guest host/interviewee. It took a little getting used to and we stutter over each other. But we have a little chat about what we are doing and the effects the current situation is having on us(hopefully so you can hear that everyones in the same boat) and what we've done to help ourselves. Si lets us know how the auction house is looking. Also our uneducated opinion on what might ...
#17 Paul Lanfear part 2
January 23, 2020 13:24 - 46 minutes - 53.3 MBOn part 2 we discuss Paul's latest 12 bed project We have a chat about market prediction and climate A little landlord rant. . The brutality of property Life by design Pauls 8 health habits Some great books
#16 Paul Lanfear Part 1
December 23, 2019 10:03 - 39 minutes - 45.5 MBSo Simon broke his leg recently and we've not been able to do as much but our mini re-launch comes in the form of an interview with award winning property investor Paul Lanfear. We chat about . . . In part 1 of the pod Paul tells a bit about his story and how he got into property. The struggles with growth and the difficulty of starting out in property!! Where to find practical advice Buying from people and being personable In part 2 we (Paul mainly) gives some top tips on makin...
#12 Problems on a Build
November 06, 2019 19:24 - 24 minutes - 28.4 MBSome of the problems that you might not always think about . . 1. Neighbours 2. Injured tradesman 3. Building control 4. Roof leaks 5. Unconventional room size Like our FB page: https://www.facebook.com/BIPpodcast
#11 Whats the rush!!!!!!
October 29, 2019 15:02 - 17 minutes - 20.3 MBAnother pod I both really enjoyed doing it and enjoyed listening back to it too!!! Our key points on this Not healthy Stop putting people on a pedestal! Contextualise everything Perspective Progress is progress Rushing can lead to mistakes Also apologies I accidentally used the term 'property journey' . . Sorry for the cliche saying!!
#10 People buy from people
October 21, 2019 17:32 - 21 minutes - 24.5 MBSo you'll notice our sound quality has gone up a notch and maybe even our presenting skills. In any industry or job people need to buy you and hopefully this will help you get there with that. This is more of a little whinge and therapy but I enjoyed listening back to this. 1. Be you 2. Don't get shiny penny syndrome (makes sense if you listen) 3. Don't be overly motivational 4. Values 5. Who are you? Thanks for all the support so far build in progress 'fans'!! If you hav...
#9 Our biggest business mistakes
October 14, 2019 09:53 - 17 minutes - 20.1 MBOur 6 biggest business mistakes (so far) 1. Doing everything yourself 2. Burying your head in sand 3. Impatients 4. Being a busy fool 5. Saying yes to everything 6. Knowing your market Drop us some questions on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/BIPpodcast/
#8 Routines
October 07, 2019 09:12 - 25 minutes - 29.6 MBHere's how I get the most of my day. It might seem a little basic and overly simple to most but hopefully its a little helpful 1 - Prep and plan 2 - Work in blocks and implement breaks 3 - Nutrition 4 - Tomorrow never comes 5 - Switch off For the first time we recorded some of our pods and interviews so please check out the youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuSAXlcoJ263-A-qTkTN5bQ?view_as=subscriber
Interview #3 John Colclough
September 27, 2019 13:35 - 1 hour - 73.9 MBJohn is a little bit of a property legend. We went to interview John a couple of weeks ago and since then I've been quoting him ever since!! Small apologies with some of the sound, we are working to fix these: So we talk about Johns years in property . . . -Taking your time and not getting fed up!! -Finding investors and putting content out -A couple of big commercial conversion projects he has going on. + the 19 other projects!! -Planning problems - John talks about analysin...
Interview #2 Aidan Heron
September 19, 2019 16:21 - 47 minutes - 54.7 MBAidan is from Peterborough, starting by helping his parents BTL portfolio. He's been in and around property for nearly 10 years. He set up development discovery and ground up development company. . .Currently doing 3 projects and consulting on more. We talk about working hard and impatience. Aidan's good and bad habits that everyone could relate to! We discuss imposter syndrome, overwhelm and some of Aidans favourite books. Hopefully you guys will really enjoy this podcast.
#7 The stages of a refurb
September 11, 2019 16:25 - 14 minutes - 17.1 MBIn response to a post on Ross's express projects page asking about the stages of a refurb . . . This might be a little simple and obvious to some but might be very helpful to others. Our 6 stages . . . 1. Plan and design 2. Rip out 3. First fix 4. Plastering 5. 2nd fix 6. Snagging We go into a little more depth about each one on the pod
Interview #1 Simon Duckworth
September 05, 2019 16:25 - 50 minutes - 58.1 MBSi Duckworth is a seasoned investor. We talk about a wide range of things. An honest and frank interview. Si started out in HMO's. He has some good and bad experiences that he shares with these. We then discuss his work he does with the auction house and the recent flips he's done. Things to watch out for and some real top tips on what to think about when flipping. How to find a great deal? Other points we discuss: - A development project in North Leeds that he's doing and some of th...
#6 Ross's Top 5 viewing tips
September 01, 2019 16:54 - 14 minutes - 17.2 MBEvery property we view we have a tick sheet on what to look for. Here are our 5 key things we look at when doing a viewing and on the pod we chat about each in a little more depth: 1. Exterior Any obvious damage to the roof and exterior. 2. Damp Any obvious signs of damp (Damp specialist Lee from Precision) 3. Structure Cracks, level floor 4. Utilities Boiler and gas Electrics and earthing Water and flow rate 5. The Area Does it fit your strategy? Hope everyon...
#5 What we are reading and listening to!!!
August 30, 2019 12:00 - 14 minutes - 17 MBBONUS PODCAST!! A quick and bonus podcast talking about what we are reading and listening currently both good and bad!! Books: LLoydi Giradi - Development secrets Tim grover - Relentless Roger Hamilton- Millionaire masterplan Podcasts: Guy Raz (James Dyson interview) Time Ferris (Kevin systrom interview) Audible: Ryan Serhant - Sell it like Serhant David Goggins - Cant hurt me Jocko wilink Extreme ownership P.s Apologies for the back ground noise. ...
#4 A hugely important skill that can be worked on . . .
August 26, 2019 07:18 - 20 minutes - 23.7 MBToday we discuss social skills. We believe it to be massively underrated and we also talk about how we think you can improve those skills. There are lots of naturally gifted charismatic people in the world but we think you shouldn't just give in if you aren't one of those people. Let us know your thoughts on this podcast. You can find us on facebook and instagram. Search Simon Frewin and Ross downs Thanks for listening
#3 'Your network is your net worth' isn't just about money
August 19, 2019 10:12 - 19 minutes - 22.2 MBOn episode 3 we discuss what we believe to be an important misconception. Your network is THE most important thing to anyone in business. But its not just about networking with people that might invest in your property business but people that will help you grow your property business. Here are our thoughts.
#2 A current HMO project
August 19, 2019 09:51 - 20 minutes - 23.1 MBA brief chat and overview about a current HMO project Simon and Ross are working on. From the purchase through to the refurb.
#1 Build in progress Introduction
August 19, 2019 08:43 - 13 minutes - 16 MBSimon Frewin and Ross Downs give a little introduction into who we are and what we do. Get in touch on the following Build in progress FB page: https://www.facebook.com/BIPpodcast/?modal=admin_todo_tour Express projects: https://www.facebook.com/Expresspropertyrefurbishment/ Ahuru homes https://www.facebook.com/Ahuru-Homes-659112304549570/