The Property Vault Podcast - 033 - The 5 Golden Rules to Successful Property Investing with Simon Zutshi

Unlocking Property Knowledge: The 5 Golden Rules to successful property investing with Simon Zutshi In this podcast episode, hosts Dan Hulbert and Amy Rowlinson have the pleasure of interviewing a very special property guest, Simon Zutshi. Together they talk deals, discounts and discos and chocolate, cash machines and courses! Simon shares his 5 Golden Rules to successful property investing whilst minimising your risks and maximising your returns: Always buy from motivated sellers. Buy in an area of strong market demand. Buy for positive cash flow. Invest for the long term buy and hold. Have a cash buffer. Simon strongly believes that persistence and attitude are the key traits required to be successful in property as demonstrated in his lifelong love of magic where he draws a parallel between magic tricks and property investing. The analogy is that investing in property is comparable to performing magic tricks. When you know the secret behind the trick, the magic is simple. Investing in property is the same. When know how to do it, it’s simple but it’s not easy. Knowing the secret and having the knowledge are not enough though as in order to become truly successful, you must practice and apply your knowledge with skill. His early experiences of working in a peer to peer magic mastermind showed Simon how to apply a process, recognise the power of the collective mind and the importance of an entrepreneurial mindset. Simon’s current projects include commercial to residential developments to hold as purpose built HMOs and he is also purchasing property from retiring landlords using purchase lease options as win/win ethical solutions for everyone. About Simon Zutshi Simon is the Founder of pin (property investors’ network) now with 50 network meetings across the country makes it the largest in the UK, the Chairman and Founder of CrowdProperty, peer to peer lending platform, an international best seller of the book Property Magic now in its sixth edition and Founder of the 12-month Property Mastermind programme which he launched in 2007. Simon started investing in 1995 when he found a strategy to purchase his own home using none of his own money. By renting out the spare rooms, he was able to cover the mortgage payments and effectively live for free. By the age of 32, Simon was financially independent due to passive income generated from his property portfolio. Simon now spends most of his time helping and educating other investors by sharing his hands-on experience gained over several decades of property investing. He is still actively investing in large development projects and in 2014, he set up the peer to peer lending platform CrowdProperty which is fully authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority. Over £45.76m has been invested giving returns to 8438 investors of up to 8% with a 0% default rate as 100% of projects have fully paid back. CrowdProperty has funded the development of 480 British homes to help provide more housing supply and also partners with the charity St Basils to help tackle youth homelessness across the West Midlands. St Basils works with over 5000 16-25 year olds each year who are either homeless or at risk of homelessness. Cause close to CrowdProperty’s hearts and aligns with their mission to support SME developers build Great British homes. Connect with Simon Zutshi: Main website - www.simonzutshi.com YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/SimonZutshiOfficial Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/simonzutshi/ LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/in/simonzutshi Facebook - www.facebook.com/OfficialSimonZutshi Twitter - https://twitter.com/simonzutshi Property Magic Book - https://propertymagicbook.com/   ABOUT THE HOSTS ABOUT DAN HULBERT Dan Hulbert is a property professional and strategic build partner to property investors with 17 years’ practitioner experience having started on the tools and then built his own portfolio. A builder’s knowledge combined with an investor’s mindset, Dan currently works with clients who seek professional advice within the areas of property and construction as a Build Consultant and Project Mentor. CONNECT WITH DAN HULBERT Dan Hulbert Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/dan_hulbert/ Dan Hulbert Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/OfficialDanHulbert/ Dan Hulbert LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielhulbert/ Dan Hulbert - www.danhulbert.com ABOUT AMY ROWLINSON Amy Rowlinson has 14 years’ residential landlord experience and has built a portfolio of HMOs in the south. As well as continuing to build her property portfolio, Amy is a Coach and Mentor working with clients empowering them to discover the life they dream of by assisting them to make it their reality through their own action taking.  CONNECT WITH AMY ROWLINSON Book a Free 20-min Coaching Call with Amy - https://calendly.com/amyrowlinson/enquirycall Focus on WHY Podcast - https://bit.ly/focusonwhy  Focus on WHY Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/focusonwhy/ Amy Rowlinson Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/amy.rowlinson/ Amy Rowlinson Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/RowlinsonAmy/ Focus on Why Facebook Page - https://www.facebook.com/focusonwhy/ Focus on Why Facebook Group - https://www.facebook.com/groups/focusonwhy/ Amy Rowlinson LinkedIn - linkedin.com/in/amyrowlinson HOSTED BY: Dan Hulbert & Amy Rowlinson Disclaimer The views, thoughts and opinions expressed in this podcast belong solely to the hosts and guest speakers. 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