What does it really take to be successful in property? Chris Kirkwood has seen the answer play out hundreds of times. Chris has been investing for around 15 years, starting with buy-to-lets in Salford before moving into rent-to-rent and, more recently, new build development. He’s now Property Director at Sourced, the company behind a 300-strong property investment franchise network. Its franchisees source deals for investors or run their own projects, from flips and refurbs to HMOs, commercial conversions and new builds, with Sourced supporting them over a five-year agreement.

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00:00 Coming up
00:17 Inside Sourced
02:38 What makes people successful
07:55 Commercial Property Expo
08:36 The secret to actually getting started
20:07 Why most developers have no long-term plan
25:00 Chris’s key to success
28:25 What makes people quit
31:03 The Annual Property Shoot
31:32 Property Developer Buying Club
32:17 How to get around the right people
37:08 15 years of investing: never trust anyone
42:52 Forget your goals: how to set them properly
46:55 How to reach out to Chris

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