800 Properties! The Truth About Running a Lettings Agency! | Ep 96: David Lamb

David Lamb, property investor and estate & lettings agency owner, now managing over 800 properties and here we discuss what it actually cost him to get there.

In this episode, we cover David’s journey acquiring agencies, scaling a property portfolio, the renters reform bill, commercial conversions, and the mindset shift from property investor to business owner. David's transparency here will either fire you up or save you from a very expensive mistake.

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00:00 Coming up
00:27 The acquisition drive: building a lettings empire
02:08 From 100 units to 800 units: how it happened
03:24 What due diligence looks like when buying lettings agency
04:49 Property Developer Show & PDBC
06:20 Property investor to business owner
12:50 Renters Reform: What’s shifted for landlords and tenants
15:13 David’s property journey
20:10 Commercial conversions 
24:10 The end goal
27:40 What he’d tell his younger self starting out
29:53 Commercial valuations
33:12 Staying ahead of legislation in a changing market
34:40 GoHighLevel
35:54 What it REALLY takes to be a business owner
38:52 The winning formula behind the results
46:18 One piece of advice for anyone starting out
47:52 How to connect with David

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