The Art of Building Rapport - with Andy Swann

Property investing is certainly a people business, so how can we make sure that we're effectively building relationships that can boost our chances of success? In this episode, Caroline Claydon talks to Andy Swann, who has an extensive relationship-building background having come from the military, about the ways in which we can negotiate ourselves away from danger towards life-changing, successful results. KEY TAKEAWAYS Inspiration for how big you can go and where you can reach, can be found all around us. Keep your eyes open and be motivated by the achievements of others. Many are worried about offering too low and somehow offending the estate agents by doing so. Overcoming this fear is important as we should always be aiming for the best deal for us. Rapport is essential when you want to initiate a negotiation It is definitely worth building as soon as possible. Use active listening as much as possible and note down your best chances of input. The vendor will always have an agenda of their own, and it's important that they feel as though they achieve it. Doing a property deal is not a one way street.  BEST MOMENTS 'We explored where you can go and how big you can go' 'You can't just jump into a conversation and expect to get what you want' 'We're not waiting to talk, we are actively listening. We're writing notes' 'What's key is giving the vendor what they want'  VALUABLE RESOURCES This Property Life - https://podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/this-property-life-podcast/id1540075591        Property Wealth System YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/c/PropertyWealthSystem    To enter the competition, make sure you follow or subscribe to the podcast and leave a review, LIKE the Property Wealth System page on Facebook (SEE LINK BELOW), and then TAG 3 friends on the competition post you'll find there! ABOUT THE SHOW This Property Life is hosted by the team at Property Wealth System. We are a collective of experienced active investors passionate about all things property. Caroline Claydon Caroline Claydon has over 22 years experience in investing in property but it’s only the last 12 years she’s operated as a professional investor.  Her and her husband have built their portfolio throughout the UK covering strategies from buy to let’s, social housing, HMOs, developments and more recently a hotel.  She has travelled the world training people for the last 10 years on how to invest, scale and accelerate their UK property businesses regardless of where they are based.   Caroline loves helping people reach their full potential by changing their mindsets to money, debt, property and investing.  James D’Souza started investing in property from a young age and now owns a significant portfolio of buy-to-let properties, professional HMO’s and commercial developments. Whilst actively growing his own property business, James helps countless other people start and scale their own property journey. CONTACT METHOD You can join Caroline and James along with a whole host of other like-minded investors in the Property Wealth System Facebook Community: https://www.facebook.com/groups/propertywealthcommunity Caroline Email: caroline@propertywealthsystem.co.uk Caroline Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/caroline-claydon-property/ James Email: james@propertywealthsystem.co.uk James Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-d-souza-552342104/

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Welcome to This Property Life podcast. In this one-of-a-kind podcast we tell the stories of ordinary people doing extraordinary things in the world of property investment. No gurus. No big egos. Just life-changing success achieved by real people just like you.  Our weekly interviews give you a rare and unique insight into the lives of successful property investors who share their wins, their challenges and their top tips to help you in your own property investment journey.  Look out for our special edition Panel Shows in which a group of experienced investors get together to take a deep-dive into a specific property topic with invaluable, real-life advice from a guest panellist with a proven track record in that area.  This Property Life is brought to you by Property Wealth System. We are a collective of active investors and we are passionate about helping you to achieve financial security for yourself and your family through safe and sensible investments in property.