Realtor Talk Lloyd Rosales-Cocks

After a long time coming, the 16th episode of Realtor Talk invites a long-time colleague and friend Mostafa Arafa onto the podcast.

As an offplan property specialist in Dubai, we discuss why these investments are beneficial for someone looking to own a property, the process involved and the possible pitfalls to look out for.

He tells us about his favourite projects and launches ongoing in the city and reveals which developer is releasing his favourite projects as well as running through his experiences in the market both in the Emirate and his home country of Egypt.

In the 15th episode of the podcast, I speak with the founder of the Dubai Property Hub meetup Chris Battle who has built a property portfolio with his wife with the end goal of achieving financial freedom.

We discuss how he got into property, his acquisitions primarily in the UK and advice he would give to anyone looking to start out in building a portfolio.

He also talks about why he set up the meetup in Dubai for like minded property investors as well as how he also invests in stocks as a supplement to the yield from his real estate assets.

A highly enjoyable and entertaining episode with Founder and CEO of LuxuryProperty.com, Jason Hayes.

A self-confessed serial entrepreneur who has bought and sold two successful businesses in the real estate industry and wants to make LuxuryProperty.com the global digital destination for the high-end property asset class.

We discuss his history and achievements, future plans and thoughts on how technology can improve the real estate sector.

Experienced specialist broker Sophia Kazmi joins me in this episode to chat about what she and her company Enness do to help HNWI to get finance for property internationally.

Specializing in high value mortgages for luxury properties over GBP 1m, in both the residential and commercial markets. They work with both retail and private banks to find the best options tailored to individual clients needs.

We discuss the Dubai market and how they can help here with property purchases as well as in major cities like London, New York and Ibiza.

Finally she gives her top advice for anyone considering purchasing abroad.

If you're completely confused my mortgages and the different types then this episode will help explain to you everything about them.

From why you should use an impartial mortgage broker to suggest the best mortgage for your personal circumstance, to the difference between variable and fixed rate and what LTV stands for.

We also discuss possible future developments in the Dubai market for new lending products and a Top 5 pitfalls people make.

I invited an old friend Natasha Jain to join me on this episode to discuss her experiences.

We talk about moving from London to Hong Kong as an expat and the challenges that she faced. How she transitioned careers from a classic corporate job to becoming an actress, and how their are many crossover experience between the career of an actor and in real estate.

Also how she manages anxiety and stress all whilst dealing with managing being diagnosed with POTS. This episode is a must listen!