my biography - Roberta Ward
My name is Roberta Ward,and I've been successfully investing in property for many years now.
I come from a building family background and I spent many happy years of my childhood in the company of my dad and brothers hanging around building sites, watching houses being built from the ground up, or renovated into beautiful modern homes.
Im not a 'collector' of properties. My own strategy is to have as much property as I can keep at a manageable level for myself, which provides me with enough cash flow for the life I want to lead.I can then choose to do other fee generating work as it arises.
Hence, I tend to renovate and sell, or renovate and keep as a multi-let / HMO for a medium length term.
Anyone who knows me will realise that I can be ( ehem) rather evangelical about property issues. You see, to me, the love for property is as much about the buildings themselves as it is about making money doing something that I enjoy and get great satisfaction from.
Renovating, for me, is fun, challenging, extremely wearing at times, but ultimately very rewarding when the project comes together. Keeping some houses as long term rentals provides me with great cash flow which allows me to arrange a lifestyle that suits me. That's why I do property. You need a good reason to go into property. What's yours?
You can view some of my recent renovation projects on this page.
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My heart lies with renovations, but I also own a small buy to let portfolio which is a mixture of multi-let (HMO) and single let.They provide me with my day to day living expenses. In the past I've been involved with property joint ventures, trading and investments too.
In the last ten years I have completely renovated and refurbished many properties. My first refurbishment projects were done with the help of my brother some 14 years ago. I then had a stint as an estate agent (which I loved - but not something many people admit to these days!)
After being presented with an opportunity for complete change via a move to Ireland, I felt that this could be the time to try something new. I was lucky to hit the the boom time "Celtic Tiger" over the 5 years on the West Coast.Timing is everything sometimes!
After my return from Ireland I started a full time property business from scratch and set up a monthly networking event teaching local Essex landlords how to run their portfolios with profit whilst conserving tax liability.
Our contacts enabled us to change the event when we merged with 
Previously, I mentored clients on a 1.2.1 basis. My aim via the mentoring was to deliver a personal property mentoring service that helped new investors find a style of investing that suited them - not a 'one size fits all' or a 'marketing seminar' dressed up as a mentoring service.
Our blog has had phenomenal success and it's something I am very proud of. Currently it sits in the top 20 UK property blogs. We have a reputation for telling it like it is, and are not afraid to challenge those who seek to glorify their own ends. I would hope that through our open social media communication channels we can continue to be a trusted source of information surrounding property in the UK for many years to come.
