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Mike's investor-minded approach has grown an 8-figure property portfolio predominantly in London and also the South East and abroad. With a diversified portfolio and a deeply analytical approach to investments, he has also attracted significant private co-investment into high-yielding London residential property. Mike is an active angel investor in PropTech, FinTech and marketplace businesses, including Hubble, AirSorted, YourWelcome, Switchee, Land Insight, Propoly, Office R&D, Urban Intelligence, Falcon DHQ, Rialto, AskPorter, Youtility, Movem, Landbay, Howsy, Rentuu, Infabode, Syndicate Room and both Pi Labs venture capital funds to date. In this episode, Tom & Adam are joined by Michael Bristow, CEO of CrowdProperty and find out more about how peer-to-peer / crowdfunding is helping to solve the issues developers face to raise funds. Mike is an uber-successful entrepreneur and we discuss his journey and he shares a lot of the lessons he has learned. Part 1 · We find out Mike’s personal history and how he entered into the rental market as a landlord. · What CrowdProperty is and how it lends differently to traditional lenders. · How PropTech is revolutionising lending. · The process of applying with CrowdProperty and how to present your application effectively. · What red flags pop up when applying and how to avoid them. · What are the exciting cases are and what CrowdProperty keep an eye out for. · How CrowdProperty raise funds and the benefits to their investors. Part 2 · Mike’s market opinion and predictions with all the uncertainty in the market. · Where to invest based on data generated from the CrowdFunding platform. · Mikes advice for being a private landlord and investor. · Is there still a place for landlords with only one or two properties? Or is there a better route to invest. · Is build-to-rent to future of development? · How do investors receive their returns with CrowdProperty? · What excites Mike about PropTech and whats coming up!.. AI? To find out more about Mike and CrowdProperty visit www.crowdproperty.com follow on Twitter: @crowdpropertyUK, Instagram: @crowdproperty like their facebook page: www.facebook.com/CrowdProperty or on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/company/crowdproperty For more from the Property Investors Podcast follow us on Twitter/Instagram/LinkedIn @PodcastProperty or join our community on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/propertyinvestorspodcast