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Anne and Jeff are now full time property investors. Until recently, Anne was a supply chain analyst for a pharmaceutical company and Jeff ran a business building and designing pipe organs, which he still does on the side. Working with Simon, they have secured five rent to rent deals, and property is now their main focus. They talk about what it was like having Simon on the call for their first deal, and how that support was pivotal.

Kemi is a product manager in Swindon who always wanted to get into property but didn't have the money for buy to lets. She spent two years going to free sessions, and at one event felt pressured into signing up for something that didn't feel right. Then she found Simon, and liked how simply he broke the process down. As a structured person, she followed the programme step by step, taking notes as she went. She found a landlord on OpenRent, got a viewing, and spent it getting to know him rather than pitching. When he mentioned his letting agent charged him and did nothing, she showed him her management company website. He was impressed, offered her another of his properties, and that became her first serviced accommodation deal. Two weeks later he called back to ask if she could manage 150 flats. Her goal is 10 properties and a family business for her three boys. Kemi's advice: "Stay consistent and believe that you can do it, because you can."

Matt and Fiona run Witt Properties Ltd in West Yorkshire. They wanted to get into property, but every penny was going into their first home, a fixer upper, and without capital or experience buy to let felt out of reach. Matt was sceptical at first and thought rent to rent sounded a bit scammy, until they found Simon. What won him over was that the expectations were realistic and genuine, with no promises of a million pounds in a year. Their first deal is a large property with a landlord who loves being hands off and let them bring it up to standard. They used a home stager to set it up and used the professional photos to market their business to future landlords. In its first week it was already bringing money in, with two more deals in the pipeline. Matt's advice: "Ask yourself some honest questions and decide whether what you're doing right now is working for you."

Meet the Grant family, Claudia, Curtis and Gary, who are turning rent to rent into a family mission. With the right education, they secured their very first deal within one month: a two bed flat in Shepherd's Bush found on OpenRent. It was not just strategy that got them there, it was teamwork. By playing to each other's strengths, they built real relationships with landlords and laid the foundation for long term success. For the Grants, this is about building a legacy and showing what a family can do together.