PIG - Professional Investment Group

The Professional Investment Group (PIG) is a meet up between fellow investors at different stages of We share our knowledge and experiences to help the group.

The Professional Investment Group - PIG for short :) is a meet up between fellow investors at different stages of their investing journey ranging from novice to expert. Once a month we meet up in Plymouth and Cornwall and discuss everything and anything to do with property and investing. Investing doesn’t have to be a lonely journey…

'If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.'

We welcome all members.

04/09/2023

TODAY is PIG Day!

Lee Gough will be sharing his 34 Years of Highs, Lows, and Relocating as a Non-Habitual Resident to Portugal and back again, and building his portfolio to in excess of 20 Million pounds!

He will be giving a no bull view of property investing and sharing the many lessons learnt!

PLUS loads of networking and the latest market updates!

Get your ticket NOW www.pig.network

14/04/2023

JOIN our thriving and lively PIG WhatsApp community 🙂

https://chat.whatsapp.com/HXjkXTQ43PTE3NAVvprDk5

Meet like minded investors as well as get help from awesome professionals!

09/01/2023

TODAY IS PIG DAY!

Mo and James from Moorview talking about the highs and lows of developing 59 flats and 19 houses over the past 6 years.

PLUS the latest news and developments from the world of lending with Dave Ottley

Reserve your place NOW www.pig.network

04/11/2022

THIS MONDAY, PIG Plymouth is going to tell you the BIG CHANGES coming all property investors way - you do not want to miss this as this will impact your business in a big way.

Reserve your place NOW www.pig.network

03/10/2022

9 years ago I started PIG with 7 people in my living room sat around a fire having a chat with Trevor Cutmore :)

Fast forward to today and we have 1000's of members across the south west.

Join us at today's PIG where we will examine the future of BTL investing with all the turmoil that is happening in the markets.

PLUS - our very special guest is Mark Ormrod MBE - who will be sharing with us how he remains motivated in the worst of times.

Reserve your place NOW www.pig.network

28/09/2022

You do not want to miss Monday's PIG Plymouth networking event!

With all the uncertainty and chaos in the money and property markets, Dave Ottley will discuss how to deal with the current turbulent conditions!

PLUS - the legend that is Mark Ormrod will be interviewed about his life and his current and future plans and giving us lots of motivation along the way!

Book your tickets now - www.pig.network

05/07/2022

TODAY IS PIG DAY 🙂

Would you like to get some insight on where the property market is heading from a lender who has a loan book of £5 BILLION+?

Join us TODAY to learn from Shawbrook Bank and what things as investors we need to be doing in order to get ahead of the competition!

PLUS - the latest property news and LOADS of networking!

Register your place NOW www.pig.network

03/07/2022

Would you like to get some insight on where the property market is heading from a lender who has a loan book of £5 BILLION+?

Join us this Tuesday to learn from Shawbrook Bank and what things as investors we need to be doing in order to get ahead of the competition!

PLUS - learn from LMB Insurance what common myths people have about insurance and how we can avoid falling into those traps!

Register your place NOW www.pig.network

01/05/2022

From Day Job to £7.8m Pipeline!

Our special guest speakers are Dan Anson-Hart and James Baker!

Only last year, Dan Anson-Hart and James Baker left their day jobs and delved full time into property investing and development. Join us on Monday 9th May to learn how they broke free from the day job with Rent to Rent and Buy to SA strategies respectively and how they joined forces and in the space of 18 months, have a portfolio/pipeline of an estimated £7.8m of based on property they completed and have in the pipeline.

PLUS - the latest property and lending news with Dave Ottley
And loads of networking!

First time? FREE!
Attended before? £20 entry and you can bring a first time GUEST for FREE!
Food, teas and coffees provided!

Monday 9th May
Networking starts at 6.00pm @ The Boringdon Park Golf Club, 55 Plymbridge Rd, Plymouth PL7 4QG
Main event - 6.30pm
More networking - 8pm until late

Reserve your place www.pig.network

Photos from PIG - Professional Investment Group's post 10/01/2022

TODAY we have 2 PIG mega events (Plymouth and Cornwall)! :)

PIG Plymouth - Plymouth Council Building Control will be presenting some home truths that all developers and landlords need to know about!

Are you the ‘Responsible Person’ for a building and its occupants?
Landlords that fail to comply with building regulations are not only putting tenants at risk of danger but could face significant fines and even prosecution.

PIG Cornwall - Latoya McDonald will be sharing with her journey from Real Estate life in New Zealand (where big corporates rule!), her NZ property investments and how meeting a Cornishman in The Bog (not that kind 😉) along with an earthquake resulted in a complete life change for her.

The past 11 years in Cornwall have been eventful and fruitful for Latoya; from starting and scaling a Rent2Rent business, buying HMO’s, adapting the business to a successful Lettings and Property Management company to now growing on social media and focusing on working with investors.

Book your place NOW www.pig.network (first time FREE)

09/01/2022

⭐️ We have a stellar event for you tomorrow! 🍾

We have some exciting news about PIG Cornwall to announce. 🤩

Dan (that’s me) will be sharing the learnings and numbers of his and James’s first 2 developments as well as the other two projects they have currently live. We will also look at what’s in store for 2022. 😅

We also have the brilliant Latoya McDonald sharing her property journey from how she got started building her own rent to rent portfolio and how she now manages over 200 units for herself and other local investors. Latoya will be sharing some brilliant tips and actionable tasks to help us all with our property sourcing, managing and developments moving forward. 💪🏻

You do not want to miss this! There will be plenty of opportunity to network too! 🗣

We can wait to see you there!

👋- First time? Free
🤗- Been before? £20
📅- Monday 10th January
⏰- Networking starts at 6pm
💻- Where? The Alverton Hotel, Truro, TR1 1ZQ
🎟 - How? Register @ www.pig.network - or purchase your tickets at the door

03/01/2022

NEXT MONDAY we have a very special event for you - Plymouth Council Building Control are going to be presenting at PIG! 🙂

Chris Maslen will be presenting some home truths that all developers and landlords need to know about!

Are you the ‘Responsible Person’ for a building and its occupants?
Landlords that fail to comply with building regulations are not only putting tenants at risk of danger but could face significant fines and even prosecution.

The regulations covers the construction, extension and refurbishment of buildings – this can include change of use of a building, structural alterations, altering floor layouts, removing and adding habitable rooms, replacing internal doors, taking away and adding thermal insulation, new and alterations to fire alarm systems and many more types of building works.

Before purchasing a property to rent out or making any changes to an existing property, we recommend you familiarise yourself with the requirements or instruct a suitably qualified professional to assist you with following the correct procedures to achieve compliance with the regulations.

PLUS - the latest property and lending news with Dave Ottley
And loads of networking!

Book early to reserve your place www.pig.network

02/09/2019

TODAY IS P DAY! 🥳

PIG members have been travelling from far
and wide to show their support as you are all in for a real treat.

Dan will be sharing how he and his wife have managed to source 3 properties in the space of 3 months and have been able to fill rooms in the space of 2 hours! 🙀👏

+ The latest property, finance and mortgage news with Mr David Aggiss 🏠💰

PLUS loads of power networking‼️

This will be another fantastic event you do not want to miss! 🤩

Remember, your first time is FREE!
6.30pm start at The Alverton Hotel, Truro. Book your ticket NOW www.pig.network — at PIG - Professional Investment Group

01/09/2019

This Monday Dan is going to share with you how he’s managed to replace his wife’s income within 3 months. 🥳

With the Emmet’s finally beginning to clear our roads once again, there is no better reason to take the trip down to Truro!! 🧳 ⛱ 🚙

We can’t wait to catch up with you all and meet some more new faces. 👋🤗

Remember, your first time is FREE!
6.30pm start at The Alverton Hotel, Truro. Book your ticket NOW www.pig.network — at PIG - Professional Investment Group

29/08/2019

0-16 units in 3 months

This coming Monday, our host, Dan Anson-Hart is going to share with you all how he and his wife have managed to go from 0-16 units in the space of 3 months. 😅

We will also be joined by the mortgage guru that is David Aggiss 🤓 as well as the Mindset Mum herself, Val McKie! 💡

Remember, your first time is FREE!
6.30pm start at The Alverton Hotel, Truro. Book your ticket NOW www.pig.network — at PIG - Professional Investment Group

27/08/2019

Have you missed us? ☺️

We are really looking forward to welcoming the PIG Cornwall community back to the Alverton next Monday 2nd September. 🥳

We have a jam packed end to 2019 in store with lots of great guests, some very exciting offers and even more invaluable content to share as well as loads of power networking‼️

Remember, your first time is FREE!
6.30pm start at The Alverton Hotel, Truro. Book your ticket NOW www.pig.network — at PIG - Professional Investment Group

17/07/2019

An awesome time was had at PIG Plymouth :)

Thank you to all that joined us for a fantastic evening with great content and loads of networking!

See you all in September! :)

05/07/2019

Climate change is happening and we have a responsibility to help improve the planet.

The Professional Investment Group has teamed up with the University of Plymouth and Plymouth Council to help raise awareness. The Planetarium helped show complex data sets and there can be no denying that out planet is getting much warmer.

02/07/2019

What an inspiring evening at the Professional Investment Group (PIG) 🐷 Cornwall last night! Thank you to our fantastic speakers on the night too! 🎤

David Aggiss educated us all on lending opportunities for holiday lets, best for rates, as well as what lenders look for for these type of properties. 🏡 🤓

Val McKie AKA The Mindset Mum enforced the importance of creating a climate for innovation! Explaining how the best way to make a change in our lives is to change what we are doing in the first place! 💡 💪

Vicki Wusche then opened everyone’s eyes to the issues faced with people now living far longer and how it is near impossible to finance life and retirement with a traditional pension. So we need to invest now!! Vicki explained and showed us all the importance of getting a plan in place now to avoid living in the “stinky chair”! 👨🏻‍🦳👩🏻‍🦳🏡 💰

Remember, there is no PIG Cornwall 🐷 in August so we will look forward to seeing you all again in September!! Have a great summer everyone ☀️🏖😎😊

01/07/2019

TODAY IS P DAY! 🥳

You are in for a real treat today.

THE Vicki Wusche, author of multiple best selling books such as:

📚 Using Other People's Money:
How to invest in property.

📚 Make More Money From Property:
From investor thinking to a
business mindset

📚 Property For The Next Generation:
Securing your financial future in
uncertain times

📚 The Wealthy Retirement Plan:
A revolutionary guide to living
the rest of your life in style

Is coming to share her wealth of knowledge that will help create the business mindset and build a wealthy retirement plan which will help bring security and sculpt the rest of your life!

All this AND......
+ The latest property and mortgage news with David Aggiss
+ The Mindset Mum, Val McKie with her personal development strategies and advice
+ The latest national and local property news

PLUS loads of power networking‼️

Remember, your first time is FREE!
6.30pm start at The Alverton Hotel, Truro. Book your ticket NOW www.pig.network — at PIG - Professional Investment Group

30/06/2019

Tomorrow you are going to learn how to ensure you live the rest of your life in style! 💪

Vicki Wusche will be sharing her tried and tested 3-stage system for getting your finances in order, planning an investment strategy that works for you, and gradually reducing the proportion of your monthly expenses covered by your wages.

All this AND......
+ The latest property and mortgage news with the fountain of knowledge that is David Aggiss
+ The wonderful Mindset Mum that is Val McKie with the latest in the series of personal development strategies and advice
+ The latest national and local property news

PLUS loads of power networking‼️

This will be another fantastic event you can not afford to miss! 🤩

Remember, your first time is FREE!
6.30pm start at The Alverton Hotel, Truro. Book your ticket NOW www.pig.network — at PIG - Professional Investment Group

26/06/2019

Our special guests are none other than Murat Jeffrey Haykir and James Yorke!

They are co-founders and Directors of both Moorview Property (an HMO sourcing, refurbishment and lettings agency operating in Plymouth) and KHP Group (a commercial to residential conversion company specialising in converting heritage and often listed buildings in to high-end apartments and HMO rooms),

Mo and James will be talking to PIG about how to grow a successful HMO business and by the end of his talk you will know:

- How to source the best HMO properties
- How to finance your HMO deals
- How to navigate and ensure you are compliant with both planning and HMO licencing
- How to design and refurbish your HMO to maximise cashflow
- How to manage your HMO (or what to expect from an HMO letting agency)

They are established speakers with a significant personal HMO portfolio, as well as a letting agency that will be managing 300 units by the end of 2019 - and his talk will be packed full of actionable content for you to take away and apply, so get your tickets now!

www.pig.network

26/06/2019

Don’t forget this coming Monday, you will learn how to create a wealthy retirement plan! 🤓

Vicki Wusche is going to educate us on planning an investment strategy that works for you, and how you can gradually reduce the proportion of your monthly expenses covered by your wages. 💪

Remember, your first time is FREE!
6.30pm start at The Alverton Hotel, Truro. Book your ticket NOW www.pig.network — at PIG - Professional Investment Group

23/06/2019

Would you like to learn from one of the most influential people in property in the UK?

Vicki Wusche was named in The Telegraph as one of the UK’s 25 most influential people in property!

She has written five best-selling books and is an inspiring thought provoker. While still passionate about all things property related, Vicki now focuses on helping people to identify and leverage their personal resources in order to create powerful legacies through their own Non-Traditional Wealthy Retirement Plans.

Vicki’s mission is to help people realise that they are going to live a lot longer than they think, or can afford, as pension systems are not designed for people to live 20, 30 even 40 years past retirement age. In fact, the concept of retirement is redundant. We all have so much potential and so many opportunities why would you let a birthday stop you from doing what you love.

You will learn how to create your own Wealth Retirement Plan and create the financial freedom you deserve!

David Aggiss will be giving us an update from the world of mortgages and lending!

Val McKie will continue her series of self development talks to help inspire us.

PLUS all the latest property and business news!

First time? FREE!
Attended before? £20 entry and you can bring a first time GUEST for FREE!

PIG Cornwall returns 1st July!
Networking meal - 5pm
Main event - 6.30pm
More networking - 8.30pm until late
At The Alverton Hotel, Truro. £20 entry. Snacks and coffee provided.

Book your ticket NOW www.pig.network

16/06/2019

Do you have a wealthy retirement plan? 🤔

Well there is no need to worry either way, because on Monday 1st July, we are in for a real treat!! 😁

We are going to be joined by the amazing Vicki Wusche! Vicki started investing in property back in 2008. Named in The Telegraph as one of the UK’s 25 most influential people in property, she has written five best-selling books and is an inspiring thought provoker. 🤩🖊📚 🗞 🏠

While still passionate about all things property related, Vicki now focuses on helping people to identify and leverage their personal resources in order to create powerful legacies through their own Non-Traditional Wealthy Retirement Plans.

Come and learn how to build a legacy of your very own at the next PIG Cornwall event! 💪

This will be another fantastic event you can not afford to miss! 🥳

Remember, your first time is FREE!
6.30pm start at The Alverton Hotel, Truro. Book your ticket NOW www.pig.network — at PIG - Professional Investment Group

04/06/2019

What a brilliant evening at the Professional Investment Group (PIG) 🐷 Cornwall last night! Thank you to our fantastic speakers on the night too!

Val McKie for inspiring us with how we can deal with our beliefs that could hold us back.

Followed by a fantastic and extremely insightful talk from James Yorke educating us about how to scale up development and refurbishment businesses whilst complying with HSE.

As always, it was fantastic to see so many faces attend, both regulars and new!

Can’t wait to see you at the next event of Monday 1st July!

Remember, your first time is FREE!
6.30pm start at The Alverton Hotel, Truro. Book your ticket NOW www.pig.network — at PIG - Professional Investment Group

03/06/2019

TODAY IS P DAY! 🥳

You are in for a real treat today.

Here is a cheeky sneak peak at just one of a number of projects James Yorke is working on with his team and will be sharing with us all. This is their new 'Wyndham Hall ' Development! 🤩

This project is being carefully restored and developed by the amazing Moorview Lets & KHP Group. 🏚🏫🏗

Here they will have a total of 30 Ultra brand NEW HMO rooms arranged over 4 floors: four - 4 bedroom flats and Two- 7 bedroom flats, one being an amazing PENTHOUSE APARTMENT 😱🏠

Check the below images to see the current progress!

This is going to be AMAZING, so DO NOT MISS OUT! Come along to today’s PIG 🐷 Cornwall event and learn how James is ensuring his team are delivering this, as well as other projects on time and budget as well as being completely compliant throughout! 😲

Remember, your first time is FREE!
6.30pm start at The Alverton Hotel, Truro. Book your ticket NOW www.pig.network — at PIG - Professional Investment Group

02/06/2019

Would you know where to start when it comes to managing multiple projects at one time? 😅

Here is a sneak preview at just some of the current projects Monday’s PIG 🐷 Cornwall guest, James Yorke, is going to be sharing with us.

KHP Group and Moorview Lets currently have two large commercial conversion projects underway and one more starting next week as well as six HMO conversions currently onsite! 😲 🏗🏚🏢🏫🏠

James is going to be sharing with us how he ensures that these projects are all fully compliant, delivered on time, and the importance of not cutting corners when it comes to health and safety. Especially when it comes to these larger projects. 👷‍♂️

All this AND......
+ The latest property and mortgage news with the fountain of knowledge that is David Aggiss
+ The wonderful Val McKie with the latest in the series of personal development strategies and advice

PLUS loads of power networking‼️

This will be another fantastic event you can not afford to miss! 🤩

Remember, your first time is FREE!
6.30pm start at The Alverton Hotel, Truro. Book your ticket NOW www.pig.network — at PIG - Professional Investment Group

31/05/2019

Are you able to sleep at night? 😴

It is so important to ensure your projects are delivered on time and budget, but also that they are fully compliant. The last thing any of us want is to fall shy of the requirements for Health and Safety or Building Control👮‍♀️

Well these are all areas Monday’s guest, James Yorke will be able to help with. James will share with us his tried and tested systems and strategies on how he delivers multimillion pound projects on time and on budget, whilst ensuring they are also fully compliant 😲

This is going to be AMAZING so do NOT miss out!

Remember, your first time is FREE!
6.30pm start at The Alverton Hotel, Truro. Book your ticket NOW www.pig.network — at PIG - Professional Investment Group

29/05/2019

Do you worry about over spending on a refurb or property development? 😩

Then fear no more, James Yorke will be here at PIG Cornwall this coming Monday, 3rd June. 🙌

James has a wealth of knowledge and experience of completing multimillion pound projects on time and on budget!!😲

James will be explaining how he does this and how we can use his methods to do the same! 💪

First time is FREE!
6.30pm start at The Alverton Hotel, Truro. Book your ticket NOW www.pig.network — at PIG - Professional Investment Group

24/05/2019

What’s on at Cornwall PIG 🐷 this month I hear you ask.....

First time? FREE!
6.30pm start at The Alverton Hotel, Truro. Book your ticket NOW www.pig.network — at PIG - Professional Investment Group

07/05/2019

What a brilliant evening at PIG Cornwall last night! Thank you to all our fantastic speakers on the night and for all the lovely messages and feedback from my first event as host. It means a lot. 😊

It was great to see so many new faces as well as the regulars!! I can’t wait to continue to build this event whilst also learning and developing with you all as we go. 🤓

We have yet another very exciting guest joining us on Monday 3rd June, I can wait to see you all there 😊

Dan ✌️

06/05/2019

Have you got your pad and pens ready for today’s event? 📝

You’re going to need them as the endless fountain of wisdom that is Mr Dolley himself is going to be unmissable! 🤓

We can’t wait to see you all at the Alverton Hotel in Truro later today! 😁

Don’t miss this opportunity, book your ticket NOW www.pig.network — at PIG - Professional Investment Group

05/05/2019

Ho ho ho, is it Christmas already?! 🎅

Who doesn’t love getting presents?! Well Mr Francis Dolley has promised a FREE 😮 gift for everyone who comes a long to PIG Cornwall this Bank Holiday Monday! 🎁

Just another very valid reason why you can’t afford to miss this one!!

Book your ticket NOW www.pig.network — at PIG - Professional Investment Group

03/05/2019

Do you want to invest in property but have limited funds available?

This really isn’t an issue. Come and learn about how you can build your cashflow from properties you don’t even have to own.

Francis Dolley is coming to PIG Cornwall this Bank Holiday Monday to educate us on just how achievable this really is!

This is a event you can’t afford to miss!

Book your ticket NOW www.pig.network — at PIG - Professional Investment Group

01/05/2019

Ever heard of a sleeping investor?? 😴

NOPE, didn’t think so! That’s why we are still holding Cornwall - Professional Investment Group this Bank Holiday Monday, and boy, we are sure in for a treat!! 🤩

If you normally have work commitments or have always thought about coming along but never got round to it, then this is the week to get involved! Remember, your first time is FREE, all you need to do is register to ensure your name is on the door ✏️

We can’t wait to see you there...

Book your ticket NOW www.pig.network — at PIG - Professional Investment Group

01/05/2019

Would you like to increase your monthly cashflow?

Well there are only 5 more “get ups” until Truro is graced with the Rent 2 Rent Guru himself, Mr Francis Dolley!

Francis is nationally known as the go to man when it comes to Rent 2 Rent!

Having educated and shared his trade secrets to over 1,000 people already, Francis will be with us at Cornwall PIG this coming Bank Holiday Monday to teach us how to turbo charge our cashflow!

This is a event you can’t afford to miss!

This WILL be life changing!

Book your ticket NOW www.pig.network — at PIG - Professional Investment Group

15/04/2019

The court case of the century! El Greco vs Phil Oke

15/04/2019

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STAY TUNED for the court case of the century!

22/03/2019

He's BACK!

Next time at PIG... The Court Trial of the century!

El Greco vs Philip Oke

El Greco is the dodgiest tenant who has not paid any rent for months, smashed his house up and wants to sue the landlady!

Philip Oke of GA Solicitors will be representing his client Katy McKenna (landlady).

The Honourable Murat Jeffrey Haykir will be the Judge!

Who will win in this epic battle?

PLUS

- The latest property and mortgage news
- Personal development inspiration
- Power networking

Monday 15th April @ 6.30pm - Do not miss this!

Reserve your seat NOW www.pig.network

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