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Helen Chorley
May 9, 20221 min read
When are we ready to apply for something…?
When do you really have ‘something to say for yourself?’ This always comes up when applying for something… Like an award 🏆 a keynote...
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Helen Chorley
Apr 27, 20221 min read
Is someone pressuring you? 🚩
Is someone pressuring you? 🚩 One of the 'P's on my red flag series is PRESSURE. A deal starts to smell not so good if I'm suddenly faced...
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Helen Chorley
Apr 20, 20221 min read
It's not me you need to speak to..
The easiest and the hardest thing to say to someone who needs help! ‘It's not me you need to speak to.’ 👉 ‘But I know the right person...
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Helen Chorley
Apr 19, 20221 min read
What does your sex have to do with the risky deals you take on? 🚺🚹
I was listening to this @JordanPeterson and @David Buss conversation last weekend on which sex is choosier and which is more competitive...
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Helen Chorley
Apr 11, 20221 min read
PG Rating for a Property Investment
Has your property investment got a PG rating? 🍿 #personalguarantee Doesn’t that sound reassuring in this game! ⚔️🤕 Not too much drama...
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Helen Chorley
Apr 3, 20221 min read
March PIN Article: Out Like Light
What super power would I have if I could choose? 🎁 The ability to choose exactly when to be able to sleep! 😴😂 (and how long!) When I...
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Helen Chorley
Apr 1, 20221 min read
Of course. It all makes sense now.
It doesn’t make sense to some fellow investors why I’m risk-averse. Or ‘so cautious.’ ‘There are limits’ they say. ‘At some point you’ve...
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Helen Chorley
Mar 29, 20221 min read
Money?
What money beliefs did you inherit from your parents? 😬😂 Many of us happily swear by the things we learnt about money growing up:...
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Helen Chorley
Mar 22, 20221 min read
‘What do you love most about being a woman?’
‘What do you love most about being a woman?’ Asked someone a couple of weeks ago on International Women’s Day. I sent them a list!...
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Helen Chorley
Jan 17, 20221 min read
Own The Build Podcast 50th episode
HUGE congratulations to Paul Heming and Liam Curley of Own The Build podcast, on their 5️0th Epsiode 🥳🙌🏽👏🏽 In this milestone...
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Helen Chorley
Dec 9, 20211 min read
Don’t treat your investors like mushrooms
🍄Don’t treat your investors like M-U-S-H-R-O-O-M-S! 🍄 Yes, mushrooms! The ones with big heads that like to be fed and then kept in the...
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Helen Chorley
Nov 17, 20211 min read
8 Reasons Property Investors Don't Sleep at Night
One of my favourite subjects, sleep 😴 I know it's only Wednesday 😂 but in this industry, any night of the week could be sleepless. [My...
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Helen Chorley
Nov 9, 20211 min read
R. I. S. K.
Let's just get real 👀 Who is responsible for your investment? 💷 Hard question in #property. Isn't it the developer, whose job it is to...
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Helen Chorley
Nov 2, 20211 min read
I am my own Asset Manager 👩💼
I look at each investment in terms of where they sit in my portfolio. This will always determine at the end of the day whether I invest....
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Helen Chorley
Nov 1, 20211 min read
“Is that no Helen…?”
Are you really minimising risk? Property Investors and Developers wear different glasses when it comes to this… 👓😂 PLUS you don’t know...
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Helen Chorley
Oct 28, 20211 min read
Saying ‘no’ to certain investments, Why?
Would you like a headache today? 🤯 How about a migraine?! No thank you! 💯 I’ve been talking recently about saying ‘no’ to certain...
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Helen Chorley
Oct 26, 20211 min read
'Make making money fun!'
Wow what a completely awesome day at the Landlords Investing Show in Old Billingsgate! 📸🎥🎙 I had LOADS of fun and thank you everyone...
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Helen Chorley
Oct 20, 20211 min read
What makes US listen?
A project with a big heart, a PURPOSE, really makes us sit up and listen. It channels our concentration and makes us really try to find a...
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Helen Chorley
Oct 18, 20211 min read
'You say no to everything!'
‘You say no to EVERYTHING!’ said @JohnHoward to me while we were filming Property Elevator 😅 Recently I’ve been talking about my...
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Helen Chorley
Oct 14, 20211 min read
What questions would you have for another developer’s pitch?
What questions would you have for another developer’s pitch? 🗯 I’m thinking along the lines of ‘have you thought of connecting with a...
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