From Rugby to Real Estate: The Unexpected Career Shift! with Andy Cramond

In this episode of the Scottish Property Podcast, Steven and Nick sit down with former professional rugby player turned property investor, Andy Cramond. Andy shares his incredible journey from playing top-level rugby in France to transitioning into property investment, development, and luxury home buying. He discusses the lessons learned from his sports career, how he built his property portfolio, and his latest venture into apartment hotels and high-end real estate.Episode Highlights:🏉 From Rugby to Real EstateHow Andy's rugby career took him from Aberdeen to FranceThe impact of sports discipline on property investingMaking the tough decision to retire due to injury🏠 First Steps in PropertyBuying his first investment property in FranceThe benefits of long-term fixed mortgages in FranceRenovating and flipping properties for profit📈 Scaling in Property InvestmentTransitioning into property development in EdinburghWorking on serviced apartments and apart-hotelsThe growing demand for high-end rental properties🏡 Luxury Home Buying and Portfolio BuildingEntering the high-net-worth property marketHelping clients buy million-pound homes off-marketThe power of networking in securing exclusive dealsAndy Cramond’s story is an inspiring example of how skills from one industry can be successfully transferred to another. Whether you’re an investor looking to break into property or someone curious about high-end real estate, this episode is packed with insights!----------------------------------------------------------Prime Property Auctions – Sell your property with no upfront costs and control the reserve price. Prime Property Auction: www.instagram.com/primepropertyauctions/John: www.instagram.com/john_property_auctioneer/Luis: www.instagram.com/luis_property_auctioneer/Visit Prime Property Auction website: https://primepropertyauctions.co.uk/------------------------------------Follow us on all of our social media accounts: https://linktr.ee/scottishpropertypodcast**DISCLAIMER**Please do your own due diligence on any of our guests you may decide to do business with. We interview in good faith. However, we cannot be held responsible for any credibility issues that may arise.🤝  Visit one of our monthly networking meet-ups.  We run them on the 1st Wednesday of each month and have some fantastic guest speakers.🎟 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Book your place at the networking events here⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️  Hope you find content useful and we would really appreciate it if you could leave a review on Apple podcasts or Spotify.Connect with us on social media:🔗 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Join our private Facebook group ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠🔗 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Follow us on Instagram ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠📩  Email us:[email protected]@arcproperty.uk