SYS 080: What Tasks Can You Outsource in Your Property Business? Interview With Asset Living CEO, Andy Gaught

Steve interviews Andy Gaught, a property investor, mentor and coach who has been running his own property investment business, Asset Living, for the past seven years.   Andy has been interested in technology from an early age, from upgrading computers in his teenage years to studying mechanical engineering at Southampton University. In 2014, after a couple of years working for TV post-production companies, he joined the 2-year Sky TV technology graduate programme. Then, he became a project manager for Sky’s online TV services, Sky Go and Now TV, where he was responsible for delivering technology change projects.   He is now a full-time property investor with a portfolio of single lets and HMOs across the South. He continues to invest in high-quality rental accommodation.   KEY TAKEAWAYS  Andy has built a portfolio and outsourced and systemized his business Asset Living for the past seven years. Outsourcing and systemizing can improve speed and efficiency and reduce errors. Once you’ve captured and documented a task, you are then free to improve its process. It doesn’t have to be complicated to make significant differences. It can be small systems where you store or save files or a simple checklist. Systemizing and outsourcing repeated tasks frees up your creativity. When sourcing Virtual Assistants, be very clear and specific about the role you are offering. Don’t rush the process of finding a VA. Make sure you get the right person the first time. Be wary of app recommendations because people have different tastes in what they like to use, and what suits them may not appeal to you.      BEST MOMENTS  ‘By using technology or other people, it frees up your time, it enables you to scale, it enables you to do so much more in your business.’ – Andy ‘It doesn’t matter how complex the stuff gets, the simplicity of just noting down “this is what I am doing today”. Because it’s just the act of documenting the thing that I’m doing, the steps involved.’ – Steve ‘It was simply a checklist, my first system. This is what I do once a year, so I don’t forget to do anything important.’ – Steve ‘People may sometimes think that systems are restrictive or that they prevent creativity but by having systems in place it, then gives you structure and you can be more creative and have more inspiration than other times.’ – Andy ‘I think also, don’t rush into it. You want it to be a long-term relationship, and it’s such a painful process and time-consuming process to find people, you don’t want to onboard them, spend a couple of weeks and realize that it’s not right.’ – Andy ‘Seek out help so that you can do the right thing for your business, and then you’ll wonder why you didn’t do it so much earlier.’ - Andy GUEST RESOURCES Website: ► www.asset-living.com ► Instagram:  @andy_gaught ► LinkedIn:  Www.linkedin.com/in/andy-gaught/   VALUABLE RESOURCES Facebook: Facebook.com/SystemsAndOutsourcing/ Website:www.SystemizeYourSuccess.comLinkedIn: LinkedIn.com/SystemsAndOutsourcing/Instagram: @systems_and_outsourcing YouTube: YouTube.com/DrSteveDay ABOUT THE HOST Steve used to be a slave to his business, but when he moved to Sweden in 2015, he was forced to change the way he worked. He switched to running his businesses remotely, and after totally nailing this concept, he decided to spend his time helping other small business owners do the same. Steve’s been investing in property since 2002, has a degree in Computing, and worked as a doctor in the NHS before quitting to focus full-time on sharing his systems and outsourcing Methodology with the world. He now lives in Sweden and runs his UK-based businesses remotely with the help of his team of Filipino and UK-based Virtual Assistants. Most business owners are overwhelmed because they don’t know how to create systems or get the right help. Our systems and outsourcing Courses and coaching programme will help you automate your business and work effectively with affordable virtual assistants. That way, you will stop feeling overwhelmed and start making more money.