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Hosted by Danielle Saunders · 🇺🇸 US · EN · 12 episodes
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First Deal DiariesHosted by Danielle SaundersEvery investor has a first deal — the one that started it all.First Deal Diaries takes you behind the scenes of real investors’ first property deals — from tough negotiations and creative finance to legal surprises and renovation challenges.Hosted by property investor and developer Danielle Saunders, this podcast shares honest stories, real numbers, and valuable lessons from those first steps into property.
Danielle Saunders hosts First Deal Diaries, a business show with 12 episodes published.
In this inspiring episode of First Deal Diaries, Danielle Saunders sits down with Phil Saunders to unpack a first deal that was anything but ordinary. From working as a rope access technician on wind turbines across Euro
In this episode of First Deal Diaries, I’m joined by Phil Bygrave, who takes us back to his first property deal — a complex scheme that delivered 10 HMO rooms and a flat, and very nearly didn’t happen at all. Phil shares
In this episode of First Deal Diaries, Danielle Saunders is joined by Alison Symonds, founder of Symonds Property Solutions, to explore a powerful transition from a 17 year NHS career to full time property investing. Ali
In this episode of First Deal Diaries, I’m joined by Hollie Lawrence, founder of Character Stays, who shares how she built a high-quality serviced accommodation business in the Cotswolds — growing to 18 properties in jus
In this very special first episode of 2026, I sit down with Dominic Beecheno, property coach, mentor, and business strategist with nearly two decades of experience helping investors move from thinking to doing. We go dee
In this episode Danielle speaks with Lisa Tope, a chartered physiotherapist whose first property deal quickly became what she now calls the flip that flopped. Lisa shares how a desire for financial security and a turning
In this episode Danielle speaks with Simon Wilkinson, whose journey spans a career in the army, years working offshore and a surprising first step into property through a deal he did not even realise was creative finance
In this episode of First Deal Diaries, Danielle sits down with Nic and Matt Reeves, a Bristol based couple who shifted from supporting other people’s property projects to building their own. With years of experience in p
In this episode of First Deal Diaries, host Danielle Saunders sits down with HMO specialist Rob Martineau to explore his journey from long days on the tools to building a focused HMO management business on the south coas
In this episode of First Deal Diaries, I sit down with Zac Gould, an expat investor balancing life in Dubai with a growing UK property business. Zac talks through how a poolside moment with a book changed the course of h
In this episode of First Deal Diaries, I sit down with Jim Hobson, a retired Army veteran who now runs his own IT consultancy business alongside building a property portfolio. Jim shares the story behind his first deal —
In this episode of First Deal Diaries, I chat with Dan Norcross, who swapped a 25-year engineering career for life as a property investor and founder of Regal Relocations. Dan shares how he spotted a gap in the contracto
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First Deal Diaries is hosted by Danielle Saunders. The show is categorised under business and has published 12 episodes.
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