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Simon and Celen Sullivan had wanted to start their property journey for a long time. Married for 38 years, with two daughters and two young grandchildren, they reached a stage where they wanted to build something new. Their pensions were not where they wanted them to be, and they wanted more financial security for the years ahead. Rent to rent gave them a practical way to build income from property without buying a house first. Since joining SSO, they have secured two deals and proved to themselves that it is never too late to build something new.

Marina works full time as a contract manager, and her partner Kate already had some buy to lets. They wanted quicker cashflow than buy to let gives, so they looked at different property courses and chose Simon. Rent to rent clicked instantly: it didn't need much money up front, so they could do several deals with what they had. Marina booked a call and joined that same evening. Her only worry was that it was Kate's money, but hearing the success stories on the calls convinced her: if others can do it, so can we. Within a couple of months of really getting going, they had signed three deals, two in Coventry and one in Leamington Spa. Now landlords are coming to them, including a landlord's sister and even their decorator, and Kate has handed in her notice. Marina's advice: "Follow the process and trust the process, it will work."

Tharusha from Milton Keynes is proof that you do not need years of experience to make rent to rent work. Within 90 days of starting one to one mentorship, he secured his first deal: a two bed house turned into a high performing Airbnb for professionals. With most nights booked and a healthy profit coming in every month, his fast start shows what is possible when you follow the right steps. If you are waiting for the right time, this is your sign to start.

Matt and Fiona run Witt Properties Ltd in West Yorkshire. They wanted to get into property, but every penny was going into their first home, a fixer upper, and without capital or experience buy to let felt out of reach. Matt was sceptical at first and thought rent to rent sounded a bit scammy, until they found Simon. What won him over was that the expectations were realistic and genuine, with no promises of a million pounds in a year. Their first deal is a large property with a landlord who loves being hands off and let them bring it up to standard. They used a home stager to set it up and used the professional photos to market their business to future landlords. In its first week it was already bringing money in, with two more deals in the pipeline. Matt's advice: "Ask yourself some honest questions and decide whether what you're doing right now is working for you."