“I USED TO CRY ON THE WAY TO WORK”
At 20, Ellie was rolling people over to check for stab wounds.
At 22, she walked away from policing with no plan B.
Now she runs The Rest Club, a serviced accommodation and contractor housing business across the North East (and now the Lake District too).
So how do you go from crying in your car before every shift to managing other people’s houses, and raising over £200k of private finance from someone you met networking?
Ellie tells us everything.
The ambulance ride that changed it all.
The chance chat on horseback that introduced her to rent-to-rent.
The cleaning company that cost her £12,500.
And what it’s like walking into rooms full of older men who think you’re too young to be taken seriously.
We also get into:
why the “safe” job didn’t feel safe at all
why you don’t pick your strategy, it picks you
building a team you can actually rely on
why your business and your own assets should grow side by side
And her answer to our closing question honestly stopped us in our tracks.
If you’ve ever stayed in a job you hate because it felt secure, this one’s for you.
Chapters
00:00 Meet Ellie
02:58 The “safe” job
03:51 The ambulance ride
09:36 Crying before shifts
10:40 The chat that changed it all
15:44 The £12,500 mistake
19:53 Building the team
21:29 Raising £200k
29:16 “You’re too young”
31:11 The hard lesson
So, did your “safe” job ever actually feel safe?
Tell us in the comments.
Find Ellie
Instagram: @elliecockbain
The Rest Club: @therestclubltd / www.therestclub.co.uk
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Keywords: serviced accommodation UK, rent to rent, leaving the police, private finance property, raising investment money, short term lets North East, contractor housing, young property investor UK, property networking, no money down property, women in property, building a property portfolio, quitting a 9 to 5, Honest Proper-Tea Podcast, Honest Property Sisters
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