On this week’s BLOCK PAPER:

📝 Block-Posts: See the biggest insights we gained from the iconic Tayo from Brickz with Tipz

📆 Round the Block: Unmissable events happening soon in and around our community.

📣 Block Shoutout: Our top picks of people making moves to connect and inspire us all. 

👋 Wrap Up: Saying goodbye until next week, and giving you a taste of what’s to come!

📝 Block-Posts

This week, we sat down with Tayo, half of a property and edutainment platform, BrickzWithTipz run by himself and his wife Antoinette. Working to improve the financial literacy of our community, he gave us expert advice on starting out and an exclusive masterclass on creating edutainment content. These are some of our exclusive takeaways:

KEY BLOCK GEMS FROM BRICKZ WITH TIPZ

1. Sell property deals to investors to bridge financial gaps – Networking with investors is key here; using the BrickzwithTipz platform, you can essentially sell property deals to investors who will cover costs that block your path.

2. Buying a property first vs Investing in properties – With years of experience in the property industry, Tayo commented on how buying properties first isn’t necessarily the most lucrative option. For example, using rent-to-rent systems across multiple properties is only one way to climb the property ladder.

3. Look at market prices in your area when you start out – You are the expert in your area. Look for listings that might be below market value to take advantage and package up deals with investors.

4. Education builds legitimacy – Property investment is not just about buying properties; learn from your mistakes and keenly analyse every deal you come across to build a roster of information.

5. Building impact with edutainment – Your journey doesn’t need to end with property investment. Modelling the success of the BrickzWithTipz platform, this episode explored the value of edutainment in making a wider impact.

Don’t miss out on the rest of his gems - see our write up and the full episode below:

🔗 https://www.blocks2bags.com/block/how-to-invest-in-property-build-a-platform-with-tayo-oguntonade-brickzwithtipz

📆 Round the Block

1. Enrolment for the Angel Investing School January 2024 Cohort is now open: Their 5 week cohort-based course is designed to take you from knowing nothing about angel investing to feeling confident and knowledgeable enough to support and invest in the companies you truly believe in. 
   
   🔗 Learn more here: https://angelinvestingschool.com/
   
   

   

   
   

2. Want to find out how to get into a design career? Where are the Black Designers? and USTWO are planning an evening of insights on how to land the best gigs in design.
   
   🔗 Sign up here: https://shorturl.at/qH038
   

3. TFB will be hosting its 3rd annual P2P event, which is a panel talk with industry professional, giving us REAL insights on how they turned their passion for fashion into a profitable business.
   
   🔗 Register here: https://www.thefashionblueprint.co.uk/event-details/passion-to-paycheque-2
   
   

4. The waitlist for Ideas Fest 2024 has just opened and you don’t want to miss a spot! Sign up for the ‘Glastonbury for business leaders and entrepreneurs'

   
   🔗 Register here: https://ideasfest.scoreapp.com/

📣 Block Shoutout:

This week we want to give a shoutout to the wonderful Bola Sol - financial advisor, author and columnist! This week, a couple of members from the Blocks2Bags team went to cheer her on at her event ‘Making Money Work for Her’ and we learnt some invaluable money insights. Join her new Whatsapp community ‘Rich Girl Chronicles"‘ to take away some more tips!

🔗 https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029VaCouvp4SpkBJ9lHXS1h 

👋 Wrap Up:

See you all next week, where we will have a new dose of episodes, articles, news and opportunities for you all! 😎