Meet Andy

Hey, I'm Andy Graham, the founder and the lead trainer at The HMO Roadmap!​

I've been investing in HMO properties for over a decade, and my story began in 2009!

I qualified as a physio some time before this (but quickly realised it wasn't for me) and I worked hard and saved as much money as possible. As soon as I could afford to, I purchased and refurbish my first property (prices were a lot cheaper back then) which I converted into a five-bed student house. Of course, it wasn't long before I 'got the bug', and through my mid to late twenties, I did the same thing again and again until I eventually built a portfolio of HMO properties. ​

Fast forward to 2015 and I co-founded Smart Property, a specialist HMO property investment and management company. I started working with John Paul, a Non-Executive Director at Smart Property, who offered his support and experience in areas of business growth, strategy, systemisation and leadership and the business began to grow!

In 2016 Smart Property was valued at £1.3m by Crowdcube after we successfully raised equity investment to feed our growth!

We've since gone on to grow the business significantly and in 2019, we managed close to 100 HMO properties and have raised several million pounds of private investment. ​

When I was first starting, it was difficult to find the support I needed, and I found that building a HMO property business could be very challenging at times, but despite these challenges, I have remained committed to improving the standards of accommodation for young people in the UK. ​

I write as a regular columnist in different magazines about a variety of HMO topics, I co-founded The HMO Mastermind and I'm the host of The HMO Podcast!

That's why in 2020 (with a big nudge from John Paul) I decided it was time to collate all my knowledge and experience and build a one-stop-shop for the HMO community!