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How Hadi Komaira Runs Multiple Property Strategies With Property Filter

Five property strategies with a two-minute daily Property Filter check - across Manchester and London.

GK Alpha · Manchester & London

AT A GLANCE

Member

Hadi Komaira

Company

GK Alpha

Location

Manchester & London

Strategy

C2 conversions, plot deals, serviced accommodation, HMO, commercial

PF Feature Used

Postcode data (instant, no waiting for agents), map view (stations, distances, local amenities - critical for SA)

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Running five different property strategies across two cities used to mean five sets of portal searches and five separate processes. For GK Alpha's Hadi Komaira, Property Filter replaced that impossible multi-portal juggle with a single two-minute daily check - and the motivated seller data that comes with it.

The Multi-Strategy Problem

Most property investors settle on one or two strategies. Hadi Komaira does not. Through GK Alpha, his Manchester-based property company, he operates across commercial-to-residential conversions, plot deals, serviced accommodation, HMO, and commercial property - simultaneously, and across two cities.

Before Property Filter, that breadth was a problem. Tracking five different deal types across multiple portals meant five separate processes, five separate sets of criteria, and a constant risk of missing deals that fell outside whichever portal he happened to be searching at that moment. He describes it plainly: covering all of that manually was "practically impossible."

That frustration is what drove him to Property Filter in the first place. His experience after signing up, however, was not immediately straightforward.

An Honest Conversion Story

Hadi signed up for Property Filter and did not immediately love it. He found it "too information based" and stepped back. It is a candid admission, and one that is worth noting - because the story of what happened next is more useful than a straightforward endorsement.

He came back. Re-evaluated the platform on his own terms, with a clearer sense of what he was looking for in each strategy. And when he did, Property Filter clicked. The depth of data that had initially felt overwhelming became the thing he valued most - because he understood how to direct it.

"Two minute look, give the agent a call, bam it's all done, deal done, closed."

The workflow he describes is a product of that second evaluation. Two minutes each morning. Saved searches covering each strategy. Anything that moved overnight is surfaced immediately. If it looks right, he calls the agent. In one case - filmed on location in the actual property - that two-minute check led directly to a closed deal.

The Multi-Strategy Problem

That frustration is what drove him to Property Filter in the first place. His experience after signing up, however, was not immediately straightforward.

An Honest Conversion Story

"Two minute look, give the agent a call, bam it's all done, deal done, closed."

Feature Spotlight

Postcode Data and the Map View

Hadi names two Property Filter features above all others. The first is postcode data. Before PF, agents were slow to share postcodes - a seemingly small friction that slows down due diligence significantly. Every postcode withheld means a separate conversation, a follow-up, a delay in being able to assess the property's location properly. Property Filter surfaces postcode data instantly, inside the search results, without needing to ask anyone.

The second is the map view. For serviced accommodation in particular, the distance to a station is not a nice-to-have - it determines whether a property works as an SA or not. Property Filter's map shows stations, distances, and local points of interest directly within the search interface. Hadi can assess SA viability in the same workflow as his C2 or HMO searches, without switching to an external tool.

Postcode Data and the Map View

Property Filter map view showing station distances and local amenities for serviced accommodation assessment

Time on Market as a Negotiation Tool

Beyond postcodes and the map, Hadi uses Property Filter's time-on-market data as a negotiation lever. Knowing how long a property has been listed - and whether that listing has changed agent, dropped in price, or been relisted - gives him a basis for understanding seller motivation before he has spoken to anyone.

"You're almost like a detective. You can see the history, the motivation, all of it before you even pick up the phone."

That intelligence changes the nature of the negotiation. Walking into a call already knowing that a property has been on the market for seven months, dropped in price twice, and been relisted with a second agent is a different position to cold-calling on a fresh listing. Property Filter supplies that context as a matter of course.

The Sense of Security

Hadi describes something that multi-strategy investors will recognise immediately: the anxiety of not knowing what you are missing. When you are simultaneously covering C2 opportunities, plot deals, SA prospects, and HMO candidates across two cities, there is a constant low-level concern that something good has appeared in a search you were not running that day.

Property Filter resolves that. His saved searches cover every strategy. His pipeline alerts catch every movement in the properties he is tracking. The two-minute daily check is not a shortcut - it is a complete picture. And that completeness, he says, gives him a sense of security that was simply not possible when managing multiple portals manually.

To see how property sourcing software like Property Filter helps multi-strategy investors manage complex search criteria across multiple markets, watch the Property Filter demo.

Time on Market as a Negotiation Tool

"You're almost like a detective. You can see the history, the motivation, all of it before you even pick up the phone."

The Sense of Security

To see how property sourcing software like Property Filter helps multi-strategy investors manage complex search criteria across multiple markets, watch the Property Filter demo.

Frequently asked questions

How does Hadi Komaira use Property Filter for multiple strategies?

Before Property Filter, agents were slow to share postcodes, which slowed down due diligence and delayed deal assessment. Property Filter surfaces postcode data instantly inside the search results, allowing Hadi to check proximity to stations, comparable properties, and local amenities without waiting for agent correspondence.

Why does Hadi Komaira value postcodes in Property Filter?

How does Property Filter help with serviced accommodation decisions?

For serviced accommodation, proximity to stations and local amenities is critical to viability. Property Filter's map view shows distances to these points of interest directly within the search results - letting Hadi assess SA potential quickly without switching to an external mapping tool. He can run SA, HMO, and C2 assessments within the same workflow.

What is Hadi Komaira's daily Property Filter workflow?

Hadi checks Property Filter for two minutes each morning. His saved searches and pipeline alerts surface anything that has moved across his target strategies overnight. When something looks right, he calls the agent directly. In one case - filmed on location in the actual property - that two-minute check led directly to a completed deal.

What does GK Alpha do?

GK Alpha is a Manchester-based property company specialising in short-term rental management alongside active investment across multiple strategies including commercial-to-residential conversion, plot deals, serviced accommodation, HMO, and commercial property. The company operates across Manchester and London. Website: gkalpha.co.uk

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