How Manisha Bradshaw Used Property Filter to Secure a 25% Below Market Value Deal in Bournemouth

Manisha Bradshaw's challenge before Property Filter

Before Property Filter, Manisha's biggest challenge was the noise. Every morning meant opening Rightmove, Zoopla, and OnTheMarket and scrolling through the same listings, manually checking comparables, and trying to work out which opportunities were actually worth pursuing. The deals existed - she knew that. The problem was that her process was not scalable. "I was always flitting between spreadsheets and Rightmove and Zoopla and OnTheMarket listings," she says. "It was very difficult to actually keep track of what I was working on."

The turning point came when Manisha felt overwhelmed and asked other investors at a networking event what they were using to manage the same problem. She had been reluctant to add another subscription - too many tools get paid for and never used - so she needed to be sure any platform would genuinely integrate with her workflow. When she saw how Property Filter combined search, comparables, and motivated seller signals in one place, it clicked immediately. "It wasn't just about the software then," she says. "It became my sourcing powerhouse."

"I needed something that would surface the right opportunities consistently, without me drowning in the admin."

Her transition was straightforward. The trial period was enough to get comfortable with the platform. Property Filter's support team handled her initial questions quickly, and the onboarding sessions meant she could tap in and out as needed. "You either gel with it or you don't," she says. "And I gelled with it, fortunately for me."

How Manisha Bradshaw uses Property Filter to find below market value deals

Manisha's approach to Property Filter is structured around her investment criteria. She defines the exact parameters she is searching within - the metrics, the return on investment thresholds, the indicators that matter to her strategy - and lets Property Filter surface only what fits. The result is a shift from hours of broad searching to focused decision-making. "I can now see straight away, at a glance, whether it meets or doesn't meet the criteria I'm looking for," she says. "The speed and efficiency of making those decisions is, by far, my favourite thing about the platform." For a property sourcing software to genuinely replace manual searching, this kind of precise filtering is essential.

Alongside the search filters, Manisha uses Property Filter's sold comparables feature throughout the negotiation process. In a market where sellers often price their homes above what evidence supports, having live comparables to hand changes the dynamic. "It's not that I'm picking a number out of thin air," she says. "It is actually backed with evidence of sold comparables." This gives her the confidence to negotiate firmly and the credibility to make that negotiation land with agents and sellers alike.

"It's not just about the software. It became my sourcing powerhouse - very defined, very data-led."

The pipeline CRM replaced her previous system of pen and paper and colour-coded Excel spreadsheets. Before Property Filter, offers that had been rejected could easily get buried in a pile of paperwork - and follow-ups would be missed. Now she sets reminders, tracks every lead from first look to completion, and knows exactly where each project is at any point. "All the old previous offers that had been rejected and needed following up - they would have got lost in a pile of paperwork for me," she says. "So just having that managed efficiently, and being able to set reminders to follow them up, was really key."