Six years ago Alexandra Fidoe divorced her husband and was left with no home, two children under the age of 10 and a £100,000 settlement.
But instead of returning to her corporate marketing job and buying a house - the 'safe' option - Ms Fidoe made the bold decision to invest her money into flipping a property.
Her interest in developing homes began the previous year after leaving her corporate marketing job to spend more time with her children.
She spotted a property in Hinckley, Leicestershir,e and thought it would be a good investment opportunity for her parents, so she helped them buy the house off-market with cash.
'One reason we bought that first house was because of the house next door. That was a two-up, two-down which was owned by the council, and the lady who lived there had been sectioned,' she explained to The Telegraph.
