The final piece of your property investment due diligence puzzle The site visit is one of the most important aspects of your due diligence. This is your opportunity to see exactly what you are buying – and what your potential tenants will be renting. It is vital that you approach ...
Peace of mind comes from comprehensive, not compulsive, questioning In a recent article, I discussed how to assess a property investment in 10 minutes. Of course, that method is only the initial step in your due diligence. You’ll need to go much deeper to fully assess property investment opportunities. This ...
Make investment about what you want, not how much you want I suspect you’ve heard of ‘return on investment’. For some investors, this number becomes the be-all and end-all of their investment decision-making process. In this article, you’ll learn how to measure the success of your portfolio differently. This method ...
Remember these costs to assess a property’s real income potential When considering a residential investment property opportunity, beginner investors often get so excited about the rental income potential that they fail to fully allow for the costs associated with a property. Sure, you will remember to include the costs of ...
Before you invest, make sure you know a property’s rental income When you are conducting your due diligence, you must discover how much your investment property is likely to make in rental income. If your property doesn’t produce the rent you expect, you’re going to have to either subsidise it ...
How do you know it is real regeneration? In a previous article, I posted some questions that you should ask before you invest in property covering an area’s history and four of its current property fundamentals (shops, schools, transport, and major employers). Getting the answers to those few questions will ...
Research – the foundation of successful investment property portfolios Research is the foundation on which successful investment property sits. Just like when you build a house on sand, if you build a portfolio without properly researching property investment opportunities first it will crumble, fall down, lose value, and cost you ...
Regeneration and a forward-looking council are driving business and residential growth I think it was Julia Roberts, in Pretty Woman, who said she was so excited that she was “peeing her pants”. Or something like that. Anyway, whatever it was that she said exactly, it’s how I feel about property ...
Rent, rent-to-let, buy, or buy-to-rent: all options are open in Orpington With property prices in London seemingly at a plateau, house buyers and property investors are looking elsewhere for opportunity. We think that opportunity is Orpington property. It’s a place that is within easy reach of work and play and ...
8 steps and 10 minutes is all it takes to decide on a property investment As I explained in a recent article, doing the comprehensive research needed to make sure a property investment opportunity is packed with potential takes a lot of time. The 89-point due diligence report takes around ...
How Property Investors with Little Time Can Invest in New Build and Off Plan Property using a Regeneration Strategy and Where Exactly to Invest.
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