Which Comes First, the Deal or The JV Finance?

I’ve had a great question from one of my mentees…. Hi Peter, I would like to find out a little more about a joint venture, preferably on a BRR approach than a straight slip. Roughly, how would this work: a) find a deal and then find a JV to match the deal b) find a…

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Not The Sort of Day Any Property Investor Would Want

So, I was pretty excited to jump on the train, and headed off with the usual agenda.

We’d talk about the “Three Rs”; rents, repairs, and refurbs..

We’d look at a couple of the buy to let properties, typically where tenants have just left, and agree

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Should I Tell Estate Agents I’m a Cash Buyer?

A question I’m often asked is, “Should I tell the estate agent I’m a cash buyer?” The premise behind this question is, no doubt, estate agents think a cash buyer will transact a deal quickly and with less hassle as, in their minds (experience) mortgages take longer (too long) to arrange. So, a cash buyer…

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Are The RICS Right That Property Prices Will Keep Increasing? (July 2021)

I’ve just seen this really interesting article on the BBC News Website which reports a RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) survey suggesting property prices will continue to increase over the next year because of the contracting supply of properties for sale. I’m sure most of us understand that it’s a basic concept in economics…

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The one thing that keeps most would be property investors poor

In my time I’ve met many people who tell me they want to get into property, but sadly some never do it because of fear. Instead, they procrastinate, and make excuses. So, they never buy their first property. Or their second. Or their third. Sadly, just looking, or thinking, or talking about buying property won’t…

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No comps on Rightmove? Then how do we value our buy to let?

When we want to assess the value of a potential buy to let investment property, probably the first place we’re going to look for comparable evidence is Rightmove, or Zoopla, or another similar website where we can pick up evidence from past sale prices of similar, or even identical, properties. But what do we do…

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