I bought twelve properties in a day and didn’t spot the dry rot that cost £40,000. Here’s what was hidden, why it was so hard to see — and what changed in how I inspect every property since.
By the time a survey comes back, you’ve made an offer and the clock is ticking. The viewing is where the real power is. Here’s why I still view every property myself before I offer.
When did anyone ever teach you how to actually look at a property? Not to decide if you like it — I mean really look at it. Here’s what most buyers miss, and why it’s more expensive than they realise.
Most buyers walk into a property and see what it looks like. After forty years, I’ve learned to see what’s actually there — and it makes a real difference to what you buy.
Imagine this, you’re out viewing properties, you’re going to view this property, maybe you’re thinking it’ll make a nice flip or perhaps it’s even going to be serviced accommodation or holiday let, I don’t know, it doesn’t really matter. When we’re viewing properties, this is usually what happens. We’ll go to the property, we’ll…