You need to keep going no matter what

10 Things I’ve Learnt (Part 7)   It’s impossible to know what’s going to happen to you in property; but what I’ve learnt over the past 20 years of investing for myself is that if you just keep going, everything will (usually) work out fine eventually.   Regardless of how optimistic you are, you need…

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You can achieve more than you think

TO SIGN UP TO MY NEWSLETTER, PLEASE CLICK HERE 10 Things I’ve Learnt (Part 6)   We’ve spent the last five weeks discussing what I’ve learnt over the last 20 years, and number six on my list is that you can achieve more than you think you can just so long as you keep on…

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It Takes As Long As it Takes!

TO SIGN UP TO MY NEWSLETTER, PLEASE CLICK HERE   10 Things I’ve Learnt (Part 5)   Over the past few weeks we’ve been looking at some of the things which I’ve discovered over the last 20 years of investing in property, and one of the things which I’ve learnt – and learnt the hard…

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You don’t have to run out of money

TO SIGN UP TO MY NEWSLETTER, PLEASE CLICK HERE   10 Things I’ve Learnt (Part 4)   The next thing on my list of 10 things that I’ve learnt over the last 20 years is that: “You Don’t Have To Run Out Of Money.” Or to put it another way, you don’t have to stop…

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Most Things That We Worry About In Property Actually Never Happen

TO SIGN UP TO MY NEWSLETTER, PLEASE CLICK HERE   10 Things I’ve Learnt (Part 2)   In this blog post we’re going to continue to think about 10 things which I’ve learnt over the past 20 years of investing for myself. Number two on the list is this: “Most Things That We Worry About…

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There’s Rarely Just One Way of Doing Things

TO SIGN UP TO MY NEWSLETTER, PLEASE CLICK HERE.   10 Things I’ve Learnt (Part 1)   This is the first in a new series of blog posts in which I’m going to share with you ten things that I’ve learned over the past twenty years of investing for myself.     The very first…

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You don’t have to sell the properties you refurb

Refurbing (renovating) a property is a “property fundamental” which will really speed your success. It will help to increase the value of the property, and with it your equity, the rental value, and increase your chances of getting a favourable revaluation when you refinance. It’ll also help with sale-ability should you ever need to exit,…

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One simple tip to help you buy the RIGHT property

Many new investors are often confused about what to do next having decided upon a possible investment area or areas. A classic mistake is often to jump in and start researching properties for sale with a view to identifying a specific property for purchase. This is NOT the first thing you should do. Researching which…

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Do developers really give discounts?

Last week we took a look at how many inexperienced property investors assume that asking price equates to value, and how many believe that they are buying below market value when in reality they are probably buying below asking price. We also discussed how the main flaw in buying BMV is that market value is…

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