The Power of Renovation By Peter Jones thepropertyteacher.co.uk   thepropertyteacher@gmail.com The next way to super charge already impressive returns is to buy a property ripe for improvement and renovate it. The key, of course, is to make sure that the works increase the value of the property by more than the cost of the works themselves.…

The Power of Buying Below Market Value By Peter Jones thepropertyteacher.co.uk     thepropertyteacher@gmail.com In the real world very few property investors go down to their local estate agents, choose a property, and then offer to pay full price for it. Any well advised and self-respecting property investor will want to negotiate and then buy at what…

The Power of Renovation By Peter Jones thepropertyteacher.co.uk     thepropertyteacher@gmail.com The next way to super charge already impressive returns is to buy a property ripe for improvement and renovate it. The key, of course, is to make sure that the works increase the value of the property by more than the cost of the works themselves.…

The Power of Gearing By Peter Jones thepropertyteacher.co.uk thepropertyteacher@gmail.com In a sense these figures show the raw returns from capital growth, but this is very much an artificial situation used purely for illustration purposes. In reality there would be a few more things going on. For a start, most investors would probably buy using finance…

The Power of Capital growth By Peter Jones thepropertyteacher.co.uk thepropertyteacher@gmail.com As it seems that the property market is now in recovery, and property values are increasing, how do we make the most of a rising market? In a sense there are a number of possible answers to this question, ranging from what we may describe…

I went to the pub last night with a fellow property investor who is also a good mate of mine. We often get together to chew the fat.  This is part of the mastermind theory of having a supportive team around you.  This shouldn’t just be a team of technicians: solicitors, accountants, mortgage brokers, but…

We can learn so many valuable lessons from what Oliver did and the attitude in which he did it. When he didn’t have the money for a deposit, he made sacrifices, mainly his      time, and he worked for it When he had some money he took the opportunity to “do a deal” and to increase      his…