4 Models of Buy to Let Investing And Which Is Best

In this short video, I want to look at four different models of buy to let investing and I’m going to tell you which model I think is the best model because it’s a model which I use.  Why four? Because just to start off with we often think about buy to let as being…

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The one role of a property investor you ignore at your peril

In my opinion there are 4 principle roles of a property investor. One of which is to protect their investment. This requires, among other things, organising, insurance, proper property management, and keeping on top of repairs, for example. This being the case, I never ceased to be amazed when I see properties that have been…

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Do You Need Finance For Your Buy to Let Refurb?

The Return of Bridge to Let. This Bridge to Let buy to let mortgage product is offered by one of my favourite lenders. It’s a great resource if you want to buy a property using finance (a mortgage) but it requires too much of a refurb so you can’t or won’t get a standard buy…

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The BEST Way To Raise Bank Finance For Buy to Let

I’m sometimes asked what is the best way to raise finance for my buy to lets? This might sound like a flippant answer but it’s not, this is what I genuinely think. The best way to raise bank finance for buy to let is by going through a broker, you should not be trying to…

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The HIDDEN Costs of Buying at Auction

In a previous video we were talking about property auctions and I was highlighting the fact that it’s entirely possible to spend a lot of money getting yourself ready to bid at the auction and not actually even getting the chance to bid.  But perhaps what a lot of beginners don’t realise is that there’s…

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Saving £25,000 on a Buy to Let

How much is a bucket of dirty water worth? Or how a hole in the roof saved me £25,000. You might have seen it’s not actually a bucket it’s one of those really useful storage boxes, but it’s full of water, dirty water. That’s because I’ve put it under a hole in the roof which is…

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Is Buy to Let an Outdated Property Investment Model?

A comment which I sometimes see made on social media, like on the Facebook, on different sorts of property groups on Facebook, is that buy to let is an outdated model.  In fact sometimes people will come to my YouTube channel and do little troll type posts saying ‘Buy to let is dead, property investing…

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