Help and advice about investment in property
I have met many Professional Contactors and Freelancers who havebeen successful in property investing, and some that have not. I havealso met plenty of people that would like to be successful, in propertyinvestment and have heard lots of talk about it from friends andcolleagues but do not know where to start and do not have much freetime.
On occasions we have been asked by some clients if we know reliable sources of advice regarding property investment.
I have followed Martin Grainger from Property Secrets for a while, and think that you may be interested in signing up for his regular newsletter, and then you can make up your own mind if you like what he has to say.
Martin has a Property Finding Service which may interest you if youhave a desire to invest but no time to search and source the high yieldproperties which could form part of an overall investment portfolio foryou.
Here are some recent gems from Martins newsletters :-
I would strongly advise against anyone trying to callthe bottom of the UK market. Focus instead on the numbers right now andsee if they make good investment sense
Prices have fallen and, in some locations, by aconsiderable amount. That isn't the point, though - what matters is theyield. Yield is quite simply key in an uncertain market because itenables the investor to hold long term. And for a chance of strongcapital growth, long term is the order of the day in the UK
Our primary expertise lies in our bespoke sourcing sevice. In partnership with you, we can create and agree a specificproperty finding brief based on your strategic objectives. We'll thenapply our Intrinsic Property Value analysis to source property in thevery best locations
New Build Property, Manchester and Lancashire-Aselection of high yielding houses and apartments available in SouthManchester and Preston. - Example: 2-bed apartments available with 9%yield
Yield is the major buzz word right now as investors realise capitalgrowth is not possible – certainly in the short term. A strong grossyield of 7%+ is required by most resulting in a positive cash flowmonth on month
This is not to say we are ignoring capital growth, far from it. Ourintrinsic property value research takes us to the strongest locationsthat will come out of the recession first; these are the areas weexpect to grow the quickest. By looking at the economic factors behindeach location we can predict its potential and point our investors inthe right direction.
Also, there are a lot of great property buys out there,it is just a case of searching them out. When we are on the road we usetried and tested techniques to find out what is available, how low anoffer is likely to be accepted and rental figures to back up theinvestment.
I mention martin to you as I have been following him for a while nowand I like his approach and how he writes, so you may want to take alook. Do not interpret this article s advice to invest in property,with our without Martin's help, this is not advice it is information,and I hope you find it useful.