8 Reasons an Independent Surveyor is a Good Investment Guest post by Zak Arden, Managing Director of SurveyBooker.com Buying a property, even as a private dwelling, is one of the largest investments many people will make in their lives. As of February 2016, the average price of property in England … [Read more...]
How To Make A Profit From Your Airbnb Listing
How To Make A Profit From Your Airbnb Listing Guest post by Leigh Stewart, Editor of Tranio.com The San Francisco property start-up, Airbnb, dropped a major bomb on the holiday rentals market when it launched in 2008 and continues to rock the boat 8 years on. By allowing individuals to rent out … [Read more...]
Why investing in a kitchen makes everyone happy?
Why investing in a kitchen makes everyone happy? Guest post by Benjamin Reid, Director of Happy Kitchens Whether you are looking to sell or rent out a property, spending money to make it look appealing is a necessary and clever investment. One area of the home that buyers and tenants alike really … [Read more...]
Property Cycles: The Investment Property Lifecycle – Undertaking Works | PVP S2E14
The Property Voice Podcast - Series 2: Property Cycles - The Investment Property Lifecycle - Undertaking Works I am joined on the show today by my good friend Damien Fogg from buytoletstrategy.com. Damien is an experienced investor himself, as well as being a chartered building surveyor and so … [Read more...]
15 Tips for Property Investing in the USA
15 Tips for Property Investing in the USA Guest post by Mark Morris You may have heard of people from the UK buying housing in the sunshine state of Florida for long holidays in the sunshine and may be earning some additional income through holidays lets, to cover expenses. Have you ever … [Read more...]
Musings: ‘Give and get’ Listener Tips – Refurbs & Valuations
The Property Voice Podcast - Musings: ‘Give and get’ Listener Tips - Refurbs & Valuations Today's show is prompted by two listener contributions. Pete asks: how do you value a property before and after works and how do you estimate and price up the works as well? Helen shares some of her top … [Read more...]
Musings: Valuing our time & ‘poor man’s thinking’
The Property Voice Podcast - Musings: Valuing our time & ‘poor man’s thinking’ How much is our time worth? How can we value our time and decide when to DIY and when to delegate or outsource instead? These are the questions posed in today’s episode, where we consider concepts such as our … [Read more...]
‘Return on Works’ – a new return on investment property metric
Return on Works or 'ROW' is another useful return on investment metric to have in our property investor toolkit (Note to self...remember to add it into our Property Investor Toolkit!) There are lots of ways to invest in property. There are also several ways to measure our return on investment. … [Read more...]
Poor man’s thinking…all spending is a waste of money!?
I was born in Yorkshire, in the north of England. That implies several things dependent on your preconceived ideas of what it means to be a Yorkshireman. Whilst I do not think I am typical of all of the stereotypes (I did leave the county aged six!), there is perhaps one that deep down inside I … [Read more...]