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Buying Property Tips

There are so many aspects of buying property that I couldn’t possibly cover it all. However, along the way of building a small property portfolio I’ve managed to pick up a few useful tips that could potentially make your buying experience all that more pleasurable.

Hopefully there’s something in this archive that will help you snatch a deal, and consequently live happily ever after.

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Apr
03
2008

Points To Consider Before Buying Property- What Buyers Really Don’t Want

I previously wrote an article about Easily Fixable Features That Puts Buyers Off. Since then I decided to go one step further and dedicate a list of features that can essentially make buyers walk away because the problems aren’t all that superficial, consequently there is no easy antidote. These features should be noted before purchasing […]

Apr 03 2008  |  Buying Property Tips
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Jan
31
2008

Buying Property That Needs Renovating As A Property Development Virgin

I was recently put into a situation where I had the opportunity to snap up an extremely undervalued property. It was undervalued by 50-60k because it’s in dire need of some intensive renovation loving. However, after making the required amendments, I would still be quid’s in by a considerable amount. Unfortunately, I’m not a builder, […]

Jan 31 2008  |  Buying Property Tips
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Jan
24
2008

Approaching The Vendor Directly

I’ve mentioned a few times that I plan on buying another property this year, even with all the talk of recession and an approaching housing crash. I still think there is money to be made in the property game whether it be in the interest of long or short term investment, but only if the […]

Jan 24 2008  |  Buying Property Tips
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Jan
11
2008

How To Spot The Next Up-And-Coming Area

This is a continutation of a previous post of mine, ‘There’s Never A Bad Time To Buy-To-Let‘, where I discussed how there’s always money to be made in the buy-to-let game, even during this current slowdown we’re experiencing. Investing in ‘hotspots’ for buy-to-let purposes is never a bad move. A ‘hotspot’ being a rundown ghetto […]

Jan 11 2008  |  Buying Property Tips
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Jan
08
2008

There’s Never A Bad Time To Buy-To-Let

I believe there is never a bad time to Buy-To-Let, there’s only a bad time to sell. I don’t pay any mind to the cynics nor the house price indexes. House Price indexes are usually based on national averages, they don’t account for every property in every dark corner. And if I listened to every […]

Jan 08 2008  |  Buying Property Tips
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Jan
03
2008

Buying The Ugliest House On The Street

A common mistake many investors make is that they get influenced by their personal taste. While some perceive that as an act of human nature, it’s most definitely an act of naivety and bad practise when it comes to property investment. The thought of buying an ugly house may scare a lot of people, but […]

Jan 03 2008  |  Buying Property Tips
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Oct
26
2007

Check Behind And Under The Furniture

I was browsing through the moneysavingexpert.com forums and I found a, dare I say, humourous thread about vendors leaving behind bad surprises for new owners. I shouldn’t laugh, because I genuinely do feel for the lady in distress and everyone else that shared a similar story.
Moving home is stressful enough and i’m sure the last […]

Oct 26 2007  |  Buying Property Tips
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Oct
03
2007

Pictures Tell A Thousand Words

For those of you that don’t know, Foxtons’ is a huge Estate agency group operating in the UK and the US. However, it was recently reported that Foxtons’ US division is in serious trouble, having been soundly slapped by the US housing market slowdown.
“no longer has the liquidity to operate as a going concern”, says […]

Oct 03 2007  |  Buying Property Tips
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Sep
25
2007

Flipping Property For A Flipping Fortune

Flipping properties is a highly lucrative, but risky way of making a quick fortune. It’s becoming increasingly popular amongst the public because a) it’s a relatively simple concept b) it’s the “in” thing right now c) as mentioned, it can be extremely lucrative.
So, what is property flipping?
It’s the name given to the act of […]

Sep 25 2007  |  Buying Property Tips
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Sep
12
2007

Time To Buy Property In America For Brits

If you’re looking to buy Property in America for either business or pleasure, ’round about now wouldn’t be a bad time to start making a move.
Since 2000, America has seen a sigfinicantly sharpe increase in property value; so big that it became “a mother of all bubbles” Sadly, the bubble has started to burst in […]

Sep 12 2007  |  Buying Property Tips
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