Last week we talked about saving up for your first deposit…but did we miss an important part of the picture? In this episode we pick sides and have one of our periodic duels: is it better to save money, or create money? We discuss: How it’s easier to save a pound than make a pound… […]
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This week we’re talking about saving up for your first deposit: how much you need to save, and how to make it happen. It’s not the sexiest topic of all time, but it’s important: because the sooner you get off the mark, the sooner the “snowball effect” kicks in and sets you on the track […]
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Where’s the best place to invest in property in 2015? In this episode we share our opinions – and perhaps more importantly, our reasons behind them so you can do some research of your own. We discuss: Why to be wary when looking at certain affordability measures to decide if we’re in a bubble Why […]
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This week we’re answering questions from some of the smartest investors we know…those who were smart enough to want to spend a day in person with us! In January we held our first Property Hub Summit, where we spent a whole day locked in a room with 20 other investors, troubleshooting and brainstorming each other’s challenges […]
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It’s Episode 100! And not only that, but it’s also the day we’re releasing our new book, 100 Property Investment Tips! You can pick up the book on Amazon completely free for the next 5 days – so click here to head over to Amazon and grab it, and we’d really appreciate you spreading the word so as […]
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This week it’s the final part of our mini-series, How To Become A Property Investor. Having covered the main concepts in the last two parts, this week we got right into the nitty gritty of: Finding your first investment Arranging finance Surviving the legals Getting it tenanted Sitting back and counting the cash! The full […]
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This week it’s part 2 of our mini-series, How To Become A Property Investor. In this part, before we move on to the nitty gritty of how to secure your first investment next week, we run through the critical concepts that you need to understand before getting into property investment. Namely: Capital growth and cashflow […]
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This episode is the first part of our mini-series, How To Become A Property Investor – in which we start with the preliminaries that you need to have in mind to prepare yourself, before we move on to basic investment concepts and the nitty gritty of doing a deal in parts two and three. If […]
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Oh dear…it’s our property price predictions episode for 2015! We didn’t embarrass ourselves horribly last year, so we’re back to put our necks on the line again. First we discussed some of the factors that could affect house prices in the year ahead, including: The lending market The general election Pension reforms (for the full […]
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This week we’re talking about the magic of thinking big – inspired by the book of the same name. As Donald Trump famously said, “You have to think anyway, so why not think big?” As it’s the time of year when many of us are setting out our goals and priorities for the year ahead, […]
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This week we’re talking about what we’ve got planned for 2015! It’s the time of year when everyone’s thinking about goals and resolutions, so by sharing ours we hope to inspire you to do the same if you haven’t already – as well as giving you an idea of what you can look forward to […]
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IT’S CHRIIIIISTMAAAAAAAS! But do you think that’s going to stop us from putting out a podcast? No way! So forget the Queen’s Speech and gather the family around your media streaming device of choice to listen to our personal reflections of 2014. It’s been one heck of a year, so we thought we’d just take […]
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This week we’re talking about our favourite things of the year – so if you like our “resource of the week” section, you’re in for a treat! We ran though a whole lot of books, podcasts, apps and websites that we’ve discovered or particularly enjoyed in 2014, and here’s the full list… Podcasts Philosophize This […]
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This week we took a look back to see how well our crystal balls were functioning a year ago: how close were we with our predictions for house price growth in 2014? Well, you’ll have to listen to the episode to find out. But this also touched on an interesting question – how do we know […]
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This week we’re talking about insurance…no wait, come back! It’s not the funnest of topics, but it’s a very important one: having no insurance is dangerous, but so too is thinking you’re insured but not actually being covered as fully as you think. Int this episode we ran through some of the many risks that you can […]
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This week we’re sharing 20+ ways to become a property millionaire. Hang on – if we know 20 ways to achieve that, why’ve we held out until episode 89? Well, the title of this episode is actually taken from an article in The Telegraph which we go through point-by-point. Like most articles in the property press, there’s […]
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This week we’re sharing why we think everyone should be part of a property mastermind group – and, because it wouldn’t be very helpful otherwise, we’re telling you exactly how to go about setting one up. This was a very packed episode with loads of information, so you’ll want to listen in full to get the most […]
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This week we’re discussing 5 universal investment principles – inspired by an article on UKValueInvestor.com. Those principles are: Always buy at a discount (see our free BMV course for more) Always add value Ensure that the investment is cashflow positive Always invest for the medium-to-long term Stack the odds in your favour During the discussion we mentioned a […]
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This week we put together one of our favourite types of episode – listener questions! Prompted by voicemails that you sent in, we answered: What will happen when interest rates go up? How do I make sure the “right” type of tenant goes into my property? What can you do about a short lease? And […]
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To listen to an audio version of this post, click here. This week we’re revealing the results of The Big Property Investor Survey! Over the summer we asked hundreds of Property Hub members to fill in a short survey, and since then we’ve had a professional data analyst sifting through the data to pull out […]
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This week we’re talking about how to maximise your rent – both in terms of re-letting a property, and raising the rent on an existing tenant. It’s a topic worth delving into because if you’re being squeezed by growing expenses or higher mortgage payments, it’s the one way you can make more money from your existing portfolio. […]
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This week we’re talking about buying at auction: potentially a great source of grabbing property bargains, but certainly not as easy as Homes Under The Hammer makes it look! We talked through some tips for making sure you don’t make any auction mistakes, including: Make sure you have your finance in place before you bid […]
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This week we went over to the dark side…of property investment, naturally, and talked about the many dangers that lurk there for unsuspecting investors. Some of the nasties lurking on the dark side that we talked about were: “Free” “courses” that are no content and pure upsell, and the phenomenon of the “seminar junkie” Letting […]
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Joint Ventures get touted around a lot as a great way to get involved in property when you don’t have any funds or the ability to raise a mortgage: just find someone with cash who wants to get into property but doesn’t have the time, and bingo! That’s an idea that makes us very nervous, […]
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This week we’re celebrating the launch of our new podcast – The Property Investment Tips Podcast – by sharing some of the favourite pieces of advice that have been shared by our team of bloggers on The Property Hub. The new podcast launches tomorrow, and every Friday morning it will be an opportunity to learn […]
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