Finding HMO Deals

Estate Agents (Part 6)   We’ve been thinking about how to find our property deals and last week we began to think about HMOs. But, where can we find properties to convert to HMOs?   The answer is the same place as where we would find our buy to lets, and that’s at the local…

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Converting Properties to HMOs

Estate Agents (Part 5)   Lately, we’ve been thinking about how we are going to find our deals and this week, I want to give some thought to HMOs. At a very simplistic level, your HMO is likely to be very similar (physically, at least) to a buy to let. As such, you’re probably going…

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It’s a Numbers Game!

Estate Agents (Part 4) We’re still thinking about how to find deals through estate agents and just to recap, one thing which I would definitely recommend (in fact, it’s an absolute “must”) is that you go and physically be present in an estate agent’s office.   Really, you should stop by ALL the agents’ offices…

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Finding Deals for Multiple Strategies

Estate Agents (Part 3)   In my blog posts over the past two weeks, we’ve been thinking about how to find great deals through estate agents, and this has prompted a very legitimate question. “How does one actually talk to an estate agent and find properties if they’re pursuing multiple strategies?”   For example, it…

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A top tip for finding buy to let deals

How to Find Deals: Estate Agents (Part 2)   Last week we began to think about using estate agents to find deals and this week we are going to expand upon this.   In my opinion, one of the big stumbling blocks with using agents is that when you walk into their offices and say…

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Do agents hold all the best deals back?

How to Find Deals: Estate Agents (Part 1)   Over the coming weeks, we’re going to think about how to find the property deals that are right for us. However, before we start thinking about this, we need to give some thought to something which comes first, and that’s what we are really trying to…

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