Profitable Property

Description

Identify property opportunities, complete due diligence, know your numbers, build a plan to repeat for success.

Profitable property is about getting it right from the start. That means focussing on three key areas:

1. The numbers on any property deal. Too many people approach a property investment like they would purchasing their own property to live in, bringing their own preconceptions or emotions into something that is a purely business decision. Successful property investors, who own sustainable portfolios that grow in value and generate regular profits from rental income all know that numbers are the most important factor when it comes to pressing go on a deal.

2. Due diligence means you make informed decisions, take calculated risks, and know the outcome before you go in. In property terms that means confidently establishing the current true value of an asset, the projected value post any conversion, refurbishment or renovation, and the rental value. Fortunately, in property, the information to verify any property opportunity is readily available, you just need a system to know how to interpret that information.

3. Business planning and investment style is key to success in property. That means knowing where you are today, what you have in knowledge, time, resources, experience and capital to commit and where you want to be. People make money in property pursuing active value add strategies, redevelopment, and driving their portfolios with strong engagement. Others make money in property by buying strategically focusing on the long game and sitting back to wait for passive income and capital growth to inflate the value of the portfolio and drive rental profits. Both are valid strategies, but which one best suits you depends on your starting point and where you want to take your property portfolio.