GETTING STARTED
Fix-and-flip
A ‘fix-and-flip’ property investment strategy involves
purchasing a run-down property and making an
additional investment to renovate the property, which
can then be sold at a substantially higher price. In this
case, the investor’s evaluation of the property will be
focused on the potential of the property, and less on
the income potential or capital gains.
with it, there is nothing stopping you from taking that
first leap and buying your house.
BEFORE YOU START:
So now that you have a firm idea of where your ideal
property is, how much it costs and what you want to do
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Location, location, location!
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Hybrids
However, property investments are rarely as black and
white as the above categories imply. In many cases,
the strategies employed are hybrids of the different
approaches. For example, an investor may acquire a
run-down property to renovate and then rent out.
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Evaluating a property investment.
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Property investment strategies.
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Is buy-to-let best?
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Buy-to-hold over long-term.
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Speculation, buy high, sell high.
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More than one category: hybrids.
What’s your price?
Should you fix-and-flip?
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