Thursday, 12 June 2008

Releasing Equity from your home.


Sell your house quickly

There are benefits to a quick property sale beyond simply helping with money problems! In the current harsh times of the credit crunch, its not just people planning their retirement that can benefit from property equity release.

There are so many different state of affairs that people could benefit from releasing equity in their home. Personal circumstances such as a derelict property that has been on the market for some time, a quick sale to avoid repossession may help your credit rating and get you back in control of your finances. Other situations might include selling your house in divorce or separation.

Whatever the reason we have a solution to suit you. We are sensitive to your circumstances and we work within your timescale and propose an offer to meet your needs.

Sell your house quickly to us - it doesn't mean the upheaval of an immediate house move. For example, you can stay in your home, rent free, for up to twelve months after the sale. This can give you the time to stabilise your financial situation before deciding your next step.

Rent or buy back

After, or even the twelve month rent free you still have options:
  • You can remain in your home and pay rent as a normal tenant
  • You can buy the property back from us
  • We will offer you a cheaper property in the same location, where available
  • We will even try to find you a mortgage, subject to status
Why not contact Equity Fast to see how we can help you today.

Thursday, 5 June 2008

Choosing Your Property to Develop

Buy low and sell high – the fundamental aspect of property investment. It can be a minefield selecting the right property to develop or sell at a profit but with the right approach and limit your risk before you buy you can resell for a profit. Before you buy, make sure to have an plan set out for achieving the most amount of profit. If development is key for a buy to let property investment, consider which method of achieving profit you want to take on:

  • property conversions: taking a large house and turning it to flats or vice versa. You need to know which one will suit the property more.
  • know the facts: understand the building regulations and if your proposed conversion is possible with your resources.
  • property improvements: increase the value of a house by enhancing the property's appearance without incurring planner's costs.
  • changing the use of a property: converting a business property to housing can be very complex and requires careful planning.
Paramount to any decision on what development to start is where to do start your property development. Research in what areas are likely to be high growth markets and where there is strong demand from the local population. Such areas for example are Hull and Nottingham are a good place to look for investment property for sale. For more tips and information on property investment, have a look at an earlier post 7 Things Every Property Investor Should Know.

One of the hardest parts of developing property is knowing how to manage the project from start to finish. Using the expertise of a specialist property investment company can be ideal for any first time developer want to build a portfolio. Property Investment Portfolio (PIP), based in Nottingham are a specialist company with over 20 years experience in the business, PIP can help investors looking for cheap investment property. Our expertise in the buy to let area, along with our skills in the maintenance, development and conversion of properties has allowed us to help many investors build their own rental property portfolios. We can offer our investors anything from a single, run down house, ideal for development for rental or profit on resale, to the purchase of an existing tenanted rental property portfolio with a full managed service.

Why not contact Property Investment Portfolio today and start your first development project.