recommendedreading
Don't waste your money on the grossly overpriced property courses and expensive seminars that are all too common these days. Here are some resources that can cover the fundamentals of property investment and development for a fraction of the cost.
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Essential property investment calculations
(By robert heaton)
I would recommend reading this before anything else. Property is essentially a numbers game and this book gets straight down to the key calculations you need to know about to analyse any investment deal.
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The property investment
playbook - volume 1 & 2
(By robert heaton & ye feng)
Another Robert Heaton book, this time he teams up with Ye Feng, an investor and mathematician. There are so many investment strategy books out there. The reason I recommend these books to my clients is they cut out the fluff, don't exaggerate and focus on the core metrics and figures that any seasoned and serious property professional would and should. Volume 2 is also available.
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The Complete Guide to
Property Investment: How to survive & thrive in the new
world of buy-to-let
(BY Rob dix)
A solid and up-to-date overview of the traditional BTL model by Rob Dix, one half of the team behind the UK's no.1 property podcast aptly named 'The Property Podcast'. I like this man and, whilst I don't agree with everything he says, along with Rob Bence, he has made property education very affordable. I would also recommend following his podcast.
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100 Property Investment Tips
(By ROB DIX)
Another by Rob Dix (There will be a few). This has been a popular book for a long time for good reason. Tried and tested tips that have been compiled from industry experts and can be practically applied.
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How To Be A Landlord: The Definitive Guide to Letting and Managing Your Rental Property
(BY ROB DIX)
I recommend this to my clients that are looking to manage their properties themselves. It is a fully comprehensive and regularly updated guide covering all the aspects of letting and managing your own property. An essential to ensure you are acting compliantly and efficiently.
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Multiple Streams of Property Income: Building A Passive
Income With Multiple Property Strategies.
(By Rob moore and kevin mcdonnell)
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With a focus on cumulative income and promoting more realistic strategies than most other books, this is a great resource for my clients looking to maximise leverage, compound income and avoid unnecessary expenditure and risk.
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Mastering the Art of
Commercial Real Estate
Investing
(By DOUG MARSHALL, CCIM)
Doug Marshall has a well deserved reputation as one of the top authorities in the world of commercial real estate investing. My personal favourite form of investment (making up over 70% of our portfolio) this is aimed at the US market but the principles still apply. Essential for my clients who want to get into commercial investing, which as our speciality, I always recommend.
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Property Investors' Tax Guide
(By Shaz nawaz)
Not the most glamorous of topics but absolutely essential for any property investor. Shaz Nawaz is an accountant and tax advisor who's comprehensive guide will help inform investors of the tax implications of certain organisational structures and ways to mitigate liabilities.
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Strategic Property Investing
(BY ANNA CLARE HARPER)
With a focus on sustainable, cautious and risk assessed growth, Anna Clare Harper's book is one of the more realistic a professionally presented books on property investment. Well communicated and brilliantly written it is another must for any investor looking to invest in a responsible and safe manner.
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Parry's Valuation and
Investment Tables
(UCEM)
Not for your casual investor, Parry's valuation methods have been an essential tool used in appraising and valuing property since 1913. I recommend this for clients looking to make property a full-time, hands-on job as a good understanding of the methods covered will enable them to have a much greater level of investment growth analysis than your typical investor.