
Hi, I'm Nick Garner founder of Invesmore a UK buy to let property sourcing consultancy. We use technology, data and the judgement of our analysts to find buy to let property on behalf of investors.
This free Udemy course is an initial outline of some of the principles, processes, tips and tricks we use to find profitable property deals. If this course is popular, we will produce more courses with far more actionable information.
What is buy to let investing? Property investment principles, is buy to let investing unique to the UK?
We all want simple, helpful insights that help decision-making. By using mental frameworks we can zero into what really matters in buy to let investment.
If you 'buy low and sell high', you will be a successful investor. If you buy somewhere people love to live, you will get an optimal rental income
My opinion on below market value deals.
Buy property in the right area with decent capital growth that people want to rent. And hold that property for at least 10 years.
Overview of the forces which create the 18 year property cycle.
What is social grade? How do you interpret this information? What are the correlations between social grade, capital growth and good renter markets?
Crime is counterintuitive. Poor areas can have low crime, rich areas high crime. Understand how to interpret crime data.
Some useful tools and resources to help interpret capital growth.
Examples of cities, towns and areas which show optimal growth with least apparent risk of decline.
The significance of leveraging debt to increase return, but also risk.
The main rules for identifying good locations i.e. parking, access to amenities, mortgage-ability
Energy performance certificate legislation you should know about.
A roundup of useful data to help make good buying decisions.
Making sure your calculations are correct.
Tips and tricks when making an offer to purchase a property.
Final thoughts on buy to let investment in the UK.
A beginner course in buying the optimal buy to let investment in the UK. Nick explains the key principles behind optimal buy to let investment. There are video walk-throughs of tools you can use. He explains:
Data:
Using data wisely gives you a huge competitive advantage
Learn how to 'read' an area and gain insights only locals would know.
Make objective investment decisions
Key principles for buy to let investment
Understand human behaviour to identify the best deals
Areas don't change much, people change in areas
You can't make land ( easily ) so There is very little price elasticity.
Property markets work in repetitive cycles, on average every 18 years
Demographic analysis, tools tips and tricks
Assuming property is a 'human' thing, understand which signals matter most for buy to let investment
Examining social grades and other key metrics
Free tools you can use now
Capital growth, how you can identify areas with growth potential:
Understanding capital growth
Why it's make or break for wealth gain or loss
Examining the 2008 property crash and how it affected different areas and cities.
Identifying areas with greatest capital growth potential
Free tools and resources
Negotiating the deal:
Questions you should ask
How to present yourself when negotiating
Making the offer
The course is free and has numerous tools and resources for you to download. It should give you a good foundation for analysing the right data to make good buy to let investment decisions.