​It’s the final countdown.   Over the course of our six part series “The Journey” we’ve looked at how to become a buy-to-let property investor in a simple, step-by-step process and we’ve now reached the final step – property maintenance and moving forward.   Most homeowners and tenants alike will understand the value of property maintenance. Over the course of weeks, months and years, houses suffer all manner of problems and the same can be said of property investments.   Burst pipes, damp and condensation, cracked walls and countless other issues will constantly eat away at you ..read more

​Ask any property investor, big or small, and they’ll quickly reveal just how important tenants are to their business.   You can have the most desirable, or cash flow positive, property in the world but if you have problem tenants (for any number of reasons) then your business model will be in danger from day one.   As a result, we wanted to distill our experience, and the experiences of our colleagues and Belfast Property Meet attendees, into a short guide to finding the best tenants in Northern Ireland.   Don’t worry if you’re not local to Northern Ireland as many of the ..read more

​Welcome to part four of The Journey, our six-part series exploring what it takes to go from property novice to buy-to-let operator all within six clear steps.   If you haven’t been following along up to now you can check out the previous sections by clicking on the following links. Click here for getting started, here for conducting the perfect property hunt and here for a step-by-step guide through the buying process.   If you’re completely up to date, then let’s get cracking!  Analysis ​Analysis of a potential investment property is essential.   Before buyin ..read more

​Can you feel that?   That’s progress you’re feeling because we’re creeping up to the halfway point of The Journey, our six-part blog series that aims to take you from absolute beginner to real life buy-to-let property investor with our help every step of the way!   If you’ve followed along from the start you’ll know that part one focused on getting organised (you can access it here) and part two (accessible here) focused on the property hunt.   Now, with our target investment property in mind, we’re going to journey through the buying process, from start to finish…  Picki ..read more

​Welcome back to The Journey, our six-part series designed to take you, step by step, through the process of becoming a first-time property investor in the buy-to-let market.   In our first blog, which you can access by clicking here, we discussed setting up and getting organised. Now we’re going to focus on the property hunt and, more specifically, finding your first target property.   Before we begin we should note that your property hunt will most likely be both on and offline. You should look to combine all available tools, including the likes of Property Pal and Property News (i ..read more

​Property investing is a process like anything else and although there isn’t a specific end, if you want to continually grow, progress, and become successful there is a definitive start. A time when you stop dreaming and theorising and start doing, by this we mean taking action.   Over the course of this 6-part special blog series “The Journey” we’re going to detail exactly how to get started in property investing so that you can make your first moves.   It might seem scary to begin with but, when you learn and listen to feedback from others who have they experience, your fear is red ..read more

​Getting started in property investing can seem like a seriously daunting task to those on the outside looking in.   The reality is that property investing is a process like any other. Those with decades of experience, in various deals and strategies, will obviously have a much more refined process but even beginners will undertake very similar paths.   We’ve met every type of investor during almost 6 years of running Belfast Property Meet events, alongside our own property investing, and all of them started in the same place you currently find yourself in.   Follow the steps be ..read more

​Whilst serviced accommodation, also known as the provision of short-term accommodation of less than 90 days, is a relatively new property investment strategy here in Northern Ireland and the rest of the UK, it is becoming increasingly popular, both for investors and their customers (guests).   We’ve had countless questions about serviced accommodation at Belfast Property Meet, especially over the last few months, so thought we’d answer some of the basic questions in our beginners guide to serviced accommodation below.  What is Serviced Accommodation? ​Serviced accommodation is full ..read more

​Depending on your own property journey there may come a time when you want to make the next step and venture into property development in Northern Ireland or further afield.   When compared to other strategies, such as buy-to-let, buy and flip, HMO’s, options and rent-to-rent, property development requires even more patience, due diligence, research into future proposals for the area, awareness of risk, experience and knowledge and most importantly, more than one exit strategy.   We believe that it’s completely possible to enter the world of property development with the right team ..read more

Recently we stumbled across Future Belfast, a brilliant online independent record and chart of the changing urban landscape within Belfast. We aren’t connected to the project but find it really interesting and you might too!   During our browsing around Future Belfast it got us thinking about how useful a resource this could be to experienced property investors and those wanting to progress further than their current standing.   Property investing is a long and winding road and at some point, depending on where you are in terms of experience, ambition and finances, you may feel that ..read more