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Property investment and Buy to Let in the UK over the past ten years has been booming. During this time, many ordinary people have profited greatly from rapidly rising property prices and growing rental demand and many people have become property millionaires as a result.Many felt that this would last forever and whatever they touched turned to gold however, all the confidence and excitement that surrounded the UK property market has rapidly drained away during the past nine months with the onset of the credit crunch.During this time, cheap credit has dried up and with it a now stalling and falling property market. Many believe that the writing is on the wall now for the UK property market and that a property crash is now just around the corner.However, as hard as it is to believe for many, the current market conditions hold huge amounts of opportunities for the savvy and gutsy property investors who are willing to tough out the hard market conditions and invest for the medium to long term. Here are my key tips of how you can profit greatly from the current UK property market conditions.Tip 1) Target motivated Sellers; The current difficult economic conditions will create many difficulties for home owners. With many home owners fixed rate mortgages coming to an end, many will see their mortgage repayments rocket and as a result, many will move into arrears on their mortgage payments. However, this is where savvy property investors can help home owners in financial difficulties plus make big profits in the process.People who are in financial difficulties and who are keen to sell their property fast are called motivated sellers. These are the kinds of people property investors want to target because a property investor can offer to buy a home owners property fast in return for a large discount off the properties market value of up to 30%.This not only means that an investor can make immediate profits, but it also means that it saves home owners from financial ruin. Another benefit to both parties is that investors can offer the vendors to stay in the property as tenants and offer a rent back option meaning that tenants can stay in their property but without the financial strain of having to keep up to the mortgage.But the key question is, how do property investors find motivated sellers? There are many ways that this can be done but two of the most effective ways are to drop leaflets around your local area or to set up a small website to capture leads. These are the two lead strategies that large investment companies use to target motivated sellers and it is highly effective if implemented correctly.In summary, this is a very powerful strategy that UK property investors can use to make instant profits in current market conditions. All I would say to investors is always to act ethically and responsibly with home owners and make sure you keep to any agreements or promises that you make.Tip 2) Buy Distressed & Repossessed Property – There are many ways that property investors can profit from UK property but one of the best ways is to find distressed properties (properties that are in need of work) and repossessed property.These types of property deals are great because you can buy them well below market value and as all property investors know, most of the profits are made when you buy a property not when you sell it.And because of the tough market conditions, many home owners will have their properties repossessed which means investors can buy property well below its market value.Buying and renovating property is one of the oldest and most profitable strategies that investors use and as long as you buy the property cheaply, there are huge profits to be made, especially in these market conditions.Buying repossessed property is one of the holy grail deals for property investors. Through my business, we have found large amounts of repossessed property deals throughout the UK and there are so many bargains available now to investors if they are willing to search for them.And with the tough market conditions looking like they will continue for the foreseeable future, there are guaranteed to be plenty of repossessed property deals and bargain properties that will be available to be bought very cheaply.Conclusion – The current tough property market conditions in the UK will mean that there will be large amounts of bargain property deals available for investors who are willing to find them and bargain hard to buy them at the right price.Our advice to UK property investors is to research hard, register with lots of estate agents and property auctions and bargain hard as there will be so many opportunities for investors to buy property deals at a huge profit.
Whether you’re in the market for a major interior overhaul or you’re simply looking to give your home a quick and easy update, chances are you’ve spent some time online hunting for ideas and inspiration. That said, it can be pretty deflating to stumble upon a look you love only to discover the price to achieve it is well above your budget.
Fortunately, there are some killer home decorating blogs that show you how to refresh, revive, and fall in love with your home anew without breaking the bank. For a home that looks far more expensive than it costs to create, check out the following blogs for all of the interior inspiration and DIY tutorials you’ll ever need.
Welcome back to the week 5 update for the One Room Challenge. Check out the blog posts and updates for week 1, week 2, week 3, and week 4 if you missed them. It’s crunch time now and I’ll be honest… I don’t know that this project will be completely wrapped up for the reveal date. The great thing is the reveal and hitting a deadline is not the only goal of reason for this challenge. Ultimately having a fully functional and hopefully beautiful bathroom is where we want to end up even it things are a bit delayed.
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When we left off last time the countertops had been templated, the trim was freshly painted and the hardware had been ordered. The hardware took about 1 week to arrive. We chose the Menlo Park 4″ pull from Schlub in chrome because I think the pull has the perfect mix of square and some rounded elements that make it a great transitional hardware option. We went with all pulls for the drawers and doors since the knob option in that line weren’t our favorite.
Guest Bathroom Reno: Quartz Countertops and Grout – One Room Challenge Week 5
The quartz countertops are now installed and things can be put back together. Rectangle, undercount sinks were also purchased through the fabricator. The Marble look quartz from Pental and it is gorgeous with the warm gray veins running throughout. For the edge went for a flat polish eased edge for a clean, simple look.
Guest Bathroom Reno: Quartz Countertops and Grout – One Room Challenge Week 5
Two days after the quartz countertops were installed the tile installer came back to finish up tiling the niches, installing the tile base and grout everything.
Guest Bathroom Reno: Quartz Countertops and Grout – One Room Challenge Week 5
The electoral is being relocated for the new lights. There are some drywall and painting touch ups to do and plumbing fixtures to be hooked up. Plus adding all the finishing touches ???? All those little things like towel hooks, curtain rod, and accessories will bring this whole thing together.
It’s been too long since I’ve updated and even longer since this work has been started. This is me sharing remodel updates, mostly for myself (but also for my nagging family members). I’m sharing photos of the progress that has been made while also document the craziness that has gone on. This is just the beginning of the remodel.
Prior to moving in I had 3-4 weeks where my apartment lease overlapped with the possession of my townhome. This allowed me, with the amazing help of my family, to paint, tear-out carpet and somewhat put back together the upstairs portion of my place so that I could have a clean room to put a bed. At least one that wasn’t completely torn apart. One area that felt more livable that the rest. If you haven’t seen or don’t remember these are the before photos from when I took possession. To list it out here are the main things that I was tacking during those week prior to me moving in.
Phase 1 Remodel Projects
ripping out baseboard, carpet and tack strips upstairs and preparing for new hard surface flooring. (this flooring will go throughout minus the stairs and bathrooms/laundry)
installing flooring upstairs (one of my installers did this)
mostly gutting the master bathroom
installing a new tub and rough in plumbing for the master and powder bath
ordering and installing a rift white oak vanity for the master
Painting (and priming where needed) the ceilings and walls of the bedrooms. Caulking and painting the crown molding in the master
replacing and upgrading the baseboard heater in the master and patch the drywall
painting the hallway and down through the stairwell
adding skirt board to the stairs
installing new carpet and pad on the stairs (my carpet installer from work did this)
removing upper cabinets on the fridge side in the kitchen
partially demoing the wall diving the kitchen (prepare to move switches, outlets, heater and thermostat)
removing drywall on wall next to bar in dining area
painting the downstairs powder bath and removing vanity to prepare for a new floating vanity
Those were the main projects that took place and then I moved in the day after Thanksgiving. Getting rid of the original, nasty cat carpet and new flooring made a huge difference to the upstairs. Also neutralizing and lightening the paint made things feel so much more fresh. I still have no baseboards but I’ll get on that one day! For now here are some photos that I snapped along the way.
It’s been a while since been posting on here but I have some new updates and projects that I have been working on. Last summer into fall I was house hunting while knowing the lease on my apartment would be expiring end of the 2019. It felt a little crazy but was a fun process for me. After a bunch of searching I found and closed on a new home!
I was lucky enough to have a few weeks of overlap with my apartment (I ended up moving out 1 month early) so I was able to get started on projects and updates prior to moving in. I’ll share more about those in the coming weeks (there are still so many unfinished things!) but for now I think it’s best to start with some before photos. Also, follow along on Instagram where I post current project updates more often. The pictures show it in the state I bought it in. It’s a great first place to me and was functional as-is but as you might expect I’m here to make things my own by doing updates that I will enjoy while living here and that will also add value and functionality to the space down the line when I sell… or maybe even keep it as a rental. My dog, Nova, has been enjoying the space as well ???? There are a couple of things to miss about my Bothell apartment but I am very ready to have my own place and space.
In 2017 the guest bathroom was remodeled. You can see more photos and read about that here. Almost everything came out and all new things went back in. From emails and comments people have been asking for sources so I have rounded up what I could in this post to share paint colors, products and links that I could find for the bathroom.
Bathroom Sources and Details:
Wall color: BM Balboa Mist
Trim and door color: BM Chantilly Lace
Floor Tile: Pental Mark Chrome 12×24 matte
Shower tile: Jeffrey Court Weather Gray 4×12 gloss subway
Niche tile: Daltile clio mosaic
Bathtub: Maax Rubix tub
Cabinet: Spencer Cabinets – painted BM Cape May Cobblestone
Countertop: Pental Quartz Misterio polished 3cm
Cabinet hardware: Schaub Menlo Park Pull in chrome
Faucets: Hansgrohe Metris single handle in chrome
Shower trims: Kohler slide bar kit, wall mount supply and Hansgrohe tub spout in chrome
Mirrors: Homegoods
Towel Hooks: Delta Tolva robe hook in chrome