Property Investing All-In-One For Dummies

ISBN-13: 9780470515020 / Angielski / Miękka / 2007 / 600 str.

Donald Strachan

Opis

Whether you are renting out part of your home, or investing in a property, this guide to the constantly changing market and its laws will prove to be invaluable. Whether you've inherited a home you now need to rent or you're aiming to become a property tycoon, this friendly guide is your road map to success.

Spis treści

Introduction.

Book I: Housebuying Basics and the Law.

Chapter 1: Step One: Getting the Most from Viewings.

Chapter 2: Making an Offer.

Chapter 3: Going, Going, Gone: Buying Property at Auction.

Chapter 4: Conveyancing for Buyers and Sellers in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

Chapter 5: Buying a House in Scotland.

Chapter 6: Researching European Markets.

Book II: Finance, Tax, and How to Organise Them.

Chapter 1: Getting a Mortgage.

Chapter 2: Financing with a Buy–to–Let Mortgage.

Chapter 3: Saving Tax on Your Bricks–and–Mortar.

Chapter 4: Using a Company to Hold Your Property.

Chapter 5: Recordkeeping and Financial Management.

Chapter 6: Financing Abroad.

Book III: Renovating a Property.

Chapter 1: Renovating Wrecks: Property In Need of Work

Chapter 2: Dealing with Damp.

Chapter 3: Installing Kitchen Cabinets.

Chapter 4: Installing Worktops and Sinks.

Chapter 5: Out on the Tiles: Tiling in Kitchens and Bathrooms.

Chapter 6: Heating, Ventilating, and Insulating Your Property.

Chapter 7: Flooring: Keeping a Leg Up on Foot Traffic.

Chapter 8: Painting and Finishing.

Book IV: Becoming a Buy–to–Let Landlord.

Chapter 1: Decision Time: Managing Yourself or Hiring an Agent?

Chapter 2: Preparing a Property for Tenants.

Chapter 3: The Big Three: Rent, Deposits, and Tenancy Agreements.

Chapter 4: Advertising and Showing Your Property.

Chapter 5: Safety, Security, and Insurance.

Book V: Managing a Tenancy.

Chapter 1: Selecting and Screening Your Tenants.

Chapter 2: Moving in Your Tenant.

Chapter 3: Collecting and Increasing Rent.

Chapter 4: Sweet and Sour: Keeping Good Tenants and Dealing with Problem Ones.

Chapter 5: Moving Out Tenants.

Book VI: Selling Up at a Profit.

Chapter 1: Selling with a Pro: Getting the Most from Estate Agents.

Chapter 2: Going It Alone: Selling Your Property Privately.

Chapter 3: Creating the Right Impression.

Chapter 4: Negotiating a Successful Sale.

Chapter 5: Selling in Scotland.

Index.

O autorze

Melanie Bien is an Associate Director at Savills Private Finance, and formerly the Personal Finance Editor for The Independent on Sunday. Melanie is a regular commentator on rental property for national newspapers and magazines.

Blurb

Whether you want to become a property tycoon or just rent out a second home, this wide–ranging guide to the property market is your key to success. Property Investing All–in–One For Dummies is a complete guide to every aspect of property investing, at home and abroad, covering everything from advice on profitable buy–to–let strategies and dealing with problem tenants, to maximising the returns on your investments and recordkeeping.