A very Happy Easter to you! Easter is my favourite holiday, and I have many happy memories of Easter as a child, and loved learning the stories of it. It reminds us of the lesson of due diligence today particularly, and I hope you have a happier Maundy Thursday than Jesus did… If you remember,Continue reading “Easter Lessons… and Blessings!”
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A Top Ten Countdown of The Naughtiest Things Tenants Have Done in My Properties:
I’ve got the old-skool Top of the Pops countdown theme tune in my head; you know the one: Der derrr der der derrrrrrr…. Anyway, here’s a top ten countdown of the naughtiest things tenants have done in my properties so far…. In at 10… 10. Let someone sleep in the shed in the front gardenContinue reading “A Top Ten Countdown of The Naughtiest Things Tenants Have Done in My Properties:”
MY RULES OF PROPERTY INVESTING
1. Never buy a house I wouldn’t live in myself A nice simple self-explanatory rule to start with! With all my houses, even the ones in the less popular areas of the city, I would still be content to live in them myself if I had to. Because if I’m not prepared to live inContinue reading “MY RULES OF PROPERTY INVESTING”
THE BENEFITS OF GROWING UP SKINT!
The other day I was musing about how I rarely get sick, or have never been seriously ill, and I surmised it was because of this reason: I grew up as a child on a council estate in the 1980s… so my immune system is pretty much immortal! It seems being mainly outdoors as aContinue reading “THE BENEFITS OF GROWING UP SKINT!”
3 Things in Property that I found SHOCKING!
3 Things in Property that I found Shocking: Having been in property for several years, there are still many things that surprise, shock and baffle me. Here are three things in property that shocked me when I first learnt or realised them: 1. How much prices, cost and values vary. Something is worth what someone isContinue reading “3 Things in Property that I found SHOCKING!”
THE TOP FIVE BOOKS I’VE READ
THE TOP FIVE BOOKS I’VE READ… in the last few years, of a self-development nature, although two of them were audiobooks I listened to but I’m still counting them… Well, the title pretty much tells you what this blog is about! I’ve always been an avid reader, but I switched from fiction to self-development books whenContinue reading “THE TOP FIVE BOOKS I’VE READ”
How Do You Know When to Walk Away From a Deal?
It’s a very rare occurrence, but I rarely walk away from a property once I’ve had an offer accepted on it. But that’s what’s happened recently. I was initially very excited about this property – but also, a little baffled about how quickly the vendor accepted my low offer. Further due diligence revealed that thereContinue reading “How Do You Know When to Walk Away From a Deal?”
BLOCKBUSTERS…. How do you bust through those blocks?!?
For weeks and weeks I’ve had a block. Not just a writer’s block, although that too has been an issue too as I’ve put off and put off writing a blog. A mental block, if you will. Some sort of life block, which is stopping me moving forward, and I can’t work out what itContinue reading “BLOCKBUSTERS…. How do you bust through those blocks?!?”
What I’ve Learnt from My House Getting Trashed
You might have seen on social media over the last couple of months that a tenant left one of my rental houses in a horrific state. Despite the tenant only being in the property two years, and the first/only tenant since it was all newly refurbished, poor choices meant things spiralled out of control inContinue reading “What I’ve Learnt from My House Getting Trashed”
Reality.
Having read this morning about yet another “property investor scammer” extorting millions from people, it’s important to recognise in this industry who’s a good guy – because sadly there are a lot of sharks. So let me reintroduce myself. I’m Kellyann, and I buy property using investment loans from private investors. I have real tangibleContinue reading “Reality.”
LOOK AT WHAT YOU COULD HAVE WON!
In my property career I have a couple of regrets and disappointments over a couple of properties that I didn’t buy. In fact, I have a folder, with a name inspired by Bullseye’s Jim Bowen, entitled LOOK AT WHAT YOU COULD HAVE WON! This folder holds sales leaflets or details of around ten properties that IContinue reading “LOOK AT WHAT YOU COULD HAVE WON!”
3 THINGS I HATE ABOUT PROPERTY…
But property’s awesome all the time, right? Wrong! And here’s my top three reasons why! PROPERTY HATE NUMERO UNO: REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE Repairs and maintenance is my number one pet peeve in property – I just hate hate hate it when things break – and sometimes it’s not even the tenant’s fault. Then you haveContinue reading “3 THINGS I HATE ABOUT PROPERTY…”
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“𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 𝗢𝗨𝗧 𝗜𝗡 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗣𝗘𝗥𝗧𝗬…𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝗪𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗜’𝗱 𝗞𝗻𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗔𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴!” …is now available to purchase on Amazon. 𝗪𝗛𝗢 𝗜𝗦 𝗧𝗛𝗜𝗦 𝗕𝗢𝗢𝗞 𝗙𝗢𝗥? People new to property and who are looking to buy their first residential house(s) to make rental income. 𝗪𝗛𝗔𝗧 𝗪𝗜𝗟𝗟 𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗬 𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗡? Things I wish I’d known at the start of myContinue reading “𝗢𝗸 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗲𝘀, 𝗺𝘆 𝗯𝗶𝗴 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁… 𝗜’𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗲𝗱 𝗮 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸!”
Private Investors… What’s In It For You?
You might know that I help people build wealth passively, through the vehicle of property. But have you ever wondered why people invest? Why would people with funds want to work with me? In this blog I’ll be exploring the reasons of what’s in it for them as private investors. First of all, a keyContinue reading “Private Investors… What’s In It For You?“
The Benefits of Renting to Tenants on Benefits!
The Benefits of Renting to Tenants on Benefits! You might know that I have a property rental portfolio here in Leeds. What you might not know is that half of my single let rentals are occupied by tenants on benefits. Now whilst benefits tenants often get a bad reputation, many low-income families are just likeContinue reading ” The Benefits of Renting to Tenants on Benefits!”
KELLYANN MARTIN 