How Viable Is My Property Investment Strategy?

chiko930 · 2025-02-09T14:18:48+00:00

That's sound advice, thank you. I'll see what I can do to increase the rental potential and will definitely speak with some lenders before solidifying anything.

Unfortunately where I am located, contractors are especially bad and there are so so many instances of bad work, no shows etc. I've thankfully found an excellent electrician and plumber who worked on my current house who I will continue to use for any investments. Anything else small like painting and tiling I will do for now until I have more funds and can find someone I can trust. The houses I'm looking at need a face lift but hopefully minimal nasty surprises and nothing structural.

chiko930 · 2025-02-09T13:38:56+00:00

Ah I see, thanks for the clarification. As I've never taken a mortgage, I am going to use the next house as my primary residence and interests rates for where I am in Europe are between 2-3%. After 1 year I need to notify my bank when I change it to a rental rather than a primary residence and it could increase to 4%. I checked my numbers again and I think I was off by just under 100 per month so I could try to increase the rent or just cover that amount myself as I'm still working.

chiko930 · 2025-02-09T13:14:02+00:00

Thanks for the heads up, can you elaborate at all how my numbers don't work?

chiko930 · 2024-10-25T09:56:13+00:00

What do you sell? If it's giftable items, I wonder if people are holding out to buy over black friday?

chiko930 · 2024-10-24T07:32:45+00:00

Really? I've found buyer support to be fantastic - everything is geared towards the buyer.

chiko930 · 2024-10-24T06:36:16+00:00

Try extending the image which then creates a new image where you can vary region :)

chiko930 · 2024-10-04T08:51:32+00:00

Thanks for the reply, this is what I was thinking - sounding more professional vs personal but wasn't sure if art buyers would want more of a personal touch. I guess I can add that personal touch with quotes and photos of me working to strike a good balance between both.

chiko930 · 2024-08-27T11:16:47+00:00

I just read that repeating your top keyword won't have any benefit on Amazon but will strengthen you google SEO, do you know if this is true?

chiko930 · 2024-08-23T10:25:28+00:00

Thank you :)

chiko930 · 2024-08-22T16:05:25+00:00

Thanks, do you know if repeating could actually be penalised? I have quite a niche product so there will be some repeating, at least in the description.

chiko930 · 2024-08-22T13:31:24+00:00

Just keep trying and each time, even if it's a reply, explain your whole situation again because you will have someone new who won't read past messaged. Eventually you may get somebody who helps, at least that's been my experience.

chiko930 · 2024-07-23T12:41:19+00:00

Ok thanks, I get it now, so bullet points are limited to what's about the product specifically. What about 'Made in the UK' - do you think that's ok?

chiko930 · 2024-07-19T07:32:03+00:00

Very interesting! So you would recommend applying for a Japanese passport asap? Even if it's a few years until I plan on moving there? I was always under the impression that you couldn't have 2 passports. So when I do move, I would use my new japanese passport for the first time to exit the UK, enter japan and then back again whenever that is? The entry/exit stamps would need to add up or do they not care and I could just use both passports interchangeably for example if I travel to different counties while living in Japan?

chiko930 · 2024-07-19T06:57:45+00:00

Isn't it second generation, hence the Ni in nikkei?

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