The deal



1. Shop around for the best deal

The next step after this would be to contact a bank and ask for a mortgage. Well, do not hurry so much. Also calculate all the details regarding a loan from the bank. After all, you don't want the bank to get rich.

We have the solution for this too. Landlord.co.uk mortgage finder provided by our selected partner, searches the market to find you a good deal. If you are looking for advice consider using a specialist buy-to-let mortgage broker. You want to be prepared with everything, don't you?

2. Think about your targeted tenant

This is an important thing you must take into account. Do you know what tenants are you looking for? And if you do, then try and imagine what would they like in their house as long as they will live there? Try and put yourself in their. Who are they and what do they want? If they are students, then remember the time you were a student: a student needs a simple place, easy to be cleaned and comfortable but not luxurious. If your targeted tenants are young professionals, then the place should be modern and stylish but not overbearing. If the tenant is a family, they will want to install their own belongings and decorate the place according to their stile.

We'll help you on that too: read landlord regular property articles for tips, keys to selling your home.

3. Don't be over ambitious

I'm sure you've read or heard stories about buy-to-let millionaires and their huge portfolios. And you're probably expecting your bank account to boost itself over night from a smart buy to let investment. Well, the experts say it's advisable to invest for a passive income not short-term capital growth.

Once mortgage, costs and tax are taken into account, you will want the rent to build up in time and then be able to use it as a deposit for further investments. Access landlord account finder to find a suitable savings account through our selected partner.

4. Consider looking further away from were you live

Most buy-to-let investors look for properties near where they live. But your town may not be the best investment. The advantage of a property close by is being able to keep an eye on it, but if you will be employing an agent anyway they should do that for you.

So, try looking in other areas. Try participating to property auctions. It's true that in an auction wins the one, who pays the most, and you want to get a fair price for you, but it's worth a try. Just to see if you can make a deal this way. For example search for strongly economical developed areas, or towns with university centers, where you can target students as tenants, and areas with appealing aspects and nice communities. For starters, you can use Landlord to look at different areas. After all, the internet is here to help.