Investing in a Second Home: 2nd Edition - A Complete Guide to Buying Vacation Properties and Rental Investments | Perfect for Real Estate Investors and Vacation Home Buyers

More and more people are turning to bricks and mortar as an alternative way of making money and providing a pension. This book provides a step by step guide to investing in a second home, whether for long lets, holiday lets, or buying for sons or daughters at university. It how to raise money for purchase; how to choose the right property in the right area; managing your holiday cottage - and its tenants; managing long and short lets; buying a property for your children at university; the pros and cons of using letting agencies, and how to do so; managing the cash flow; how to overcome problems should they arise; and building your property portfolio.AcknowledgementIntroduction1. Why buy an investment property?2. Raising the money3. The right property4. Who needs an agent anyway?5. How to market your property6. The long- letting landlord7. Furnishing a holiday cottage8. Cleaning a holiday cottage9. Managing a holiday cottage10.Buying for student children11.Rules, regulations and legalities12.What to do if it all goes wrong13.Money out14.Money in15.Building your empireAppendix 1 - Checklist for furnishing your long letAppendix 2 - Checklist for furnishing your holiday letIndex