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<title>Alan Forsyth - EzineArticles Expert Author</title>
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<title>Manage the Information and Influences You Have</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 13 Dec 2010 13:03:03 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What do I mean by this? Especially in a market downturn the media will really make a big thing out of any negative information without often fully understanding it or analysing it - as long as it gives them a powerful headline! A current example is.]]></description>
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<title>Why Terraced Houses Make Such a Good Investment</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:44:05 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[So the market indicators are starting to look positive - but which properties should you be buying? The type of property we have always been most keen on - and indeed what we have mainly bought ourselves have been terraced or semi detached properties. ]]></description>
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<title>Now is the Time to Buy Property</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:59:14 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Many commentators are beginning to agree with me that property prices as an average across the UK cannot drop much further due to the all important affordability measure.  As highlighted last week mortgage approvals shot up in February and I expect this trend to continue now for the next 6 months.  Many potential buyers are now seeing interest rates at excellent levels, even at fixed rates which means it can now be cheaper for them to buy then to rent - which will not have been seen for a long time.]]></description>
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<title>Know How to Target Distressed Sellers</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2009 09:16:53 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Right now there are many, many distressed sellers in many property markets throughout the world. How do you target these, and make sure you are among the first to be told about them?]]></description>
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<title>Is This the Best Time to Buy Property in the Last 5 Years?</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 16 Mar 2009 08:36:34 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I was discussing this with an investor last week and we both agreed that the opportunities just now are fantastic!  What makes this the best time to buy?  Quite simply the affordability and the strong rental yields that are now available.  You can buy properties with excellent in built equity on day one - giving you fantastic wealth.]]></description>
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<title>Don't Get Distracted by Supposed Discounts Offered by Developers</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 02 Feb 2009 15:43:11 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I was checking over some properties last week, and the first thing the agent I met said was, "How much discount would you be looking for?"    Now what does this mean?!    Discount from what?    An already inflated price?    A surveyor's value?    Or current market value?    All 3 will generally be different.]]></description>
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<title>How Many Businesses That Increase Their Profits by 500% Go Down in Value?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 11:49:18 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I was speaking to an investor this week, and we were both agreeing the credit crunch has a lot of positives for existing investors.  While the media may make you think anyone owning a lot of buy to let property is at breaking point right now, the truth is far different.]]></description>
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<title>Could a Drop in Prices Be a Good Thing?</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:56:53 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[What is likely to happen in the UK over the next 2 years? Well it has been easy to predict prices would slow down and even drop in areas over the last few years - although very few of us saw such a rapid slow down in the availability of credit. In a lot of ways this slow down and drop in areas could actually be a good thing though.]]></description>
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<title>Some Fantastic Prospects in 2008</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:24:35 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[I mentioned before how I see this year as far as property investing is looking - and the future looks very bright - in the right markets.    Recently I have seen some newspaper headlines or tv programs sensationalizing the property market - what's new eh?    The story usually is around some naive investor who has bought a property at the wrong price in the wrong market at the wrong time.]]></description>
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<title>Best and Worst Places to Live - Any Use For Investors</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 11 Jun 2008 16:23:27 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Channel 4 had their latest league tables on the best and worst places to live in Great Britain a few weeks ago - using measures such as life expectancy, school exam results, numbers of shops, crime levels, bars and restaurants and air quality. Is this a useful guide for investors?]]></description>
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<title>Making Money in Property is Easy - Just Like Losing Weight</title>
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<pubDate>Mon, 09 Jun 2008 15:47:19 -0500</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[For many people that consistently make money in property, or consistently keep their weight at their ideal weight it seems easy. You may not immediately see the correlation between the two, but there is a similar pattern to success in both.  Both ways to succeed are relatively straightforward and yet most people get it wrong.  ]]></description>
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<title>Where To Buy And Where Not To Buy</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:05:01 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[One of the issues over the last few years, both in this country and overseas has been investors buying into off plan, or new build developments along with 100s of other investors and all completing at the same time. This is bad for many reasons. So many come on the market at once that it can be hard to find tenants, and therefore voids are long. So what happens? ]]></description>
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<title>Buy to Let - Excellent Way To Grow Your Own Business</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 16:02:36 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[When I sit down with investors and they ask me what area of property investing they should go into, I almost always say go for buy to let and will relate it to business.  If you think of large businesses and how they measure growth and performance - they will continually talk about growing by either opening new branches or shops, or taking over existing ones. ]]></description>
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<title>What Returns Should You Expect From Property?</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 19 Dec 2007 15:59:10 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Myself and James Syson, my portfolio manager, have sat down with around 100 investors over the last 6 weeks, and a common theme throughout has been investors not being sure what returns on their investment they are achieving - and therefore their ideas on what properties are performing best are often not accurate.]]></description>
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<title>Not Having A Clear Strategy Can Be Fatal</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Mar 2006 15:19:14 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Too many investors buy because someone tells them the property will go up in value or they will be given a perceived discount, and not because it will help them achieve their goals.  Are you buying for yield?  Speculation on cap growth?  Or to add value? ]]></description>
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<title>Cashflow is Key</title>
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<pubDate>Tue, 07 Mar 2006 15:17:09 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA["Cash is the oxygen that enables a business to survive and prosper, and is the primary indicator of business health. While a business can survive for a short time without sales or profits, without cash it will die."]]></description>
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<title>Understanding Opportunity Cost When Investing In Property</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2005 17:05:10 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Understanding the Opportunity Cost of any decision you make is critical - to ensure you make the best choices to maximise your profits, and long term earnings. ]]></description>
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<title>Location, Location, Location - The 3 Most Important Factors When Buying An Investment Property</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 18 Dec 2004 00:02:27 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Location, location, location - known as the 3 most important factors when buying a property, and it is easy to see why. The location of your property dictates how much yield you get, and how much capital growth, which ultimately decides how well you do.   And yet people still get it wrong...  ]]></description>
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<title>Why Invest In Property?</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 17 Dec 2004 11:06:59 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[Why property, some people ask when looking for an investment. Well, as far as I am concerned, property investment is, and always has been, the most powerful type of investment for building wealth. It has been said that over 90% of the world's millionaires got there by owning property. The reason property is such a powerful way to build wealth is due to one key concept: leverage. ]]></description>
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<title>What to Look Out For When Buying Off Plan</title>
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<pubDate>Sun, 31 Oct 2004 14:02:02 -0600</pubDate>
<description><![CDATA[There are some keys points to be aware of when buying off plan, regardless of the country. As with any property purchase, you should be pleased with the value when you buy, and also have an idea of the way the market is going over the build time, but there are many other factors to take into account.   ]]></description>
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