Someone emailed me after the reading the blog and asked
about saturation of Victorian terraced houses in Grantham.
Don't worry about
saturation - there's no sign of this currently. If you gave a letting agent 10 or
even 20 terraced house in Grantham, they would find you tenants, provided you
priced them sensibly. They wouldn't be able to find 20 immediately, but I'd do
one or two a week for 10 weeks without
too much trouble. Some times with new build blocks of terraced houses in the
old Marco’s site(off Springfield Road) they all go to rental and they all
complete on the same day. That creates a short term problem with supply and
demand, but once the initial hurdle is overcome, normal service resumes.
Whether you should buy new build is another question! Some people do this as it looks nice and everything is guaranteed. If you're a good negotiator you may be able to get the builder to chuck in all the things you need to get it let - appliances, window blinds, flooring. It's an ultra low risk approach to buy to let. However you will always pay a premium for a new build property and whether it makes financial sense is another question entirely!
Whether you should buy new build is another question! Some people do this as it looks nice and everything is guaranteed. If you're a good negotiator you may be able to get the builder to chuck in all the things you need to get it let - appliances, window blinds, flooring. It's an ultra low risk approach to buy to let. However you will always pay a premium for a new build property and whether it makes financial sense is another question entirely!
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