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Reading Time: 3 minutesIf you are a budding entrepreneur wanting to follow in the steps of people like Lincoln Frost and get into the property development business then look no further. It can be really enjoyable buying a home, doing it up, and then selling it on. Watching as you build up your property portfolio and a huge client base. You could even think about opening your business up to overseas development. This is a whole different ball game and you need to make sure if you are doing business dealings overseas that you have the right insurances in place.
If you are buying property overseas for your property business, you will need to consider the process of financing overseas and obtaining an international mortgage. At this stage, it can be helpful to speak to experts who specialize in this area. They can guide you through the process and help you bring your french interest only mortgages to the future properties you are seeking to purchase. Then, when doing up your home abroad, if you want quality furniture from your home country then you could think about using shipping containers to get them to the desired country. If you are going down this route then you will need to look into cargo insurance.
When buying homes for your property business you will need to ensure that you undergo the process of environmental due diligence and protect yourself from future liability by performing a phase 1 esa. This will identify potential or existing environmental contamination liabilities. Then, once this is complete, if you are buying homes for your property business from auctions then you will need to get everything in order ready to sell them on. It can be a messy job, especially as homes from auctions usually come full of items and debris.
The first step is to declutter the homes so you have an empty shell to work with. You might want to think about hiring a skip or two so you have somewhere to dump the stuff you don’t want in the home. You might be lucky with some of the auction homes and they could contain furniture that you can upcycle and reuse.
Once you have sorted out the interior you need to think about how you are going to arrange what furniture and design you want in the home when it comes to selling it. Buyers love the idea of contemporary designs and open plan living. So if once you have decluttered and got rid of all the unnecessary junk it is time to start knocking down walls.
So you have decluttered and moved some stuff around, got the ideas in mind as to how you are going to decorate it and now you have to make sure the house is in a liveable condition so the buyers can move into it straight away. Of course, you may want to rent it rather than selling it, this is always an option as well.
Take a look around and see what needs to be repaired. A lot of houses at auction will need tons of repairs carried out. If you have a team of experts working for you then this will be a lot easier and it saves time doing it yourself. When you sort out the budget for buying and flipping the home be sure to think about paying your workers.
Ensure all electrical cabling and wiring is in full working order as this can pose a huge threat if things go wrong.
Finally, before you list the home on the market or sell it to buyers you already have lined up you need to clean it thoroughly. This is to ensure you have removed all traces of the previous owners and there are no lingering dust particles. There may be a lot of mess caused by the repairs and decluttering so all this must be gotten rid of. If needs be think about hiring a team of cleaners to work for you. They will be able to go to each home that you are selling and work their magic cleaning everything up, making it look brand new and sparkling.
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