How to Retire in 19 Years
I really hate to burst your bubble, but within the next 10 years, the retirement age is going up to 67 for both men and women. Are you really looking forward to working for that extra 2 years… that’s an extra 4,032 hours if you take into account you are roughly...
How To Approach Education (Yes, even Property Education)
Did you know that I’m still undertaking qualifications? I’m doing a Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching in Higher Education through Oxford Brookes at the moment. Whilst not time-consuming (as you really are meant to be able to fit this around everything else you do),...
The 12 Month Rule With Refurbishments
I’m always asked, “as a general rule of thumb, how much should I spend on refurbishments”? It’s a good question and one that’s got a really simple answer. You should spend as much as it will take you to pay it back within 12 months or...
How many hours have you spent on your property portfolio…?
I’ve been reading “Peak” by Anders Ericsson and Robert Pool. I’ve been incredibly interested to find out how people get to the ‘peak’ of their career, skill or hobby. Often investors get so caught up in the fact that they haven’t got as many properties as...
