TPP216: Alternative investments

The Property Podcast

Rob Bence & Rob Dix

Business News, Education, News, Investing, Business

4.8 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 4 May 2017

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

First of all we celebrate the huge success of Rob D's book launch last week Thank you to everyone who supported the book so brilliantly, it is hugely appreciated! Keep spreading the word to anyone you think will find it useful. It's Meetup night tonight - the perfect opportunity to talk property with people who are as geekily obsessed as yourself. Check out all the details here. This week in The Property Podcast we look at alternatives to the standard BTL such as crowdfunding (in a couple of different ways), hotel rooms, student accommodation, ground rents. If you enjoy this topic you will also want to check out this earlier episode with Pete Matthews. News story: Here's what the experts think the election means for house prices In a word, not very much. But you can read the article in full here and of course we will keep you all up to date with any news on this over the coming weeks. Resource of the week Thanks to Matt in Dubai for this resource, which is an app called Measure Your Land. It really is super easy to use and brings up a Google Earth aerial view of an area/plot you are looking at. Very useful for research proposes! Continue the conversation over in the forum Have you ordered your copy of the book? What is your must-add tip that you would include on How to be a Landlord? Let us know and join the conversation over in the forum! If you enjoyed The Property Podcast, please leave a review on iTunes Reviews are really important in helping other people to find the show, so by way of thanks we read out every single review we receive on air. If you’d like to hear your name on the show, leave us a review on iTunes here. Not sure how to leave a review? This video shows you how to review and subscribe on iTunes. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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0:00.0	Most people think when it comes to property you invest in buy select and that's it. They're your options.
0:06.1	Well it's not true. So this week on the property podcast we look at alternative investments. investment. This is episode 216. I'm Rob D him who you just heard is Rob B
0:24.8	We are indeed talking about alternative investments. Just like property isn't the
0:29.1	only asset class, by Tille isn't the only way to invest in property. We'll be running through a load of different
0:34.8	potential investments, some of which you'll have heard of, some of which you might not, and giving you the
0:38.8	pros and cons. There is no such thing as the perfect investment, of course. But there is such a thing as the right and the wrong investment for you so we're
0:45.6	going to be steering you through that particular minefield. We are and we've got
0:49.7	your new story come up as well but before we do we just have to thank Rob D for turning up after such a successful
0:55.2	book launch. I mean, I was a bit nervous this morning Rob, whether you'd come in or not, I thought
0:58.9	you'd be jet setting or signing copies in Waterstones.
1:03.3	But now you've managed to drag yourself in for another podcast.
1:06.7	So I appreciate it.
1:08.4	And I'm sure the listeners do too.
1:10.0	Yeah, well, you know, just having breakfast
1:11.7	with JK Rowling and John Brisham and I noticed the time.
1:16.2	I've got to go and do the podcast. I feel obliged, especially as the audience did such a wonderful job of supporting the book. Thank you so much to everybody
1:24.8	who bought it in the first week. Launch days are always nervy. There's been so
1:29.2	much leading up to it and then you think, oh, is anyone actually going to buy it?
1:31.6	But you did. Thank you very, very much.
1:34.0	Really appreciate it.
1:35.0	It was a fantastic day.
1:36.0	And if you haven't bought it yet,
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