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The Property Entrepreneur

The Property Entrepreneur

Author: Pranil Maharaj
Date: 2018-11-02

Property has been one of the asset classes that entrepreneurs have always used in order to diversify, create income, capital appreciation, tax benefits and use as leverage in order to borrow. The property entrepreneur is someone who thinks big, although is capable of starting off small, which is advisable.

Don't use all your money in your first deal as you need to learn about the art of negotiating, how contracts work and grow your network of specialists, for example property broker, lawyer and accountant. You need to have a team around that allows you to leverage your time and their knowledge, but always retain control and take responsibility for your financial future.

You can't be afraid of risk and have a fear of accumulating manageable debt. As an entrepreneur, you have to be confident in using borrowed money, whether it be from investors or banks. Property entrepreneurs reduce this risk by having a comprehensive business plan and doing thorough research on the locations, target market and expected prices.

The bank will grant you a bond for the purchase price but not for the renovation costs. Here you would have to come up with renovation costs, transfer cost and estate agents commission. The second option is the most popular and that is where you buy to rent out.

Holding assets is one of the key ways to build wealth. If you are able to find the right property at the right price, you should be at break even in a very few years. That is whereby your rent is covering all your costs. Once you are at the break even point you can use that property as leverage to acquire your next property. The final option is investing in commercial property in order to rent it out

With commercial property the lenders want to see that the entrepreneur puts some equity into the deal. Diversification has always been key with entrepreneurs and the secret of property has been always to start as soon as possible.