I would recommend Robert Heaton’s property books. He explains all the fundamentals and also supply’s deal sheets through his website (if you have purchased the book).

The best no-nonsense books I’ve read regarding property!

That said, I have built my own, I have both simple and highly detailed commercial level models.

You only need something simple to stack the fundamentals to see if a deal is worthwhile.

You should be cautious to use other peoples cheat sheets.

They are useful but often only a small part of the decision process and often use large assumptions.

For example, the one I use takes the average property price increase over the last 25 years to estimate price increase in the future. Likewise with inflation but as you know neither inflation nor house price increases have been reflective in the last 5 years over the last 25 years.

My advice to anyway entering the market; money is made between the lines. Do what others won’t, can’t or don’t to add value. If you’re a sparky, pick up properties that need a rewire, a bricky, build extensions etc.

For me, I was a solicitor and I buy properties with legal defects. Being a landlord is just a side gig as the tax is too high to sell.

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