Getting started in the world of property investment is an exciting prospect. However, to maximize the return on your investment, you need to ensure that you set out a realistic budget from the start. Understanding all of your costs will ensure that your investment is profitable and that you gain the experience to build your portfolio over time. Creating a budget as a property investor can be daunting. From rental management fees to legal fees, completing renovations to the property, accountant fees and all of the other costs involved in…
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Irish Financial Services Group offers price drop protection product to homeowners
In the hope to help revive the struggling real estate market, Irish Financial Services Group (IFG) is preparing to offer home buyers the opportunity to purchase insurance against a price drop in the future from the price that they have paid. Home prices have continued to fall for 42 consecutive months since the bottom fell out of the property market after years of careless lending. Since the peak in 2007, the prices have fallen by 43 percent. The offer from IFG would allow house sellers to place up to 20…
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