Property Investment Advice

Property Investment AdviceAt Shelter Offshore we cover many of the world’s most popular investment property hotspots such as Spain, France, Australia and Canada, but at the same time we like to draw your attention to up and coming emerging markets and offer general property investment advice.

We’re often asked by our readers for the secret to property investment success but of course there is no such secret formula…there are however certain strategies to apply and certain research to undertake to determine which property hotspots have the potential to return decent price growth and/or yield expansion.  This article covers a few tips, tricks and strategies for all those seeking property investment advice.

First things first, whether you’re buying at home or abroad the fundamental key to financial development in any property market is the relationship between the supply of property and the demand for property…therefore by identifying markets where demand could increase or supply diminish one is identifying the key that will unlock profit potential.

To determine which markets are about to boom or enjoy a prolonged period of success a potential property investor can look at a range of diverse factors.  For example, in a location such as Paxos in Greece where transport links have recently been improved and developed it’s highly possible that more tourists will now visit the island as it is easier and cheaper to do so, this will potentially fuel demand for property to rent out and may even kick start a wider property investment market as more people realise how desirable a location it is thus creating opportunity for investors to earn rental income, achieve a quick cash turn around from the resale market or develop properties ahead of the demand curve.

In countries such as Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey where EU accession is just around the corner property investors are speculating already that EU entry will result in an increase in foreign direct investment, economic progress, infrastructure improvement, tourism numbers, retirees, holiday and second home seekers and that this could translate into a booming property economy.

In a country like North Cyprus where governmental financial assistance is being ploughed into the improvement of infrastructure and private international financial assistance is being put towards the rapid improvement and development of amenities, facilities and recreational services already it’s highly likely that visitor numbers will increase which again shifts the demand supply dynamic and potentially represents a market on the verge of another surge.

Parts of Canada and Australia are seeing significant business investment which is drawing professional migrants to the likes of Calgary in Canada and Perth in Australia and creating a buy to let frenzy.  Eastern European nations such as the Czech Republic and Hungary are being used as near-shoring locations by large multinational corporations therefore local purchasing power is fuelling a new breed of buyer that an investor could target.  Furthermore such locations are also attractive for those wising to buy to let or get in on the commercial property market scene.

Basically, in terms of property investment advice a potential investor has to stay ahead of a curve, identify a market on the edge of expansion, research the factors likely to fuel the sustainability of the property market expansion and then if all the factors point to a period of demand intensification an investor can choose to step in and commit and hopefully profit substantially.

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