About the Investment Property Shop
Buying a property is normally the biggest purchase and decision that most people ever make, add to that the complications of a foreign country with the laws and processes which you are not familiar with and you may get a bit concerned.
The Investment Property Shop was formed in 2003 by two people who have gone through the learning curve of searching and buying houses for sale in Orlando and other countries. We aim to help and advise buyers of the pros and cons of finding suitable houses for sale in Orlando or in other suitable places and countries, whether you are looking for a holiday home or an investment opportunity.
In today's financial climate more and more people are turning to property to invest their hard earned cash in, because of this the Buy To Let market has been saturated in the United Kingdom. With many investors entering this market we have seen rental returns getting gradually lower and lower and the housing market seeing it's boom period expire, buyers are looking abroad for higher growth and income.
We know this because we are property investors ourselves, we started looking overseas 3 years ago when we visited France and Spain to add to our Portfolio. At that time we felt that their housing markets, especially Spain, are very similar to ours.
There seemed to be many houses and villas for sale in areas such as Marbella but the area to us again felt saturated with investment buyers, thus making high rental income unobtainable, all in a small vicinity which was already highly developed.
That is when we started thinking bigger, where you can buy a lot of house for your money, where the £ was strong on exchange and, the potential for growth and high rental income was in our favour, in an area that was not highly developed but had years and years of planning ahead, that is when we invested in houses for sale in Orlando.
Our representatives in Orlando sell properties all over the USA, whether it is new or resale, the reason for this is that realty companies can sell all properties that are for sale. This is different to the UK where you choose one estate agent to sell your property and other estate agents cannot sell it without your permission and another contract being signed.
We dealt with numerous property agents, developers, mortgage brokers and lawyers, we always felt the service we received was very poor and we were never sure if we were getting the correct information.
Without doubt there was an opportunity for a professional, well organised and friendly British company to help buyers in all these areas using their experiences they had gone through.
From your first contact with us you will find that we will always be there to help you with finding the right property to suit your requirements.
The typical things and problems that we have come up against in the past when we purchased are:
- Telephone calls and messages never returned.
- Questions we had were not answered correctly.
- The buying process was never explained fully and correctly.
- Filling in of contracts and applications were left to us with no help or advice, often needing numerous copies to be sent and faxed, all taking time.
- The possibility of unexpected costs that may arise was not mentioned.
- Double booking flights for inspection trips causing more telephone calls to refund credit cards.
- Poor accommodation when visiting for inspection trips.
All of these and more have been experienced by ourselves,
Our objective is to make the whole process as stress and pain free as possible using our representatives in Orlando together with ourselves giving you the best advice at all times.
Return all of your calls and enquiries within 24 hours.
Between ourselves and our contacts with mortgage brokers, developers and lawyers be able to answer all of your questions fully and correctly, and explain the buying process to you verbally and in writing through our buyers guide.
Assist you in the completion of contracts and applications either by visiting you or by telephone and email.
Advise you of any potential unexpected costs.
One of the most common questions that is asked by our clients when they are purchasing is about the management and letting of their new investment. Our representatives in Orlando have recently taken over an established lettings company, they are advertising on numerous websites and through American travel agents.
The majority of the lettings are booked with American citizens with the minimum booking period of 2 nights in low season and 5 nights in high season. All property owners will have an individual account number and password that can be accessed via the internet to make bookings themselves whether for friends, family etc, or from advertisements they have placed, or for themselves.
The management company have efficient staff that arrange all that is needed to maintain the property to the highest standard, from the pre closing inspection to monthly property walk throughs, cleaning, pool maintenance and gardening. Everything is taken care of to ensure that the property is looked after to maximise its chances of being let, leaving you with the satisfisfaction that your investment is in safe hands.
On your trip to Florida, if you decide to buy a property , you will be taken to our offices where the process will be explained fully and you will meet all of the people who will be looking after your new house.
We are based in a well established travel agents in Oxford who will book all flights, accommodation, car (if required, limosine pick up if preferred is optional ) and travel insurance for you.
We have US $ mortgages available in this country as well as reliable mortgage brokers in the U.S.
We can offer professional financial advise available to assist you with raising funds for deposits i.e mortgages and re-mortgages, capital gains and Inheritance tax avoidance via will writing and trust and estate planning, protection insurance and all other areas of Financial services.
