Property Investment – Why an Investment Appraisal is so crucial for Buy to Let Investors

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Once a property has been identified for potential investment an appraisal should be prepared, which will assess the likely costs required, balanced against the likely return.  If, through research, an investor calculates the likely annual rental income, and then divides this into the purchase cost of the property, which will include any costs associated with purchasing together with any repair or renovating cost, and any professional fees, then this will give something referred too as the ‘net rental yield’.