Mastering Your Numbers: The Ultimate Property Investing Cheat Code

Simon breaks down why knowing your numbers is the ultimate competitive advantage for property investors. You'll learn how to quickly analyse property deals in under five minutes, factor in hidden buying costs like stamp duty and finance fees, and confidently evaluate Buy-Refurbish-Refinance-Rent (BRRR) projects even when money is left in the deal.  KEY TAKEAWAYS Knowing your numbers and quickly identifying viable deals saves you hours of over-analysis and prevents overspending. Many investors overlook the true impact of hidden buying costs, such as stamp duty, legal fees, and financing rates, which can render standard purchases unviable. Even if a BRRR project requires you to leave capital in the deal, a high return on investment (ROI) can still make it an incredibly lucrative opportunity. Providing property surveyors with a well-prepared valuation pack increases your chances of achieving the end value required to successfully refinance. BEST MOMENTS "Knowing your numbers, and being able to work out very quickly if a property purchase is a deal or not, will save you hours and hours of time of over-analysis." "As investors, we must always be following golden rule number one... which is we need to buy from motivated sellers." "The reason many people are struggling to find investment properties at the moment is because... they’re not 'no money left in' deals... and many people are walking away from those deals thinking they just don’t work." "By giving the surveyor a pack of information... it’s far more likely you’re going to get the valuation that you are looking for." VALUABLE RESOURCES To find your local pin meeting visit: ⁠www.PinMeeting.co.uk⁠ and use voucher code PODCAST to attend you first meeting as Simon's guest (instead of paying the normal £20). Contact and follow Simon here: Facebook: ⁠http://www.facebook.com/OfficialSimonZutshi⁠ LinkedIn: ⁠https://www.linkedin.com/in/simonzutshi/⁠ YouTube: ⁠https://www.youtube.com/SimonZutshiOfficial⁠ Twitter: ⁠https://twitter.com/simonzutshi⁠ Instagram: ⁠https://www.instagram.com/simonzutshi/⁠ Simon Zutshi, experienced investor, successful entrepreneur and best-selling author, is widely recognised as one of the top wealth creation strategists in the UK. Having started to invest in property in 1995 and went on to become financially independent by the age of 32. Passionate about sharing his experience, Simon founded the property investor’s network (pin) in 2003 ⁠www.pinmeeting.co.uk⁠   pin has since grown to become the largest property networking organisation in the UK, with monthly meetings in 50 cities, designed specifically to provide a supportive, educational and inspirational environment for people like you to network with and learn from other successful investors. Since 2003, Simon has taught thousands of entrepreneurs and business owners how to successfully invest in a tax-efficient way.  How to create additional streams of income, give them more time to do the things they want to do and build their long-term wealth. Simon’s book “Property Magic” which is now in its sixth edition, became an instant hit when first released in 2008 and remains an Amazon No 1 best-selling property book. Simon launched his latest business, ⁠www.CrowdProperty.com⁠, in 2014, which is an FCA Regulated peer to peer lending platform to facilitate loans between private individuals and property professionals. This Podcast has been brought to you by Disruptive Media. ⁠https://disruptivemedia.co.uk/