Buying, refurbing and selling residential property is known as trading and those who use this strategy are referred to as ‘traders’ rather than ‘investors’. If you are looking for bigger ‘lumps’ of cash in the short term, larger scale projects or you want the maximum return on time invested (when exchanging time for money) then flipping can fit your strategy & vision. It’s viability depends on market conditions (easier to flip in growing market), but professionals can flip property through the entire cycle.

Also known as sub-letting or corporate letting. You rent an ‘HMO-able’ property from a Landlord on a single let basis, and then ‘HMO’ it yourself, renting out multiple rooms with a management agreement. You create all the cash flow of an HMO, yet you don’t buy it. No deposit needed. No big upfront costs, just small refurb costs. 

Also known as sub-letting or corporate letting. You rent a property suitable for serviced accommodation and with the right management agreement you rent out to guests for a nightly rate. Serviced Apartments: Alternative to staying in hotels which provides more of a home experience on a nightly basis and where it provides a higher yield and return on investment. These are modern day fully furnished boutique’s and are becoming very fashionable for owners and guests for short and long term stays.  

Rather than buying a property and needing the big deposit, you take an option to purchase it. You take control of it through an option that excludes all other potential buyers, giving you the right but not the obligation to buy it, but you don’t ‘pay’ for it until you ‘complete,’ which could be many years down the line. A great way to generate significant cashflow with limited funds.