Useful property thinking before the transaction.
Practical guides for investors who want to define their criteria, assess sourcing relationships, investigate property opportunities and make decisions from evidence rather than headlines.
Popular investor questions
What does a property sourcing agent do?
What a sourcer should do before and after finding a property, and where investor judgement still matters.
Read the guide →How should an investor choose a property sourcer?
Seven practical questions about criteria, fees, evidence, professional standards and what happens when a deal does not work.
Read the guide →What should you check before treating a property as a deal?
A due-diligence framework covering price evidence, condition, demand, planning, legal issues, funding assumptions and downside.
Read the checklist →High-intent questions investors ask before committing capital.
Below market value property: what does BMV really mean?
How to test whether a claimed discount is supported by current-condition market evidence rather than an asking-price comparison.
Read the BMV guide →HMO property due diligence
Questions around layout, demand, licensing, planning, works, income assumptions and alternative exits before treating a property as a viable HMO.
Read the HMO guide →Buying property at auction: due diligence before you bid
Guide price, legal pack, condition, finance, completion timetable, total acquisition cost and the importance of setting a walk-away number.
Read the auction guide →Property refurbishment deal analysis
How to test current-condition value, works, contingency, holding costs, exit value and downside before relying on a refurbishment strategy.
Read the refurbishment guide →Property sourcing fees: what should investors understand?
How to compare fees alongside scope, deliverables, search period, refund terms, VAT treatment and commercial accountability.
Read the sourcing-fees guide →Looking for a property rather than an article?
FPB's sourcing process starts with your criteria, budget, strategy, funding approach and hard exclusions before we search for opportunities.
Explore Property Sourcing →Investigate the opportunity before you commit.
Opportunity Intelligence™ is for a specific property you want examined before deciding whether to progress, negotiate, defer or walk away.
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