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]]> By: Tristan http://www.findfinancialfreedom.com/33/is-now-the-time-to-buy-a-house#comment-557 Tristan Thu, 12 Jun 2008 10:08:09 +0000 http://www.findfinancialfreedom.com/33/is-now-the-time-to-buy-a-house#comment-557 In the current financial climate you'd have to be putting in 25% to get a half decent BTL mortgage, and with the average property being in the region of £170,000 that's £42,500 deposit! Then again, you can still buy 1 bed flats for around £120,000 so you'd only need a £30,000 deposit. In the current financial climate you’d have to be putting in 25% to get a half decent BTL mortgage, and with the average property being in the region of £170,000 that’s £42,500 deposit!

Then again, you can still buy 1 bed flats for around £120,000 so you’d only need a £30,000 deposit.

]]> By: John http://www.findfinancialfreedom.com/33/is-now-the-time-to-buy-a-house#comment-554 John Wed, 11 Jun 2008 18:20:38 +0000 http://www.findfinancialfreedom.com/33/is-now-the-time-to-buy-a-house#comment-554 I don;t have a maximum in mind, instead I'd define my limit based on what I have available to use and the minimum required to create a positive cash flow. That said one of the benefits of property is the gearing available, so there's no point investing in property if you're not making good use of the gearing. As a result I'd probably never put in more than 30% and would probably aim for around 20-25%. I don;t have a maximum in mind, instead I’d define my limit based on what I have available to use and the minimum required to create a positive cash flow.

That said one of the benefits of property is the gearing available, so there’s no point investing in property if you’re not making good use of the gearing.

As a result I’d probably never put in more than 30% and would probably aim for around 20-25%.

]]> By: Tristan http://www.findfinancialfreedom.com/33/is-now-the-time-to-buy-a-house#comment-553 Tristan Wed, 11 Jun 2008 13:50:08 +0000 http://www.findfinancialfreedom.com/33/is-now-the-time-to-buy-a-house#comment-553 With the right amount of equity, any property would generate passive income. What maximum percentage of equity would you be prepared to put down as a deposit on an investment property to gain passive income? With the right amount of equity, any property would generate passive income. What maximum percentage of equity would you be prepared to put down as a deposit on an investment property to gain passive income?

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