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If you are looking to buy a home to rent it out this year you may have picked one of the best times to do it! Not only has tenant demand risen significantly over the past year but lenders are beginning to relax the rules and restrictions on their mortgages. This is all topped off with the fact that house prices continue to fall which means you could find yourself making back the cost of your home in no time at all and should find paying back your mortgage a piece of cake!
Before you take out your mortgage, use a buy to let mortgage calculator first to see exactly how much you can borrow and what this means for your outgoings in the future. Once you have worked out your monthly repayment amount you can work out how much you need to set your rent as and what this will mean for the kind of tenant you want to market to. The best mortgage calculator you can find should be available on comparison websites, and these sites have the added positive of being able to show you a list of the best mortgage brokers for you under your repayment amounts so you can make the process as simple as possible.
It should, this year, be far easier to get a mortgage as banks are started to relax on lending again and if you have a regular income and are capable of paying back the monthly repayments with your wage you shouldn’t have any trouble getting a mortgage that suits you. Having a large chunk of savings will also help you out so try to save up in advance of applying for your mortgage. Take into account that it may take a few months to find tenants though, just in case the property is on the rental market a little longer than you anticipated.
Choose the type of tenants you are looking for and tailor your property to that kind of tenant. If you want families make sure your property is near plenty of schools and has a cosy and cared for feel to it. If you are looking to rent to young professionals, being near good transport links and having the ‘wow factor’ might be more important. This should get your property rented out far quicker.
With house prices falling and tenant interest rising, if your plan has always been to buy to let then there is no better time to invest in your property than 2012.

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