“Tardis” Found In Walsall. 1 Bedroom Apartment, Camborne Road, WS5. With Yields Of 6.75%.

 

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A one bedroom apartment, Camborne Road, Walsall, WS5. The asking price is in the region of £80000 with Shipways of Great Barr (0121 659 1499).

Check it out here:

http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/39182335

I’m on a roll again today, when the “Good To Go” radar is hot, it’s hot! Park Hall is an excellent and very popular location in Walsall. Some consider it to be the “posh” end of the street and therefore prices in general can be higher.

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“Compact And Bijou” 1 Bedroom Apartment, Cotterell Court, Butts Road, Walsall, WS4. With Yields Of 7.00%.

 

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A one bedroom second floor apartment, Cotterell Court, Butts Road, Walsall, WS4. The asking price is in the region of £60000 with Connells of Walsall (01922 716 026).

Check it out here:

http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/38911556

Just a quickie for today. Cotterell Court is a popular block apartments with a mix of rental and home owners. In general they are “compact and bijou” and absolutely ideal for a single person to rent and this one is no exception.

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“Looks Can Be Deceiving”. 1 Bedroom Maisonette, Holden Crescent, Walsall, WS3. With Yields Of 10.50%.

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A one bedroom first floor maisonette, Walsall, WS3. The asking price is in the region of £40000 with Dixons of Walsall (01922 218 044).

Check it out here:

http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/37556478

To be honest I wasn’t expecting anything special with this property as my mind had kind of been made up by the external view and property location. However, a pleasant surprise awaited me!

So what was the surprise? let’s have a look…

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“Tickled Pink” 3 Bedroom Mid Terrace, Wolverhampton Road, Walsall, WS2. With Yields Of 7.87%.

 

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A three bedroom mid terrace house, Wolverhampton Road, Walsall, WS2. The asking price is in the region of £80000 with I Love Homes (01922 312 832).

Check it out here:

http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/39248012

A very reasonably priced property with lots of potential and a touch of “Quirk”. More about that later. The vendor has left some things to the imagination unfortunately, providing no photos of the external frontage, two of the bedrooms nor the attic. Parking arrangements are not mentioned either. However, at least the room sizes are included.

Let’s have a look at what we can see…

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“Turn That Frown Upside Down” 1 Bedroom Apartment, Elmsdale Court, Walsall, WS1. With Yields Of 7.84%.

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A one bedroom second floor apartment, Elmsdale Court, Birmingham Road, Walsall, WS1. The asking price is in the region of £64995 with Homepoint of Walsall (01922 312 002).

Check it out here:

http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/35775944

Well, well, what do we have here? Another of what I like to call a “Good To Go” property. Already a rental property in its own right and appraised at £425.00 pcm and if sold at the asking price gives “a nice little earner” of a 7.84% yield.

Let’s have a look inside…

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“Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Tenants”. 2 Bedroom End Terrace House, Station Street, Wednesbury, WS10. With Yields Of 7.20%.

 

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A two bedroom end terrace house, Station Street, Wednesbury, WS10. The asking price is in the region of £75000 with housesimple.com (01787 275 038).

Check it out here:

http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/39134182

Just a brief hello today as I’m just about to go and meet with a landlord. However, here is my latest buy to let investment deal.

I haven’t seen one of these in a while, but extremely intriguing none the less. Here’s what’s on offer…

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“A Nice Little Package”. 3 Bedroom End Terrace House, Bridgwater Close, Walsall Wood, Walsall, WS9 With Yields Of 7.33%.

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A three bedroom end terrace house, Bridgwater Close, Walsall Wood, Walsall, WS9. The asking price is in the region of £90000 with Bairstow Eves Countrywide of Walsall (01922 218 043).

Check it out here:

http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/27343055

This property is another excellent example of a property, which is very much ready to go letting-wise. Finished to a high standard with all the right boxes ticked. There are a couple of downsides though.

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SOLD!! 3 Bed Semi in Delves, Walsall, WS5 – Yields of 6.0%

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Just thought for a change I would inform you about a property I wrote about on the blog a few weeks ago.  The property has now been sold (STC).  At this stage I’m not sure if it has been purchased as a principal home or for buy to let.  I will monitor this and confirm on a later post once the figures are in.  The full details of my post can be found below by following the link:

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The Key To A “Lettable Standard”. One Bedroom Maisonette, Cedar Road, Burntwood, Walsall, WS7 With Yields Of 6.75%.

 

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A one bedroom maisonette, Cedar Road, Burntwood, Walsall, WS7. The asking price is in the region of £79950 with Chariot Estates of Burntwood (01543 526 005).  Check it out here:

http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/38010900

It’s a question I get asked a lot by landlords and that question is, “What improvements do I need to make to my property in order to let it”…Or words to that effect.

There are many facets to consider of course, but the best way for me to answer that very question is to show you. The property highlighted in this article is an excellent example of what a lettable standard is.

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“If The Slipper Fits…” Two Bedroom First Floor Apartment, Brook Lane, Great Wyrley, Walsall, WS6 With Yields Of 6.35%.

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A two bedroom first floor apartment, Brook Lane, Great Wyrley, Walsall, WS6. The asking price is in the region of £85000 with Butters Jon Bee of Cannock (01543 526 779).  Check it out here:

http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/37939427

I have to be honest with you, I almost overlooked this one, a “plain Jane” of a property I thought with nothing that stands out. However, I am very much a firm believer in looking beyond the immediate and “seeing” the potential a property can offer. This is very much a case in point. With a lot of TLC this can definitely be turned from a “Cinderella” into the “belle of the ball”.

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