“The Heat Is On” 2 Bed Terraced House, Hereford Street, Walsall, WS2 With Yields Of 8.77%

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A Two bedroom terraced house, Hereford street, Walsall, WS2. The asking price is around £65,000 with Bairstow Eves of Walsall (01911 312 791).

Check it out here: http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/38693844

A traditional terraced house that is for up for a cash only sale. Interestingly, the price has been reduced within the last two weeks. However, despite this decrease the property’s sale history suggests that there is some capital growth of around 14% as well as a fairly healthy yield.

Let’s have a look…

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Walsall landlords could be fined £1,188,000!!

Walsall landlords could be fined £1,188,000!!
Walsall landlords could be fined £1,188,000!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

OMG (Oh My Gosh/ God for the old school peeps), said one of our tenants signing up last Saturday!!  This is when they saw the load of paperwork they had to sign.  Gone are the days when you could just ask for a word of mouth referral, collect a copy of a Tenancy Agreement from the local WH Smith and Bob’s your tenant (or is it??).

Amongst the hoard of documents I had were the Right to Rent Guide, copy of the Energy Performance Certificate, a current Gas Cert, an Electric Report, a Schedule of Conditions and Inventory, Prescribed Information and Terms & Conditions of the deposit scheme where the deposit was registered/ kept plus a few other bits…so the sharp intake of breath was understandable.

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“Pristine” 1 Bed Apartment, High Ridge Close, Aldridge, WS9 With Yields Of 8.49%

 

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A one bedroom apartment, High Ridge Close, Aldridge, WS9. The asking price is around £70000 with Cross & Co of Darlaston (0121 659 7913).

Check it out here: http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/39608115

This is just another quickie today. The reason being is that the property listing is shockingly lacking in information and details. However, based on the photos alone, it would be very remiss of me not to let you now about this real gem of a find. I’ve just got one word to describe this superb opportunity…Pristine! It really is top notch “good to go-ness”.

Let’s get in there, well…With what we know…

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“Nice Spec” 3 Bed Mid-Terrace House, West Bromwich Road, Walsall, WS1 With Yields Of 6.26%

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A three bedroom mid-terrace house, West Bromwich Road, Walsall, WS1. The asking price is around £94950 with I Love Homes of Walsall (01922 321 007).

Check it out here: http://www.rightmove.co.uk/property-for-sale/property-40162419.html

Another typically looking terraced house from the outside, but hiding a very well presented property on the inside.

Let’s have a look…

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“Great Location” 2 Bed Mid-Terrace House, Holtshill Lane, Walsall, WS1 With Yields Of 6.75%

 

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A two bedroom mid-terrace house, Holtshill Lane, Walsall, WS1. The asking price is around £80000 with Springbok Properties based in Manchester (0161 300 3968).

Check it out here: http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/39095621

First things first, the property has been “attractively priced” to encourage a faster sale according to the property details, sooooo…Maybe a little wiggle room depending on how desperate they are to sell?!

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“Intriguing Opportunity”? 3 Bedroom House, Wolverhampton Street, Wednesbury, WS10. With Yields Of 6.66%.

 

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A three bedroom end terrace house, Wolverhampton Street, Wednesbury, WS10. The asking price is in the region of £90000 with Lovett & Co Estate Agents of Lichfield (01543 526 007).

Check it out here:

http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/38612980

Ok, so Lovetts are marketing this as an investment opportunity for rental. It caught my eye for this very reason. However, on closer inspection I was a little disappointed at what I was dealing with.

Here’s why..?

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“Fancy A Quickie?” 2 Bedroom Maisonette, Howdles Lane, Brownhills, WS8. With Yields Of 7.84%.

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A two bedroom maisonette, Howdles Lane, Brownhills, WS8. The asking price is in the region of £65000 with Bloom Property Estate Agents based in London (01727 294 976).

Check it out here:

http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/39192943

I was in two minds whether to highlight this one, but I thought what the hey, why not? I try to cover a wide range of property types and in as many different areas as possible.

let’s take a look on the inside.

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“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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