“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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“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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Values of Walsall’s Semi-Detached Houses smash through the £185/sqft barrier

Rising property prices

In Walsall, I am speaking to more and more landlords, be they seasoned professional landlords or FTL’s (first time landlords), as they read reports that the Walsall rental market is doing reasonably well, with rents and property values rising.  Interestingly, one landlord recently asked how much he should be paying per square foot (more of that in a second).

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