Intel & Insights
Secured Loans v Property v Stocks
This article appeared in the February 2020 issue of Property Investor News. To receive a sample copy visit www.property-investor-news.com. 4 February 2020 As a professional investor, I’m often asked about where to invest. I enjoy...
Why We Must Question Everything … for better investment decisions
As a trainee fund manager studying for my CFA, I found myself on a steep learning curve. Analysing company accounts, valuation metrics, risk management and diversification were some of the things I needed to learn, fast. Although the technical knowledge was available...
Outstanding Returns with Low Risk – 10 Reasons Why Secured Development Funding is a Growing Part of My Portfolio
2018 was a year to forget for stockmarkets as they declined globally, with the UK’s FTSE100 one of the worst performers - see chart. UK residential property was a mixed bag with small gains at the national level balanced by a fall in London. But Secured Development...
Don’t Forget the JV Agreement – 5 Top Tips from a Lawyer
If you've followed my other articles you would know that proper evaluation and due diligence is essential before making investment decisions. We have covered the process on how to select investment partners (developers), steps to evaluate whether a project *really*...
Secured Investments: Why You Need More Than Just a Personal Guarantee (PG)
A couple of days ago I sat down with a developer (i'll refer to him as Ben) to discuss his forthcoming project. I've known Ben a while and have previously invested with him, together with my circle of investors. His team's projects have generated great returns for...
10 Investment Mistakes That Are Damaging Your Wealth Right Now … And How The Pros Avoid Them
Mistake 1: Investing without knowing your objectives It’s amazing how many people invest without first knowing what they want (or need) to achieve. It’s like getting in your car and driving off without a destination in mind! This must be the first thing...
An interview with Ryan Carruthers – Doing DD, Characteristics of a Pro, Warren Buffett, Bad Advice
Manish was interviewed by Ryan Carruthers, of Venture Property, on his latest podcast. Ryan is an award-winning developer, who Manish once had the pleasure of interrogating on a development project - with positive results! Ryan also brings an abundance of energy,...
How To Know If a Deal is Worth Investing In: 10 Critical Factors That Determine Your Return
As investors, we need to analyse the opportunity and derisk it before deciding to invest. This post takes a deeper dive into a assessing a development deal - it goes through the steps I undertake before making every investment decision. The content is relevant for...
7 Critical Questions You Must Ask a Property Developer Before Investing With Them
Have you been offered a great property investment opportunity - great location, exciting development potential, attractive returns? What about the development team itself - have you done enough due diligence (DD)? This part of your DD should come before...
How the Pros Create Wealth in Property Development – and How To Copy Them … in 7 steps
Profiting from Property Development Development has become the favoured strategy within the property space. Particularly so because vanilla buy-to-lets have become much less profitable, even before factoring in the new tax changes. Furthermore, the...
Stockmarket Investment Academy … Step-by-Step Training to Diversify your Wealth and Create Passive Compounding in the Markets (click image below for details …)
About Me
Manish Kataria is a Fund Manager. A CFA-qualified professional with 18 years’ experience in investment management and UK property. He has managed investment portfolios for JPMorgan and other blue chip investment houses. Asset classes managed include Equities, ETFs, Bonds, Funds and Options. Within property, he invests in and owns a range of assets including developments, HMOs, BTLs and serviced accommodation. InvestLikeAPro was set up so anyone can invest like a pro.
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