Why property investment?

Historically, people have invested in property, usually as a medium to long-term investment.  In recent years television programmes and magazine articles have helped fuel the property market, property investment and buy to let property portfolio developments.

Unfortunately too many people have fallen into the trap of thinking property is a sure fire route to ‘get rich quick’.  When any true property expert will tell you, investment in property should always be viewed as a medium to long term investment, and perhaps more importantly the expectation as to what the investment will return needs to be realistic.  This can only be done by completing a full due diligence process on each property investment.

Stocks and Shares or Bricks and Mortar?

At EPG, we believe our international property investments should be utilised as part of a wider varying investment portfolio, as all the best performing portfolios contain diverse elements, spreading the risk, and increasing the chance of profit.

Yes it is true investing in property does contain certain risks, however the key is to manage and minimise these risks, something EPG is focused on by offering property purchasing within the Safe Buying Environment.

Having said that Property can offer distinct advantages, compared to other traditional investment products, such as Bonds or Stocks and Shares.

If you invest your money on the stock market, those shares could go down just as easily as they go up, offering a significant risk in itself.  However more importantly when your shares do go up, this will only affect the sum of money you invested.

For example, if you invested 20k on the stock market you investment will go up or down in value depending on the share performance.

However, if you invested 20k into an international property valued at 200k your total capital investment of 200k will rise on an annual basis, and not just the 20k invested.  Even a modest 5% rise in the property value would give you an annual growth in equity of £10,000.  You would need a 50% return from your shares to match this figure!!

If that rate of capital growth continues year on year you will realise a solid return throughout the life of the investment.