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Let’s look at the situation – since January 2008, house prices have plummeted by huge amounts all over the country, more people than ever are facing repossession and arrears and the chance of first-timers getting onto the property ladder has never been more impossible. Also, the idea of investing money into a bear market that won’t stop falling has become particularly unappealing to most potential investors. So where can you put your money to guarantee a return? Property, of course.

2009 is surely going to be the year for the landlord – low prices, high demand and no other safe alternative make property investment your best bet. But this is not 2006; it’s not a year for the quick-buck investor looking to turn his fortunes in no time at all. 2009 is the year of long-term plans, of property investment for the long haul. It’s the year of ignoring property prices, and concentrating on rental income – it’s the year of looking ahead, past the downturn.

The naysayers might see property invest as foolish – property prices could continue to slide, making your investment lose value before you have even found your first tenant. But the important thing is that you have tenants, and you are making mortgage repayments – house prices will turn, they always have and they always will. It’s just a matter of time and patience.

So invest your money wisely, find the right buy to let mortgage and make sure you have a full tight plan for the rest of the year. If you can do all this during a downturn, imagine what you can do when things get better?

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