BTL Mortgage

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welshjon81

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631 posts

142 months

Tuesday 23rd February 2021
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I live in an area where you can buy a small 3 bedroom house for around 100k. The Mrs and I have a fair chunk of money sitting in the bank doing naff all.

Is it worth getting a BTL mortgage as an investment? Not really looking to make anything extra, but just getting it to pay for itself over the next 25 year as a bit of extra for when we retire. We could even buy another one in a few years if all goes OK with it.

Any landlords out there with any advice? Or, is it more hassle than what its worth?

welshjon81

Original Poster:

631 posts

142 months

Tuesday 23rd February 2021
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We would be looking at 10%-15% deposit and they usually rent for around the £600 a month mark.

Like I said - we would only be looking to cover the mortgage more than expect to make a profit!

The question there I suppose is - is it better to put down more of a deposit? To which the answer would be yes!