I also would be looking for a good discount for the gamble on this.By all the quick fixes that have been tried by adding crappy support here and there.

MTR might also work out since the Navy has a few schools in the area with Military Members needing a place for 4-6 Months.My plan is either to Sell and hope the ARV of 615k Holds for 27 months, A gamble.

For a seller to intentionally build a low clearance deck to hide UST is major gamble on their end because if it is ever found they would have to remove deck. 

Oh yea never ever ever gamble on appreciation from a home

Negative cash flow is a certainty due to pricing and simply needs to be factored into the gamble.

or gambling .. 

Hi all, I'm thinking of doing property investment in UK.

RE is a gamble but it doens't have to be if the numbers are right.

As some of the other posters have mentioned, unless you can purchase a property at substantially below market, taking on negative cash flow means your play is either to profit with a flip (which doesn't seem to be your intention), or gamble on appreciation- and it is a gamble. 

I've been listening to the podcast for several years and use it more for motivation rather than specific strategies and tactics.I'm a UK based investor/landlord with a residential portfolio of predominantly single family lets and was wondering if there was a specific forum for non-US investors?