@Sarah SimpsonRTA is similar in most crown countries: CA, NZ, AU, UK, etc.I lived in Auckland NZ and renovated 5 properties and "lease 2 owned" 1 rental.RTA Residential  Tenancies Acts are all similar. :)

Hi all.I figure it's time to introduce myself, having lurked, watched several webinars and taken in 12 hours of BP Podcasts over the past month or so.Anyway, my name is Craig, I live near Manchester, England, and I have absolutely ZERO experience in Real Estate.However, having seen my uncle and his 2 sons do really well in RE, and having nothing in the way of a retirement plan/fund (and being 44), I figure it's time to get off my butt and come up with a plan.Having looked around, RE seems like the way to go but, like a lot of people, pretty much everything I have is tied up my home and , as we only moved to this property 2 years ago, we don't have a massive amount of equity in it yet.Therefore, I need to find out how much of what i am reading/hearing on BP actually applies to UK Real Estate for a start (obviously, things like the MLS don't exist here - at least not to my knowledge) and how I can start doing something in the next 1-2 years.I could go to my cousins for advice, but we've never been a particularly close family and I don't want to just turn up and start asking for handouts (any advice they give could potentially impact their own business, as they buy-to-rent in an area less than 10 miles from me).I would prefer to get in to buy-to-rent (or buy-and-hold as I believe it's called over there), as I have a full-time IT job, that I am not looking to give up any time soon.Also, if any other UK-based members have advice on the best way to deal with the banks, any specific rules/pitfalls over here, whether the auction is the only place to buy smaller, cheap properties that need rehab (every man and his dog seems to go there, though, thanks to programmes like Homes Under the Hammer).Anyway. 

Ive seen debates about whether to "gamble" with appreciation.  

I said because they use British Pounds in UK.

I grew my client base from 0 active clients to ~90 within the last 5 months.. from California, to New York, to Florida, and even had a few international clients in the UK and Dubai. 

We started buying houses in the UK with our first owner-occupied bungalow, and then bought another owner occupied house when we were posted to Arizona. 

That's one helluva gamble with absolutely no guarantees that they will call off the auction.

My wife also had the notion that investing was pretty much the same as gambling.

This would be a fixer up and not something I would want to gamble on for my first MHP...

Nothing but doctors from the UK moving to the US with their daughters and by the way my company will send you a check...