Testimonials

"I highly recommend anyone buying investment property to consider this service. The one to one free consultation I received was very helpful, at no time was there any hard sell, only a genuine and honest discussion about my property investment strategy and how the company could help.

The viewing trips to the areas I expressed an interest in where very well organised by Alan's team. I found the viewing trips to be an excellent way of getting to know the areas and the property sourcers and management agents on the ground. The wealth of advice and local knowledge they provided was invaluable. Everyone I have met or spoken to has shown a genuine willingness to help and advise me, without the promise of making a sale. I find this very refreshing, and it has given me the confidence to expand my property portfolio through the team with the knowledge that I have their support and access to their wealth of experience and knowledge. I'm looking forward to a very long and fruitful business relationship ahead."

I completed on a house in Buchanan Road, Hemswell Cliff, this week and wanted to thank you for having the expertise, the contacts and the extremely effective system which enabled me to do this with such relative ease and with such helpfulness on the part of the staff. They appear to respect you and are supportive to each other, which was completely different from the last experience I had buying through a property company, where there was much strife and dissonance, and where the amount of involvement on my part seemed to be so great in comparison. I am very grateful to you for this.

Hopefully if everything goes smoothly I will have between 10-12 properties by the end of the year!

I began working with Property Investment Deals about two years ago and have not looked back since. I have now acquired ten properties with them both in the UK and Czech Republic. I really like the service provided by the whole team, from Abi assisting me day to day to work on the best deals for me, to Rachel ensuring that the transactions go through smoothly. I recently acquired my first property in Scotland, and Richard helped me through the process from not only sourcing the property but right through to getting the house on the market with an agent (who let it within a week !). I have worked with PID so often as I know they find good quality deals with a great service.

"I am living and working in the Middle East as a construction professional, therefore being able to take advantage of the current economic opportunities has been an issue. However I knew I needed to take advantage and needed a trusting partner to work with me on my dream. After researching and contacting various companies I came across Property Investment Deals around 12 months ago. First of all I registered for the newsletter e-mail and realised what Alan was saying made perfect sense to me, thus we were of the same opinion. A few months later I made a reservation on my first property, which quickly followed with the second, third and was soon into double figures. My property portfolio has been able to expand so rapidly because Alan and his team diligently find the best deals. However that is not where Alan's team end their involvement. Suzanne has been with me every step of the way, keeping me up to date on the deals as they progress and guiding me on the next step. This has been invaluable for me being so remote from the action.

As my portfolio expands I am very grateful to have found a trusting partner and also a professional and supporting team to work alongside. Alan and Suzanne have been able to see the dream I have and bring that to reality. I will forever be indebted to them and thank them for their continued support.

"I contacted you in May for a one to one consultation over the phone, at that time I briefly spoke to James Syson but unfortunately never got the opportunity to have a consultation.

I am writing again as Property Investment Deals are the only company I have come across who actually reply to emails sent and seem to take a genuine interest.

I have taken notice of the points you make in your series, "7 fatal mistakes to avoid" which I have read several times and found to be clear, concise and informative; but assuming a true below market value discount is obtained is this type of finance still available."

"Abi has been over seeing my portfolio since she started working for Property Investments last year and she has only been informative and helpful. I have since bought two properties with her help and have 4 ongoing more including one in the Czech Republic. I have never felt pressured into buying anything I was not 100% sure of and I am confident that my portfolio will not only grow in number of properties but in value as well.

I would thoroughly recommend Alan's workshops to consolidate your ideas, to give you new ones and to understand what you need/want from an investment property."

Thanks for a very interesting afternoon and evening at the recent Manchester workshop.

It was great to meet some of the team and to finally put faces to names, Alan, James, Abi and Suzzanne, everyone was so friendly and helpful. Graham and Rachael who unfortunately were not there, have been so efficient and helpful on the other end of the phone and as you have stated in your investment packs, you *have* been there every step of the way during my recent investments in the Czech Republic and Poland. I would never have realized that buying property overseas could have been made so easy!

I would recommend Alan and the team to anybody thinking of property investment, you guys (and girls) certainly know your stuff!

"Hi,
Having now bought 7 properties in 5 different countries and 4 currencies via Property Investment Deals I can confirm the following:

1. This is all part of long term “pension” provision for us so the deals have to work if my Wife and I are to avoid poverty in old age!

2. We have experience of other property “middle men” and some are right old cowboys – but not P.I.D.

3. P.I.D. has been very good at guiding us through the purchase process in 5 different countries.

4. There has been the odd problem or two (given 5 different countries legal, banking, administrative and property market dynamics this is hardly surprising!)

5. However, and this is the mark of a good service provider, P.I.D. took responsibility and provided solutions wherever necessary.

6. I have attended a seminar which was informative and “low pressure”. I also travelled to Central Europe on a solo trip with planning and travel help from P.I.D. The information gleaned was fascinating, encouraging and prompted 2 more immediate purchases."
Jerry Wood – August 2008

“Property Investment Tips Ltd has made my venture into investing abroad simple, straightforward and much less nerve-wracking than I imagined it would be! Alan and his team are excellent at explaining the process of investing in property, how it work, what to consider, what to look out for and how to make it work for you personally. Their workshops are invaluable and their approach honest and friendly. The properties that they market are well researched and presented and overall I feel in very safe hands!”

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" My first contact with Property Investment Deals was in November last year. I discussed a property for sale in Easington Colliery with Alan. I decided it was not for me but Alan suggested that I come down and have a look at the area. I did and it was the best thing I did that year!!

I met with Mark at the North-East Office who drove me round Durham and Hartlepool. I was impressed with the calibre of properties available and Mark's local knowledge. I did not need any prompting to reserve two properties!!

Since then, I have had the pleasure of meeting Abi, Lisa and Beverley from Acorn Lettings. I have also dealt with Suzanne and Bernadette.They are all professional and friendly and have responded to my queries promptly. Buying a property is stressful business as we all know but the Team at Property Investment Deals have certainly taken the burden off my shoulders.

I have just reserved my third property, if you haven't taken the plunge yet, dive in, you certainly won't regret it!!”
Gladys Euba – August 2008

"The staff at Property Investment Tips have carefully guided me through the maze of the buy to let world whilst I was first setting up my property portfolio. Everyone has been friendly and made all the difficult stuff easy to understand. They have someone to cover all aspects of the buying and letting business and leave me feeling relaxed and confident enough to spend time doing the important work of choosing properties. Thanks to all of you.”
Pamela Woods – August 2008

"My name is Gregg Hastie, I am 34 years old. One day sitting at my desk I realised that I wasn't really doing enough to make my future as rosy as I would like. I decided to try and take control of my financial future, but wasn't exactly sure how to go about it. At the time the one property I owned was increasing in value at a remarkable rate. A friend sent me the link for Property Investment Deals & after reading what Alan had to say, I quickly realised that what I wanted to try and achieve, he had already achieved. I felt that by taking his advice, perhaps I would not make the expected mistakes as an inexperienced investor. I believe that Alan & his team know exactly what I & I’m sure many other want. The service is personal & all members of his team are sympathetic to the fact that I am not an expert and often need to be walked through processes. I am already certain, that my relationship with Alan & his team will be long lasting and profitable. "
Gregg Hastie – August 2008

“Alan seeks out and recommends deals which tick most investor’s criteria - low entry costs, high yields, growth markets - without charging over inflated finder's fees. Had I found PID earlier I would have built a stronger and larger portfolio.”
Simon Kaye – August 2008

“EXCELLENT VALUE FOR MONEY, WOULD RECOMMEND TO OTHER INVESTORS, A VERY GENUINE TEAM OF PEOPLE AND VERY PROFESSIONAL.”
Karie Church (North East Workshop) – August 2008

"I recently had the pleasure of attending the Belfast workshop hosted by Alan, James and Abi. The evening was extremely enjoyable, informal but executed with complete professionalism at all times. After studying their extensive due diligence report I reserved a unit in Lodz, Poland. From that point the after-sales service has been second to none. Abi Trigg, my Portfolio Manager, has kept me informed of progress, promptly and comprehensively answering the many questions that I posed to her. Graham Doyle has painstakingly arranged finance for me through Deutche Bank (no mean feat!), and even took the time to find and arrange a Notary within Northern Ireland who was available to 'rubber stamp' my Power of Attorney. I have purchased property from various companies in the past but none have managed to match the professionalism of this team. Whilst this is the first property I have purchased from this company, it certainly won't be the last! Thank you". Phil Carrick, Northern Ireland - April, 2008.

The strength of PID's business model lies in the strict criteria that they source properties backed by an excellent, professional and above all committed team. They do not take short cuts, know their market and are committed to delivering through and after each deal building loyalty from their investors. I feel confident in their approach and advice.James Prior, London - April, 2008

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The staff at Property Investment Tips have carefully guided me through the maze of the buy to let world whilst I was first setting up my property portfolio. Everyone has been friendly and made all the difficult stuff easy to understand. They have someone to cover all aspects of the buying and letting business and leave me feeling relaxed and confident enough to spend time doing the important work of choosing properties. Thanks to all of you.'

I've been dealing with Alan and his team for about 6 months and have been very impressed with their professionalism. They are very knowledgeable about the markets in which they operate, both at home and overseas, and are extremely good at guiding you through the complexities of the legal and mortgage processes, particularly in overseas markets. Whenever I ring them they always find time to help, even when they are busy, and I particularly like the fact that they always seek to streamline each transaction by re-using information I've supplied for previous deals. Special praise should be singled out for my excellent Portfolio Development Manager, Abi, who always gets me the information I need with enthusiasm and returns my calls promptly.

I originally met Alan and his team when I attended one of their buy-to let workshops. My wife and I have since bought 5 UK buy-to lets and three properties in Brno in the Czech Republic through them. All the team are approachable, knowledgeable and helpful. We have recently had one property that we bought 14 months ago re-valued at over 11% more than we paid for it. Another property that we bought 'below market value' for £72,000 was valued at £85000 by our mortgage company's valuer. Understandably, we are very pleased! We only wish we had discovered Alan and his team earlier before we wasted thousands of pounds on expensive courses and over-priced off-plan property 'investments'.

I came across Alan's website purely by accident….and I am so glad I did. I have nothing but praise for the whole team, there is no way I could have negotiated the deals without them. I am a British expat living in Spain and working in The Yemen and have made purchases in several European countries including UK through Alan's team in the last 8 months honestly not achievable without them. I would not hesitate to recommend them for their openness and efficiency and of course for offering the excellent opportunities for investment. I will continue to invest through them for the foreseeable future, I see no reason to look elsewhere. Please feel free to e-mail me directly if you have any doubts or questions. stevepape16@hotmail.com

Alan is probably the most genuine and honest bloke I have met in the property business. My wife and I have brought 4 properties through him in the past 12 months. I plan to up that to at least a dozen over the coming year and probably many more over the longer term. He obviously has his ear to the ground in the all right places as every property he has sourced for me has had excellent financials, one has had 58% capital growth in six months and a yield of 11.6% - and the area is STILL growing strong. If you find better than that please let me know. Alan has become my sole source of high yielding and offshore properties. Thanks for all your efforts Alan.

“I am 23 years old and a first time buyer with a few credit problems and Alan couldn’t have been more helpful. I wanted to invest in a buy-to-let property and get on the property ladder as I had a small deposit to put down. Most estate agents laughed at me or didn’t want to give me the time of day but through Alan's company I now have a fantastic flat in Aberdeen with a tenant for two years earning over 8% ROI and I didn't have to mess about with making offers, I got a bargain in my opinion! Alan, thank you so much for all your hard work negotiating and stepping in when I was out of my league. I couldn’t have done it without you and Scott being there to help whenever I called.

"I found Alan and the team very open, honest, professional and a pleasure to deal with - rare traits in a market awash with "get rich quick" property schemes. As an investor in a syndicate opportunity, Alan was always very prompt in answering any questions and provided a rapid turnaround in documentation so your money gets to work straight away".

“I contacted Alan several months ago concerning Bulgaria but felt I needed more high yeilding property in the UK first. London based this was a tall order but I went to Scotland and tried to buy twice in what is a very competitive market at the moment. In the end I couldn't secure a suitable deal with the time available so started to consider Alan’s Scottish deals. My first purchase with him completed this month and is already let yielding over 10%.”

"My Business partner and I came across Alan's website by accident whilst researching the property market. What a breath of fresh air! Alan's honesty, integrity and knowledge has been invaluable to us and we have purchased several properties through him." Regards Phil Hopkins

I had put off entering the buy-to-let market for a number of years as I kept hearing "The bubble has burst! - Too many people into it and not enough tenants to go round"

I finally took the plunge in November 2004 and bought a one bedroom flat in my local area, refurbished it and let it out. I took an interest only mortgage and this gave me a monthly profit of over ?200. I have repeated this strategy many times with monthly profits varying between about ?100 and ?250.

After having bought about half-a-dozen flats, I read about Alan Forsyth and Property Investment Deals. Alan's strategy made a lot of sense and virtually mirrored what I had been doing. i.e. buying in areas that would provide high-yields from rentals and also good capital growth potential.

I engaged Alan's team to locate and purchase flats on my behalf, which they did succesfully. They also find local agents who look after them and find tenants etc.

They have now located about 14 properties for me, with a high proportion let out [some had tenants already]

My portfolio now numbers 30, mostly one or two bed properties in Scotland and N.E. England. My business plan is to have 50 properties, hold for two years, refinance to release equity and start again, so the search continues...........

I was keen to buy an overseas apartment and bought in Dec 05 through www.property-investment-deals.com a property in Parnu, Estonia.

Alan and the team took care of all the mortgage application, the furnishing and fittings and it was a pretty smooth transaction.

Well have just returned from our third visit out there to find the property has increased in value by 30%!!! That is in 9 months!

The bank have said we can re-mortgage and get all our money out – so are now ready to invest in next deal!

So a return of 100% in less than a year – not bad and wish had discovered your company before paid out to do an expensive course with another company and bought some over priced UK properties.

"Before I came across Alan and the team at propertyinvestment deals I had been given various offers fromindividuals and organisations claiming they could helpme build a profitable property portfolio. These allturned out to be promises and talk, but neverdelivered any results. Alan and his team certainlydeliver. In a short period I have started building myportfolio with deals through Alan and have valued hisexcellent recommendations and advice. As far as I amconcerned the service is second to none which makesthe whole process from selecting a property to findinga tenant virtually seamless. I intend to continue towork with Alan and the team to build my portfolio as Ihave been really impressed with the results so far and happy to speak to any new investors."

“Really enjoyed Tallinn and happy to speak to any third party considering Kassisaba as proof statement of location/value/market etc.

Do believe that it would be worthwhile getting up to date drawings and better description of landscaping etc. When speaking to Hadley he told me how they were putting on electric gates for security, landscaping with green banks to add to aesthetics of area. Certainly he appears to be passionate about making the building fit in with surrounds and his Kings project.

From info gathered:Prices are running at circa 42-50k per sq metre.Only properties with 2006 build are a few sell ons without garages. Found this to make a difference of 1k eeks per month in rent.

XXX Co are pushing a renovated factory, looks awful at circa 37 k.YYY Co are pushing that horrible building near airport with prices between 37-47 k. (they want 3% as finders fee)

For info Keilli (from bank) impressed with development. Quality and good location.”

I've subscribed to Alan's newsletters for some time now and find them both an informative and enjoyable read. More importantly, I know I can trust the advice and take advantage of the deals as they come to me 'filtered' by an experienced, entrepreneurial and reliable investor.

Hi Alan/Scott/Richard Just a few short words of Thanks for getting me started on the Property Ladder, I now have 4 properties and waiting for Richard to telephone me on the 5th Property. As I work Overseas it's really a hands off investment for myself as Richard does all the preparation/ running around and gets a Tenant lined up for the Property so the whole Transaction completes without any hassle So I could not have done this without your help (Thanks) When I started last August Richard introduced me to a Mortgages For All (Joyce Boyd Tel 01382-221611 who is the most helpful person in getting all Types of Mortgages for all Types of Property and keeps you informed through the whole process. Thank you all and keep up the good work Best Regards Donnie M., Hong Kong

“Hi Richard/Scott,Just wanted to thank you for all help so far – just had call from letting agent, last property is let – so that is all 6 of them let within 5 weeks. Your help all the way has been invaluable, and you have been very patient with me! Richard keep me posted – I am keen for 2 more at least in next 2 weeks – please call me on the mobile before they go on the newsletter!Kind regards Susan Carruthers”

“Hi there.It is so good to hear from you. It really is good to hear from you but we are desperate to set up the next deal through you..….Thanks for your continued support and we will not forget it. You now have clients who really value you and want to continue working with you.Regards,Danny and Donna”, Essex

“Hi Scott,If can pass on my thanks to Mark, would be great. Was an excellent day today – and he showed me the area and is clearly very knowledgeable. Am sure he will have told you, but have chosen 2 more with him today!

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