Kim, I agree that being the developer / funding the developer is a better way to go. That way we aren't reliant on house price inflation to see a healthy return. Most will always prefer to own bricks and mortar, particularly after the rises in house prices witnessed at home. (We all know people that have made money doing Buy2Let and many will simply try replicate that rather than look at the climate in which the Buy2Let phenomenom occured and the climate applciable to where they are considering investing.)