I would recommend many of Margaret Lomas' books. In particular "Investing in the Right Property Now!". Has a good in depth look at the market and what drives it, as well as how to find property, financing, and mistakes to avoid.
As someone has mentioned, it is more of a conservative approach to investing and very much about buy and hold, positive…[Read more]

I regularly invest site unseen. When it comes down to it, unless you are qualified, there is not much your untrained eye could pick up by inspecting anyway. As everyone has mentioned, a quality building and pest inspection is the best option and obtaining photos if you can.
Potentially seeing the property yourself can lead to talking yourself out…[Read more]