Inspired Property Group

Analysing Valuation Report We had a valuation come back last week that didn’t reflect where we had the deal underwritten. That’s not something we see often, which is exactly why it stood out fairly quickly once we started going through it properly. As we worked through it, it became clear that the conclusion it arrived at didn’t really line up with the underlying evidence. The comparables weren’t particularly close to like-for-like, some of the assumptions didn’t connect in the way you’d...

There’s a moment that tends to show up in many of our conversations, although it’s rarely announced or obvious when it happens. The questions slow down. The note-taking stops. And the conversation shifts from how this works to how this would actually feel . Someone might say something simple, almost offhand: “I can see how this would sit alongside everything else.” That moment usually tells us more than any technical discussion beforehand. What people are really responding to By that point,...

One of the hardest shifts investors make isn’t learning how to spot opportunities. It’s learning when to walk away from them. Most opportunities that cross our desk aren’t “bad”. Many are perfectly viable. The numbers work. The structure is possible. With enough attention, they could be made to function. That’s exactly why they’re tempting. The problem is that viability is a very low bar. It only answers the question: can this be made to work? It doesn’t answer the more important one: should...