Intrepid Philosophy
Intrepid was set up by Scott Huggins as an answer to the gap in the market that he has experienced whilst trying to source unbiased, impartial advice for property purchases overseas.

Scott decided to design a property investment consultancy that would meet the high professional standards that he believes people should demand. He began by constructing a set of policies that would define an ethical manner of doing business within an industry not exactly renowned for its integrity.

Scott feels that the only way to ensure complete impartiality is to follow these two basic tenets of business ethics:

• Transparency
• Honesty

Sounds simple and, in fact, it is. Intrepid promises to be completely honest in its opinion of any investment situation it comments on. At all time Intrepid Investments discloses it’s earning in any activity its’ clients engage with it in.

Scott then turned towards his own views on investment for higher returns. His understanding of markets (four years as a securities trader and several years in property) had led to a theory of how to spot opportunities and, more importantly, how to avoid the inevitable cyclical downturn.

His strategy is fairly simple but the understanding behind it goes much deeper.

Scott knows that if you can see the band-wagon, you are probably too late. To be a part of the herd is the worst place to be. You should have a financial position in a market to appreciate the growth as the ‘herd’ enters. Only then can you safely sell into the end of the eventual cycle.

Timing is everything in buying and selling. It is a very difficult process to spot the next big thing and, as importantly, to time when to sell. Where property is concerned Scott looks at four basic things:

• The political climate in a country – it must be stable
  
• The economic climate – stable is a must, stable and recovering even better.
  
• The confidence in the market-place. One cannot easily measure this most subjective of matters. Scott therefore visits his markets and extensively researches the feelings of people at the heart of the sector and forms his own opinion on his observations.
  
• The yield of the sector.

Scott firmly believes yield is the most important guide. It can advise a person when to buy and when to sell. Strong high yields will always represent a safe bet and lead to likely high capital growth, but even if the growth is not there, the yield will support any investment costs and compound over time to represent a huge lift in returns over many years.

Strong yields will attract new investors into a market, which in turn will push up prices. This will then cause the cyclical effect of pushing down yields – this is the important part of being intrepid in your investments. At this point, be bold enough to sell and move onto the next opportunity with again higher yields. To not do so will mean that your capital is not working as hard as it can.

Intrepid Investments is constantly searching the world for the next growth markets and passing on that information exclusively to its paying subscribers. These individuals will receive periodic information and research that is genuinely fresh, objective and current. This information alone will allow you to form robust strategies for property investment and give you new ideas to make even better gains.

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