Side Hussle

[StrathBxx]

Welcome feedback on this and any suggestions, or even criticism.

I bought my first home at 25 last year and am in a strong personal finance position. But tbh I struggled a lot trying to figure things out and lots of tears. Didn’t have anyone to help me financially at all. Like how to read home report, how to calculate mortgage payments, what AIP is, cladding certificate, how to get solicitor, and just general knowledge that no one tells you when it comes to home purchase.

Long story short. I was thinking of creating a little document/ checklist/ own experience/ due diligence guide - almost like a dummy guide for first time buyers.

I have typed up an initial document but have since added a lot in and became a really long document. I have put in a disclaimer it’s my experience . By no means telling people what to do, but what factors to consider to help buyers make a more informed decision.

but… now that I have typed it up, I don’t want to post it on the internet for free. I have spend money buying books and hours reading and extracting relevant information. I created and modified spreadsheets ( mortgage calculators).

My question is-

1. would people benefit from this? Like I’m not an expert but it’s things I’ve learnt as a FTB. Pitfalls..etc
2. Would people pay for a little document like this? (Well not little anymore)
3. I was thinking £3 for the PDF. Would people pay for this?

I just don’t want to spend hours doing it if that make sense and freely give it out. I’m not that bothered about the profit. Just don’t wanna write for hours and get nothing that’s all. Wanna get at least something.

I follow a FTB group and time to time people ask the same questions/ same theme.

thanks. If you think this is a bad idea, I’ll just keep it for my friends or even kids in the future.

close family friends are CFO/ Investment bankers and senior partners at law firms so I got a lot of free guidance from that

So you get free guidance but nobody else should? 🫢

Hi OP

Why not use kindle as your platform? You can sell your guide as a little e-book and you can compare what you are writing with other options already available to see how it stands out. You can also market it on kindle unlimited and whoever reads it as part of their usual membership doesn't have to buy your guide, so there’s no financial commitment for them, and you get paid for the pages read.

There are lots of how to guides out there, on different subjects and many advertised as someone's own experience, so it could be worth a try, especially of you have already compiled a long document. At least it would show you if there’s interest in what you're offering.

Just a thought, I am in no way affiliated with Amazon but it can be a good way of earning passive income, as long as you're not expecting to make a lot of money.

Didn’t have anyone to help me financially at all. Like how to read home report, how to calculate mortgage payments, what AIP is, cladding certificate, how to get solicitor, and just general knowledge that no one tells you when it comes to home purchase.

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close family friends are CFO/ Investment bankers and senior partners at law firms so I got a lot of free guidance

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op just in this short thread you have been unclear

this side hustle isn’t for you