I'm buying a 1BR apartment (60 m2) in a development called Ulanska Park, a conversion of an old army garrison building not far from central Poznan. Not a PS-sourced property. My sourcer (not sure if it's bad etiquette to name them in this PS forum?) listed rental range from 700-1000 GBP, variation attributed to level of fitout. After reading Alan's post from recent Poznan visit, I'm feeling a bit uneasy about those figures, but they are all I have to go on. They are intended to be marketed to "young professionals." I'm really new to this so my questions are probably naive. 1. There is a choice to be made whether to go for the "longterm tenant" finish versus fitting out for "shortterm occupancy"--ie, probably travelling corporate types, maybe vacationers. Any thoughts on pluses and minuses of trying for shortterm-stay market? 2. Assuming I go for usual "longterm" tenancy, does it make sense to anyone to try to differentiate my unit from others in same building by degree of luxury in fitout? Or is the building/location itself the overwhelming factor in rental amount? 3. Can anyone suggest a firm to handle fitout or fitout design for this unit in Poznan? Or does everyone here generally use the firm suggested by the property finder? (They haven't given their recommendation yet.) 4. Ditto for kitchen? I will be briefly in London and Poland week of Apr 23-27 and could visit in person, but since I speak no Polish at all, am inclined to continue working via sourcer. Thanks.

It just occurred to me that maybe these forums are only meant for PS investors. I am not, but I wish I had discovered PS and this site before I had invested abroad. So if questions such as mine are not appropriate here, would someone please let me know. Thanks.

I would be very surprised if you could get that level of rent, in three days of walking around we did not see any flats advertised in that price range. I suppose it is possible your sourcer has direct access to the company let market but, unless you can confirm this, I would be doubtful. I would definitely spend some time checking this out, as trying to chase an unrealistic rent could end up costing you money in lost rental and over expensive furnishings. If you are in Poznan it would be worth visiting a couple of agencies posing as a potential tennant with £500pm to spend from the reaction you get you will very quickly be able to guage the market. Best of luck. Alan

Hi Gordon There's no problem asking for advice on your investments, whether PS deals or not. As long as you don't breach the terms and conditions (ie, no contact details, no competitor names/links/phone numbers etc) then you're fine. We encourage these sorts of discussions - useful for all to learn, including us! Hope this helps. Cheers.

Sounds practical, I'll try it visiting an agency if time permits. They ought to know something about appealing fitout, too, if I can find someone who speaks English well enough.

I'm here to learn, glad to know that's encouraged. It felt like it from the start.