Having purchased his first investment property on the Te Atatu Peninsula while living in Auckland, Dean has actively been building his portfolio since his move south in 2004 with his wife and two now-teenage daughters.
Prior to joining the iFindProperty team, Dean predominantly held leadership and management roles in the sport industry, mostly in high-performance sport.
Dean is a firm believer that you need the right support team around you to provide not only professional expert advice and guidance, but mentoring, encouragement and good old honest feedback as well. He also believes that while property investment is a serious business, it should also be an enjoyable process: connecting, sharing progress, and learning with like-minded people.
Dean’s personal investment strategy has involved renovating higher-yielding multi-income buy-and-hold properties in Dunedin, mixed with the odd capital gain property in the Queenstown market. He recently purchased and renovated a mixed-use commercial heritage property in Dunedin’s CBD, and completed his second development project.
Dunedin continues to be a solid investment market for trading, buy-and-holds and residential developments in both the student and non-student market. Future demand for rentals in the non-student areas looks likely to be driven by the Dunedin Hospital rebuild, alongside significant infrastructure spend by the University of Otago.
Queenstown and the surrounding area holds a special place in Dean’s heart after spending almost every summer there while growing up in Invercargill. In regard to investment in the basin, his view is play the long game. There is potential to reap the rewards down the track.
When not working on his portfolio or helping his investor clients build theirs, he squeezes in a little exercise and golf, enjoys hanging out with his girls, and takes every opportunity to socialise with friends.
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