About Property Investment
Ring Fencing Losses - A Scenario & Some Thoughts
The government is changing the rules! Yes well they do that from time to time and now is when you should slow down and think about what is really going to happen.
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2018 Year End Review and Setting 2019 Goals
In this post I share my process to review the past year and set some goals for the year ahead. Read More…
What do you need to do for Home Insulation?
From 1 July 2019 all New Zealand rental properties are required to meet new government standards for home insulation. Find out what you need to do. Read More…
15 Rules Successful Investors Follow
In my time as a property investor and particularly as I work more and more with other successful investors, I can't but help notice that the happy and successful people all do some things in common. Read More…
Wow, where has the time gone? We nearly through 2018 and the last 12 months has flown by. A fair bit has changed and I have a snapshot of where we are in the market. The new CVs come out in November and the expectation is for a massive increase compared with the 2015 CV we currently have. Read More…
A glossary of commonly used terms, phrases and words in the property investment industy in New Zealand. Read More…
Case Study: Convert a laundry to a bedroom in Christchurch
Barry and Carolyn worked with us to hunt down a property with quick value-add potential in Christchurch. They bought outside their home town and what's more, were travelling during the due diligence and close period! Read More…
Christchurch Property Market Update
Maxine gives an update on where she sees the Christchurch property investment market at the mid-2018 mark. Read More…
Case Study: Add bedrooms to increase yield and value
How a Wellington-based investor secured a property the entire market had missed - literally, it had been on sale for a year - and stands to make a fortune in doing so. Read More…
Have you thought of investing in Wainuiomata?
As it turns out I'm not the only one with Wainui on the brain lately and a LOT has been happening there, particularly in the last few months the investors should take note of. Read More…
Wellington Market Strong and with Opportunities
For those of you looking to invest in a solid market with good returns, Wellington is still the place to be. I would like to give you an update on the Wellington market as I see it and offer some slightly different views. Read More…
Case Study: Make your first home a profitable rental property
How I recently helped a young couple looking for their first home. This couple had become very frustrated after missing out many times in a market where most properties were going to tender or auction. They were looking for a property that would be suitable to live in now as well as to hold long term after they have moved on. Read More…
Reducing Depreciation Recovery
Quite a few property investors are thinking about selling. Should you just accept that you will have to recover all the building depreciation you have previously claimed? ……… NO Read More…
Pros, cons and risks of short term rentals
We invited an investor, insurance advisor and property tax specialist to a round table discussion of strategies, pros, cons potential pitfalls when planning or running a short term rental investment in New Zealand. Read More…
Take action today to improve your investing
The best time to learn and grow is always right now and it certainly does not matter if you are currently looking to buy or not. In fact, a bit of down time between open homes and evaluating properties can be the perfect opportunity to reflect and study.
Here are some things you can do right now that will provide long term benefits to your investing.
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Webinar with Kenyon Clarke of Du Val Property Group
On March 15 we hosted a webinar with Kenyon Clarke, the driving force behind the Avenue Apartments, a great new development in Mangere, Auckland.
It was a great conversation and we dug into Kenyon's strategy for area, design and other advice for investors.
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Investing with Family and Friends
Group investments are popular because when resources are combined people can achieve more than they would have otherwise. What could go wrong? Quite a lot, it seems. Read More…
A glimpse into what our team assists clients with during the due diligence period of a potential purchase. Just what is required to do your analysis in the time allowed takes a bit of experience and as you can see, there is often more to it than just emailing the contract to your lawyer and bank. Read More…
20 Rental Properties in One Year by Graeme Fowler
We interview best-selling property author and successful investor Graeme Fowler about his most recent book, 20 Rental Properties in One Year, now on sale at the iFindProperty website. Read More…
Are you protecting yourself going into a Joint Venture?
Today I want to write about a topic I am asked about a lot – how to put together a joint venture. However this article should really be “how to put together a joint venture so you don’t lose the shirt off your back, your friends, your sanity, all your free time and a substantial amount of money”. Read More…