Investor Case Studies
Wellington Market Update - August 2019
The Wellington property market is continually on the move. First home buyers are out in force and there is still a strong demand for investment properties in good locations. Read More…
Investor Story - Lorraine Rishworth
From a marriage breakup in her late forties to owning her own home in Auckland freehold not too many years later... iFindProperty client Lorraine Rishworth has had one amazing turnaround and she was featured in the New Zealand Property Investor Magazine in early 2019 to share her story. Read More…
Case Study: Great yields in Hawkes Bay
In a hot property market where affordable houses are quickly snapped up, our client nabbed themselves a great cashflow property at a price that means they will be able to buy again soon. Read More…
Case Study - Rotorua 7-8% Gross Yield and Potential to Add Value
Our clients approached us in June 2018 and were all ready to buy in Rotorua.
With finance confirmed and a budget in the low $300,000 range, their key criteria was a property that generated 7-8% gross yield with potential to add value in the future.
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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…
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…
Case Study: Invest from Australia
How a full time health professional working in Australia was able to assemble the RIGHT team and secure a good buy and hold investment property in Wellington. 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…
Case Study: How an expat in Qatar bought his first property
No more excuses! This investor worked with iFindProperty step by step over several months to discuss how property works, get lending approval, put a team together and work out his critieria and finally secure a property... from the other side of the world. 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…