Articles on Investment Strategy
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…
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…
Case Study - Rotorua 7-8% Gross Yield and Potential to Add Value
Our clients approached Margie 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: 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…
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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Solutions to LVR rules and understanding TRUE VALUE to make $110,000 - A case study
This is a story of an investor who was suck until she changed her thinking and created massive equity in short time. Read More…
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…
Case Study: Reduce your home mortgage with an investment property purchase
How a couple of young iFindProperty clients cut an estimated 8 years off their own home loan with a very affordable investment property purchase. Read More…
How to Identify TRUE Value in your Local Market
Most investors are familiar with the saying, "You make your profit when you buy."
So how do you consistently do this? There are a two very common schools of thought; firstly, to buy properties with high yield and secondly to purchase the worst house in the best street (or suburb)...
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How a balanced portfolio approach will help you succeed
Any investment strategy should always start with identifying what type of investor you want to be, and how residential property will fit into your long term goals.
Before you do anything else you must clearly define what your long term property goals are. You may want to supplement your retirement income, use property to pay down your own mortgage, you might be more aggressive and want to replace your salary....
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How To Have More Luck With Your Property Investing
People will often say to me, you were lucky that you got in at a good time when you started your investing, you couldn’t do that now. Or, it was lucky you found some good agents to help you find properties when you started, there’s too much competition from other investors now.
Roger Hamilton uses a word analogy with the word ‘Luck’, mostly with operating a business and comparing it to a game of soccer (football).
I’ve used it below in a similar way to show you how it works if you are a property investor and want to become luckier!
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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…
5 Things Every Investor Should Know
How many investors achieve what they really want? Probably quite a low number. Why is this? It’s probably because most investors don’t have a good long term plan that they regularly monitor and adjust. Read the five things every investor should know to help achieve thier goals. Read More…
5 Common Mistakes New Investors Make
It takes time to learn a new skill; however making mistakes when you start investing can have serious consequences so it’s best to avoid them if possible. Some of the common mistakes investors make are.... Read More…