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The ideal property investment scenario is often characterised thus: That you make the bulk of your profits by buying a property at a great price but you don't realise those gains until the end of your investment journey. After all, you won't be investing forever. How you invest and plan your por..

If conventional financing conditions are putting obstacles between you and your investment objectives then perhaps it is time to learn about non-bank alternatives that could allow you to keep up with your investment momentum. Understandably the non-bank market can be intimidating to any newcomer..

Being efficient is a much-lauded quality that eludes many of us. Be you King Midas or the village fool, you still only have 24 hours a day to play with and once you've mastered the fundamentals of property investment, one of the few remaining competitive edges you can tap into is to use your tim..

Coping with market fluctuation is a way-of-life for property investors. But when things slow down, it becomes just a bit harder to stay objective and focus on the big picture. Debbie Robert shares some insights and tips to help you re-frame a market correction, focus on the must-fixes and keep u..

It’s often said that property investing is a numbers game. But if it’s purely about the numbers why do we see novice (and experienced) investors make similar patterns of mistakes & errors of judgement that limit their investing success? Can psychology help us understand what’s going on in ou..

Having a few properties on the side is all well and good. If you want to scale up, you may want to reexamine your investment strategy. After all, what got you to where you are today could very well fall short at getting you to where you want to be. At the very least, some tweaks here and there w..

How do you get to know the deal inside out? What funding partners/sources are out there? How do you put a 'hold' on the deal with you go away to do all that hard work? Watch this video to hear experienced commercial investor Mark Kirkland talk you through the second step of commercial prope..

Existing equity is a way to fund rental investments. With the last few years being so generous to Auckland homeowners, it stands to reason that many investors would be thinking about putting that equity to good use. Before you do that, however, you should have a good understanding of the implica..

A look at which money strategy will make the most difference with your portoflio...

Barfoot & Thompson General Manager of Property Management, Samantha Arnold, showcases Elevate - the Barfoot & Thompson inhouse property management training programme that has recently been accredited by the REINZ. Samantha talks about what the accreditation means for Barfoot & Thomps..