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31-May-2018
Ryan Smuts: How to Invest your money when you are not a high income earner
I was always taught in relation to saving and investing that it is not the amount that counts, it’s where you put it – it’s allocation. Time is an investor’s best friend, and understanding the power of compounding interest, and other minor tricks can be the difference in turning a little into a lot. The median wage in NZ when annualized ends up being about $49,900, ... read more
06-Mar-2018
More investors should do this
It is easy, in the age of multihyphenates, to confuse being your personal best with being the person who is best in everything. Why wouldn't you? Our celebrity culture has a habit of honing in on the person rather than the team and creating the illusion that only the selected few are set on the path to succeed by being good at everything. That is no true. The best bloggers today do no... read more
08-Feb-2018
Ryan Smuts: How to survive a market downturn
The key to surviving in a downward market is having a strategy and set of buying rules that you commit to regardless of circumstance. In this, and in any market, the team you have around you will be the key to your success. A good mortgage broker, solicitor, building inspector, insurance broker, real estate agent and property manager will give you the information and professional supp... read more
23-Nov-2017
What can investors learn from this ex-FBI agent?
Change is a familiar state for property investors. Tenants churn, the market waits for no one, policy-agenda shifts depending on where we are in an election cycle, lenders' appetite never stays the same - in short, things change. Change is great. Change flushes out new opportunities and gives us space to grow. But not everyone is a happy beneficiary of this perpetual state of ... read more
17-Jul-2017
Effective networking tips for property investors
Most investors understand that to become successful, you must network. But so often networking gets cast aside as one of those tedious and dreadful tasks that are somehow less important than buying properties, vetting tenants, and adding value. For the eternally-shy amongst us, networking is daunting, uncomfortable, and inauthentic. For the ever effervescent energy balls, enth... read more
04-Jul-2017
How to build your B&H dream team
It is often said that real wealth with property comes with time. You are more likely to succeed if you take the long-term approach to accumulate both cash flow and capital gain over time. Which is why it is so important for any investor to build a strong investment team, not just for now, but for the long term. The goal here is for all the elements of your team to come together lik... read more
15-May-2017
Tips on collecting and handling your tenant's personal information
Landlords should not be at ease in light of recent reports characterising the Auckland rental market as being under significant demand pressure. Your applicant base expanding does not make it easier for you to find your next tenant. In fact, it should mean quite the opposite. Now is as good a time as any for all landlords and letting agents to review your vetting process an... read more
26-Mar-2017
12 skills future millionaires develop in their 20s
The start of any new journey is undoubtedly daunting and rudderless. Wealth building is no different. Newcomers to the property market often struggle for a clear direction. You know where you want to get to, you just don’t know how to get there. Over the years, we have had the great pleasure of accompanying many APIA members on their own personal wealth journey. We have seen impres... read more
13-Jan-2017
Get ready for interest rate hikes
With interest rates having remained suppressed for as long as they have, chances are many investors are not entirely prepared for the coming rate rises. And rise they will. There is nothing sinister or extraordinary happening. The same economic entropy that has been pushing the rates down for so long is also responsible for nudging them upwards in recent months. And it is ha... read moreRecent Posts
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- Amanda Watt: Removal of negative gearing
- Ryan Smuts: How to Invest your money when you are not a high income earner
- John Paynter: Some thoughts on ring-fencing rental losses from the landlord's perspective
- Read this before you buy your first property
- 15 tips to save money on repair and maintenance in between tenancies
- Bad investment habits you should toss right now
- Frank MacCullaich: Asbestos and Residential Landlords: The Must Know Action Guide
- Peter Lewis: Progress on The Methamphetamine Contamination Issue
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