Property Investing Editorial
5 Quick Tips For a Stress Free Retirement Plan
The superannuation balance of Kiwis is dismal. According to a Massey University study, the average kiwi over 65 years old spends $590.44 per week on living expenses, while the average superannuation is $200 short of that, at only $390.20 per week after-tax. Clearly,...
5 Property Investing Myths that Kill Investors’ Futures
If you’ve been investing in houses, you’re probably listening to advice you’ve come across and believe to be true. But is it? Just because something is considered “common wisdom”, that doesn’t necessarily mean that it’s entirely true. It may be only partly true or it...
3 Simple Steps To Grow Your Wealth With Property
The concept of property investing is quite simple, however, the actual process can sometimes be complex. This is why we surround ourselves with knowledgeable individuals – to learn from their experience. When investing in property, go for the tried and true strategies...
Do You Have Wealth Creation Habits?
Studies of habits and their close cousin, willpower, have been done, giving us insight into how people form – and keep – habits. Did you realise that science shows our habits are “etched” into our brains? Once a particular action or set of actions have become a habit,...
Tips To Research The Property Market (Like A Pro)
One of the most important skills a property investor can develop is the ability to analyse a marketplace. Not only do you need to understand where to buy, but you need to know what type of investment property will deliver the results you need. Market drivers...
5 Golden Rules For Building Your Investment Property Portfolio
Like anything else in life, learning how to buy property for investment takes time and effort, but the benefits you’ll receive far outweigh the effort you need to put in. To help ease the learning curve a bit it’s helpful to have a few hard and fast rules to keep the...
Wealth Building: Is it Luck or is it Strategy?
Does it take luck to become wealthy? Some people say so, but I say that a smarter choice than waiting on luck to visit your doorstep is to make your own luck… at least you have more control over that. So how can you make your own luck? By doing what countless others...
3 Ways to Achieve Financial Freedom with Property
Let’s start off with a bit of a reality check: 99% of investors who start out investing in property to secure financial freedom for themselves and their families will never achieve the results they want. It is a sad fact but unfortunately true. The primary reason that...
Property Investors: 3 Steps To Achieving Your Goals For 2018
It’s December and the New Year is almost upon us. Now is the time to start reflecting on the past year, thinking about what you’ve achieved, and shaping your goals for 2018. 1. Evaluate your 2017 What were your investment goals for this year? Did you achieve them? If...
Sam Saggers “The Future of Property investing in Australia”
We live in a world that is constantly changing and expanding. Ideas evolve and spread quickly today, particularly when it comes to technological developments. It's important to remember that in property, as in all aspects of life, past periods are not necessarily the...
Post-Election: The Outlook for Property Investors
The dust has settled a little after the new Labour coalition government was announced on the 19th of October. It’s been an interesting time for investors as we try to work out what impact Labour’s policies on housing will have. There is still a lot more detail left to...
A New Positive Look
When Positive Real Estate was born in January 2003, our vision was to be the top choice for investment education. We thought of ourselves as positive thinkers and we wanted the 'positive' theme to be the undercurrent of everything we did. We were excited about our...