Property Investment Blog
What Is Second-Tier Lending and How Can Investors Take Advantage?
If you are an investor wanting to grow your property portfolio, then second-tier lending as a finance strategy needs to be on your radar. Over the last 12 to 24 months the New Zealand property market has seen a range of unique conditions. Everything from exuberant growth right across the country, to stricter lending laws taking place and now the rise of interest rates.
How To Use Equity To Purchase An Investment Property
Without a doubt, an investor’s secret weapon to building a profitable property portfolio is their ability to use equity. This is because the one thing we need as property investors, particularly in the acquisition phase of our journey, is access to our money.
The Pros Of Becoming A Rent-Vestor
Who doesn’t want a slice of their own piece of paradise. But with slow wage growth and exceedingly high house prices, it’s getting harder and harder to become a traditional homeowner – which is why some people are opting to become rent-vestors instead.
6 Ways To Get On The Property Ladder Faster
With a booming property market, it can sometimes feel impossible to achieve that dream of purchasing your first home. Here are six practical ways you can speed up your ability to grab a slice of your very own real estate gold…
Why Your 1st Property Purchase Is the Most Important!
How important is it to buy right the first time? Well, I’d go as far as saying that your very first property could easily be your very last if you don’t play your cards right from the get-go. This is because one of the key ways to build a thriving real estate portfolio is by banking on the growth of a property to support the next one (and so on and so forth) through the process of recycled equity.
Flipping Houses for Profit – Is It Worth It?
It’s the age old question when it comes to making money from real estate. Should you buy and flip, or buy and hold? The potential profits of flipping make it sound instantly attractive compared to the idea of boring long-term investing. BUT – how much money do you really make, and is it all that it’s cracked up to be…
How To Quit Your Job And Live Off Your Real Estate Earnings
It’s the ultimate dream right – building a real estate empire and then living a life of luxury off it. But what do we actually have to do in order to make enough money from property to make this wish come true? And more to the point, is it even possible in this day and age to actually quit your job and live off your real estate earnings or are those days dead and gone…
The Biggest Real Estate Doozy You’ll Ever Make
When it comes to real estate, there are a lot of mistakes that people can make, but there is one doozy – perhaps the biggest of all, that will impact your ability to create future wealth more than anything else. Ready for it? Drum roll please…. WAITING FOR THE ‘RIGHT’ TIME TO BUY.
How Do I Purchase My First Investment Property?
While it’s an exciting time that absolutely needs to be celebrated, there’s an art to buying a rental property that is very different to purchasing your own home. So, before you spread your wings and make one of the most incredibly rewarding financial decisions of your life – STOP – and get across these fundamental steps when it comes to investing in real estate.
Expert Warns Panic Buying Could Lead To Property Pitfall
Kiwis need to be cautious of buyer’s remorse amid today’s panic buying environment. This comes after a recent online promotion in June, held by a Canterbury developer who gave prospective buyers the chance to reserve one of 116 sections in the town of Rolleston with a $1000 down payment. The sections which were priced competitively, saw a flurry of attention which resulted in the website crashing and a group of frustrated wanna-be-buyers frozen out of the offer.