The Property Academy Podcast

In this episode, we discuss what property investors need to know about where interest rates are heading in the New Zealand market.  We discuss the Reserve Bank's official cash rate and how it impacts the 1-year fixed interest rate. This includes introducing a simple rule that you can use to estimate what the 1-year fixed rate 'should be.' We also mention that if you want to learn more about what's going on in NZ property, you should sign up for Private Property, our weekly newsletter for property investors.

In this episode, we introduce a new segment to the show – Case Study Sunday, where we'll share the real life numbers and plans for a listener of the show.  In today's Case Study Sunday, we go through the plans and details of a pair of Auckland investors who want to build a $150k passive income in just over 20 years. We go through their plan, the properties they are buying and what steps they'll take over the years. 

In this episode, we discuss whether 2 bedroom new build townhouses are a good investment. This includes reviewing the stats and data on how quickly townhouses have increased in value based on the number of bedrooms.  We also look at where townhouses are being built and how popular they're becoming in different areas of the country. We wrap up by mentioning our upcoming property investment webinar, which is on this Tuesday at 7pm. Click the link to register.

In this episode, we discuss the 6 lies that real estate agents tell homeowners, property investors and property buyers. For this, we are joined by real estate agent, Micky Limmer.  The 6 lies include – the price estimate for what your property might sell for, that the real estate agent gives good customer service to the buyers and lies around what the market is doing at any one time. We also mention our upcoming property investment webinar, where you'll learn the 8 things that can go wrong when you invest in property. It's on Tuesday April 5th at 7pm. Click the link to register.

In this episode, we are joined by Micky Limmer from Opes Property to discuss how to get top dollar when selling your property in today's market. We go through the 3 P's – presentation, promotion and the sales process. Together, these three principles will help you prepare your property for sale. We also mention our upcoming property investment webinar where we'll discuss how to avoid the 8 things that go wrong when you invest in property. Click the link to register.

In this episode, we discuss when property investors should consider selling a property. In particular, we introduce three simple rules that must be true before you commit to selling. 1) You would not buy the property back at today's value (minus your sale costs) 2) When you have a better use for those funds, and will invest in something else. 3) And when no other special circumstances apply e.g. bright line test. Together these tests will let you know when it might be time to consider selling a property. We wrap up the show by mentioning our upcoming property investment webinar, which is on Tuesday 5th April at 7pm. Click the link to register and learn how to avoid the 8 most common property investment mistakes.

In this episode, we discuss what property investors need to know about the Debt Destroyer strategy. This is a way for borrowers to improve their chances at getting their mortgage approved.  It helps people who are struggling to get a mortgage approved because they have too many 'bubblegum debts' and aren't keeping up with all their repayments. We also mention that we'd love to see you at our upcoming property investment webinar – How to avoid the 8 things that can go wrong with property investment. Click the link to register it is on Tuesday 5th April at 7pm.

In this episode, we compare the main online valuation tools that property investors and home buyers use in New Zealand. We go through a comparison to see which is the most accurate. We also dig through homes.co.nz data to see how accurate their valuations tend to be ... we find that they are not as accurate as you might think. You can follow along our analysis by watching the video version of the show on our YouTube channel. This is where you'll be able to see what we're working through.  We wrap up the show by mentioning our upcoming webinar – How to avoid the 8 things that can go wrong with property investment. It's happening on Tuesday 5th April at 7pm. Click the link to register. 

In this episode, we answer a question from a listener of the show – Ben – who wants to know how he should be investing in property. We walk through what investors at the 'starting blocks' need to do, and how they should take their first steps to get started on the property ladder. We also mention our upcoming property investment webinar – How to avoid the 8 things that can go wrong with property investment – which is happening on Tuesday 5th April at 7pm. Click the link to register.

In this episode, we discuss how some first home buyers KiwiSaver accounts have gone down in value in recent months.  We walk through why it's happened and what you need to know if you are planning on using your KiwiSaver to purchase a property over the next year or so. We also mention our upcoming webinar: How to avoid the 8 things that can go wrong with property investment, which is happening on Tuesday 5th April at 7pm. Click the link to register.