The Property Academy Podcast

In this episode, we discuss whether you should allow your tenants to have pets within your rental property. This is often an emotional topics and property investors will swing one way or the other.  We also go through which sort of pets you might like to allow and what your decision might depend on, before delving into how to protect yourself from problem tenants and pets. We also announce that we will host property investment dinners in Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch and Queenstown, with 10 investors (+ partners) at each. To enter the draw, follow us on instagram, share the podcast on your story and leave us a review. Then take a screenshot and send it to podcast@opespartners.co.nz.

In this episode, we discuss the exact dollar amount that you're expected to need to reach peak happiness in New Zealand, as well as a breakdown of how to get it through property investment.  We talk through ways to build this same level of income through alternative investments, including term deposits. This is where we mention this graph from Craigs Investment Partners. We also announce that we will host property investment dinners in Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch and Queenstown, with 10 investors (+ partners) at each. To enter the draw, follow us on instagram, share the podcast on your story and leave us a review. Then take a screenshot and send it to podcast@opespartners.co.nz.

In this episode, we are once again joined by Matthew Harris from Momentum Property. Here, we discuss how to get rich ... for certain with property investment.  Matt details what he means by 'for certain', which is through the concept of incremental gain. Buying and holding property for the long term provides incremental gains in most years, through increased rents and property values. This provides a steady increase in wealth over time. We also announce that we will host property investment dinners in Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch and Queenstown, with 10 investors (+ partners) at each. To enter the draw, follow us on instagram, share the podcast on your story and leave us a review. Then take a screenshot and send it to podcast@opespartners.co.nz.

In this episode, we are once again joined by Matthew Harris from Momentum Property, to discuss the Wealth Wheel approach to property investment.  This is where a property investor will purchase both positively and negatively geared investments, which then offset one another. In practice, this means purchasing enough higher yield property to pay for the investment properties that grow in value quickly, but which lose money in terms of  cash flow. We also announce that we will host property investment dinners in Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch and Queenstown, with 10 investors (+ partners) at each. To enter the draw, follow us on instagram, share the podcast on your story and leave us a review. Then take a screenshot and send it to podcast@opespartners.co.nz.

In this episode, we discuss how to use 2nd tier lenders and financers as part of your property investment strategy. We also go through how to start with a 2nd tier lender before moving across to a first tier. This includes an analysis of exactly how to move between the two. We also announce that we will host property investment dinners in Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch and Queenstown, with 10 investors (+ partners) at each. To enter the draw, follow us on instagram, share the podcast on your story and leave us a review. Then take a screenshot and send it to podcast@opespartners.co.nz.

In this episode, we discuss the property investment journey of Mattew Harris. Matthew is the director of Momentum property – an accountancy firm specialising in property investment.  He talks about buying his first home, before going on to build a property investment portfolio with his brother and cousin.  We also announce that we will host property investment dinners in Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch and Queenstown, with 10 investors (+ partners) at each. To enter the draw, follow us on instagram, share the podcast on your story and leave us a review. Then take a screenshot and send it to podcast@opespartners.co.nz.

In this episode, we discuss whether property investors should invest in the Nelson / Tasman property market, along with an analysis of both the pros and cons of the property market. We look at where Nelson and Tasman house prices have been historically relative to the New Zealand median house price as well as a few region-specific factors that are unique to the property market there.  We also announce that we will host property investment dinners in Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch and Queenstown, with 10 investors (+ partners) at each. To enter the draw, follow us on instagram, share the podcast on your story and leave us a review. Then take a screenshot and send it to podcast@opespartners.co.nz.

In this episode, we discuss the various ways to calculate the return on investment when considering investing in property, along with their pros and cons. We discuss gross yields, cash yields, net yields, return on equity, and finally reveal our holy grail – a return on investment calculator. This gives you the inflation-adjusted return on your investment property from each of the main ways you can make money from a property.  This spreadsheet will be released for you to download (for free) in a few days after the release of this podcast [we're just waiting on small piece of code to be written to make it look pretty] ... so pop your details in here, and we'll send you the spreadsheet once it's ready.

In this episode, we discuss the absolute worst-case, nightmare scenario in property investment. This comes from a listener of the show who wants to know the exact worst of the worst situation. This includes considering large scale natural disasters, a housing market crash, and the possibility of your asset falling in value while retaining debt. We also announce that we will host property investment dinners in Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch and Queenstown, with 10 investors (+ partners) at each. To enter the draw, follow us on instagram, share the podcast on your story and leave us a review. Then take a screenshot and send it to podcast@opespartners.co.nz.

In this episode, we discuss how to conduct an analysis of a suburb before you invest. This is a worked example that comes from one of Ed's recent economic analyses of Manurewa. The team delve into how much historical capital growth a suburb has received compared to its relative price, along with a number of qualitative factors that you can use yourself.  We also announce that we will host property investment dinners in Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch and Queenstown, with 10 investors (+ partners) at each. To enter the draw, follow us on instagram, share the podcast on your story and leave us a review. Then take a screenshot and send it to podcast@opespartners.co.nz.