The Property Academy Podcast

In this episode, we discuss how to structure your due diligence to avoid spending money you don't need to ... and also wh you pay throughout due diligence and when.  For instance, you would tend to pay your solicitor when you settle on the property by transferring their fee (along with the purchase price of a property) into their trust account.  Finally, we wrap up the show by talking about our upcoming property investment webinar.  This is happening on Tuesday 8th December at 7pm. Click the link above to register.

In this episode, we discuss whether now is the right time to wait and see how the market goes. We detail 5 reasons why it's not the time to put your hands in your pockets. One of the more compelling reasons is that regulations are increasingly becoming more stringent, limiting how easy it is to become a property investor. If it's easier to buy now, rather than later. It then makes sense to take action now.  Finally, we wrap up the show by talking about our upcoming property investment webinar.  This is happening on Tuesday 8th December at 7pm. Click the link above to register.

In this episode, we discuss how Australian house prices have fared under several property taxes. We discuss the details of land taxes, vacant residential land tax, stamp duty and a capital gains tax. We find that, even with all of these taxes, Australian prices have increased at only a slightly slower rate than here in New Zealand over the last 20 years.  Finally, we wrap up the show by talking about our upcoming property investment webinar.  This is happening on Tuesday 8th December at 7pm. Click the link above to register. 

In this episode, we discuss whether New Zealand is in its own property bubble ... and compare NZ house price increases v.s. the world.  Throughout the show, we go through the property price increases that countries throughout the world are experiencing and compare that to our experience in New Zealand.  We also discuss our upcoming property investment webinar, where we'll discuss the property investment calendar for 2021 and how you can be a successful property investor in the new year.

In this episode, we discuss debt to income ratios, including where they have been implemented overseas and how they've been implemented in other countries.  We then talk about the sort of debt to income ratios we expect could be introduced, here in New Zealand, along with how this will impact local property investors.  The show wraps up be mentioning our upcoming property investment webinar ... where we'll talk about our predictions and forecasts for how you can be a successful property investor in 2021. Click here to register for our -> property investment webinar. 

In this episode, we discuss property educators such as Dean Leftus, who went bankrupt between 2007-2012. These educators positioned themselves as property and financial experts ... but were they really experts? That's the subject of today's show. We detail their claims, the results their students say they achieved, and also go through the learnings for anyone considering using a property educator today.  Got a topic you'd like us to talk about on the show? Send us a text. Our number is 5522. It would be great to hear from you. 

In this episode, we discuss the main problem we often see with property investment coaches and the property investment industry... they think one another's strategies are wrong and pull each other down.  Here, we discuss a property educator who's story we admire – Lucia Xiao. We share the details from her recent feature in the PropertyInvestors magazine and some of her comments related to different property investment strategies.  If you've got a topic you'd like us to speak about on the Property Academy Podcat, send us a text. Our number is 5522.  

In this episode, we discuss what you can do if you are contracted to settle on a new build ... but you can't settle because you no longer meet the banks criteria and can no longer get the loan.  This is particularly top of mind given the LVR restrictions are set to change in March 2021.  There are three things you can do: 1) apply for lending through the other major banks, 2) apply for lending through a 2nd tier lender, 3) use a deed of nomination so that another person settles the property instead of you.  If you've got a topic you'd like us to talk about, send us a text. our number is 5522. It would be great to hear from you. 

In this episode, we discuss the practicalities of getting a flatmate to help you pay off your mortgage more quickly. This includes digging into tax and insurance concerns ... Should you tell your insurance company that you're going to get a flatmate? Do you need to pay tax on the income that you generate by having a flatmate? And what sort of agreements do you need to have in place. If you have a topic you'd like us to discuss on the show, send us a text. Our number is 5522. It would be great to hear from you.

In this episode, we discuss the Real Estate Institute of New Zealand property report for October 2020. This report showed that the median sale price in NZ lifted 19.8% in the last 12 months, and that property prices, on the whole, were up 13.5% year on year.  We also discuss how other indicators of the property market are faring ... days to sell, inventory and new listing coming on the market ... along with out assessment of what it all means.  If you've got a podcast topic you'd like us to talk about, then send us a text. Our number is 5522.