Lets face it – right now its really hard to take control of our personal finances. Ask yourself this simple question… If you lost your job today how long could you survive on your savings? 1 week? 2 weeks? A month?

I have read through all of Chris’s postings on PropertyTalk.com and have extracted what I think are his helpful hints and listed them here.

By January 2003 I had listened to every one of JB’s tape sets and taking all of my various lunch mentor’s advice to heart I trudged off and met each of the advisors they suggested.

Hi there I am Robyn Grinter, the lovely Donna who hosts PropertyTalk.com has asked me to write an article for you on how I paved my way to financial freedom and beyond, starting with my unconscious unawareness of what I was doing to the present day.

Whittaker Hamilton has provided below some very important property investment tips. If you are entering the property investing world these tips are highly recommended.

I don’t traditionally initiate too many posts but with a little pushing from Marcus et al I am going to post the story of my real estate investing so far.

A leading property investor has questioned why people on above-average wages cannot afford to buy a home after a report predicted dramatically falling home-ownership rates.

Propertytalk.com members have come up with these guidelines. This way you should get the maximum benefit from attending any seminar. So what are important guidelines one should follow when thinking of attending a seminar?

Wouldn’t it be wonderful to wake up one morning and find your bank account had increased into the 6 figures. Unless we’re lucky enough to win lotto, it’s highly unlikely it’s going to happen. However you can increase your wealth gradually by putting your efforts into the most profitable areas.

Do You Need To Consider Who Owns Your Properties? Sole owner? Joint Tenancy? Tenancy in Common? Ordinary Company? Loss attributing qualifying company? Family Trust?

In the majority of circumstances it is worthwhile having a chattel valuation completed for tax purposes. What do we mean by worthwhile?

Trusts have become very popular in New Zealand with many thousands having been established in recent years. There is good reason for their popularity, as they are one of the best ways to provide protection to yourself and your loved ones from future adverse events impacting on your hard earned wealth.