Most residential property investors start investing while in full-time employment. Income is a primary consideration in qualifying for home loans and the security a mortgagee’s full-time...
A discussion on PropertyTalk on joint ventures this week suggests there are many property investors whom have heard of the joint venture strategy but have very...
A discussion on PropertyTalk on whether Landlords should own just a couple of rentals each has created some lively debate over the past few days. Property...
Landlords may soon be required to test for Meth use in their rental properties in-between tenancies as part of the new Health and Safety at Work...
Referrals speed up the property manager selection process for landlords and it’s why asking for referrals is a popular activity on PropertyTalk. However what do you...
Traditionally property investors bought property for the rental yield and potential capital gain was considered a bonus rather than the core reason for the purchase. Nowadays...
News of high numbers of property sales to Chinese ‘surnames’ has created a hot potato in political circles and it’s all the talk with property investors...
New Zealand needs to improve the rights and conditions for tenants and landlords. Renting for decades may become the norm for people living in Auckland and...
There’s been a lot of commentary pre and post Election on New Zealand’s lack of housing in the main centres and in particular Auckland. In fact...
Property Investment can go well and it can go horribly wrong. Read Rustica's story on how she built up a $3m property portfolio and lost the...