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In 2007 I was a graduate accountant with $30,000 in student loans, $16,000 owing on a Ford Falcon, and not much else to show for it. Today, I have a property portfolio worth more than $50 million, built almost entirely from cashflow positive rentals and..
Read ArticleNew Zealand's economy has been under real pressure. Rising interest rates, imported inflation, a wave of company liquidations, and squeezed household spending have combined to make life hard for business owners and property investors alike. In our recent webinar, I sat down with my colleague..
Read ArticleDon't Buy That! The Properties We'd Never Touch (and Why You Shouldn't Either)
by Salesh Chand 06 Jul 26Recently, someone asked a question that's stuck with me: what are some of the properties you would never touch? It got me thinking, so I decided to make it the topic of a webinar. Together with Than Sundar, one of our experienced property traders and..
Read ArticleWhy Your Insurance Costs More - And What to Do About It
by Steve Munro - Guest Contributor 22 May 26People are confused about what they're paying for, frustrated that costs keep going up, and not sure what to do about it. To that end, we ran a webinar in May, and here's a rundown of what we covered. If you were there on the..
Read ArticleThere is a narrative doing the rounds in New Zealand politics at the moment that property investment is a "cancer" on the economy.The argument goes like this: every dollar that goes into residential property is a dollar that should have gone into a "productive" business...
Read ArticleOn 12 May I hosted a Frank Discusson about the Property Market webinar with Kris Pedersen (founder of KPM Mortgages), and Than Sundar (experienced property trader and developer). Over the session, we covered interest rates, bank lending, risk management, and where the market is actually..
Read ArticleOn 5 May I appeared on TVNZ alongside economic commentator Bernard Hickey to discuss Labour’s proposed capital gains tax (CGT) policy. You can watch the interview at the bottom of this blog. While I am not in favour of a capital gains tax because it..
Read ArticleWith a cyclone potentially bearing down on the North Island of New Zealand, now is not the time to be wondering whether your insurance cover is enough. It's time to know.Most of us dutifully pay our insurance premiums each year, renew without a second glance,..
Read ArticleFund Smarter – how to borrow more, be tax efficient and protect what you’ve built
by Salesh Chand 30 Mar 26If you own property in New Zealand, the latest lending changes could open up significant opportunities – but only if your finance is structured the right way. Banks now have more flexibility to lend up to 80% LVR to property investors when secured against existing..
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