Matthew Gilligan's latest blog post - a must read for property investors

[donna]

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What is a productive investment?

What is not a productive investment?

Read Matthew's post here...

[donna]

More people heading offshore....

[donna]

It makes you wonder how NZ will house the additional 10% increase in our population. We need the tourists in hospitality but where are they going to live?

This lady is a Kiwi and has a home in Invercargill. Thought it would be a good idea to buy a crepe-making business in Queenstown...

[Zorwarrior]

Hi all, I have got professional accountant opinions and few from friends on this. Each one is slightly different, so wanted to get a forum opinion to add to the mix and pick one from the rabbits hat. Situation is as follows:

The situation:

• Developing a long term hold - I have a property

...

[m78]

Hi
Wondering if anyone happens to know whether the exemption which allows continued interest deductability on new builds is in any way linked to the security offered on the debt for the new build.
For example, Joe owns 3 existing investment properties mortgage free (existing housing stock,...

[Chewbucca]

Hi guys, just after some thoughts.
I'm a reduced hours salaried worker and business owner and on roughly $150K/yr and my wife is an at home mum. We are buy and hold investors. We started our LTC in 2012 and purchased several properties. Our last property purchase was in 2015. This year is the...

[the_greenhorn]

Afternoon all. I'm looking for an electronic copy of the "20 Rental Properties in One Year" book by Graeme. Given my extreme reluctance to buy an electronic file I thought I would throw this out there on the off chance someone is feeling generous today. You know what they say, if you don't...

[flyernzl]

Chickens coming home to roost?

"The number of rental properties on the market has halved since last year, which will probably mean stiff competition for places and increasing rents, according to Trade Me.
The shortage means in October the average rental attracted 28 per cent...

[AlexL]

Hi all

In this stage of the cycle, im looking for strategies to maximise income from rental properties.
Reasons for this are to:

• Increase passive income
• Better bank serviceability for further loans
• Buffer for future interest rate rises

These are the ones I can...

[Rhonny_g]

Hi all, I'm a first time poster (and first time buyer), currently renting in Auckland but looking at moving out of the big smoke and purchasing in Whangarei.

After doing some research, it seems that Whangarei (much to my surprise) might be the next up-and-coming place for growth and...

[mahogany]

thanks for all the good advice

[RoyalRoseProperties]

So Why Aren’t They Just Staying Where They Are?
Every month, hundreds of thousands of leases end around the nation, and hundreds of thousands of renting families have to decide whether they’re ready to move into an owned home or whether they’re going to keep renting. Most of them are choosing...

[Janicz]

Hi All,

I'm confused. My money is sitting at 3% in the bank, and by the looks of it, I can get at least 6% net yield buying shoe box apartments. So why isn't everybody buying apartments? Assuming an efficient market, prices of apartments should rise/rent should fall so that you make a...

[RoyalRoseProperties]

Even A Great Deal on a House can Fail You in the Wrong Neighborhood.

If you just follow the regular news it seems almost everywhere you look today real estate values are going up. Jump on the internet and you’ll find plenty of supposed deals on rental properties. Well, all is not...

[Richie]

Hi everyone,

I think this is my first post on this forum, so forgive me if I make any mistakes - such as posting this in the wrong place.

My wife and I bought a 3-bdm house on a freehold section in Ngongotaha (Rotorua area) in 2007 for approx $250k. We subdivided a 506 sqm...