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NZ Property Magazine

August '10 Issue

Learning from others' property investing mistakes

This month's issue of NZ Property Investor Magazine has a theme about learning from history and other investors' mistakes.

Learning from the past is a powerful tool to help you succeed in the future. In this issue of the NZ Property Investor we look at just that: what lessons you can take from the recent property downturn and apply it to your investing strategies.

Plus, we revisit one of our high profile and ambitious property investors Laurence Pope and find out what where his scheme went wrong. We first profiled Pope in June 2008 when, at the age of 22 he had bought 16 houses in a street in Paeroa with plans to make some serious dollars.

Unfortunately things went wrong and many of the houses were sold at mortgagee sales.

One of the most significant trends and forecasts in the market at the moment is that rents are going to rise. This is good news for landlords and property investors.

The NZ Property Investor tells you how you can increase your rents and how you can do it and also keep your tenants happy.

It may be a buyer's market at the moment, but some investors are selling. We show you why selling a property privately can be more beneficial than selling through an agent. An important aspect of private sales is having specific goals in mind in terms of time and money.

Also this issue:

  • Maintenance is a crucial aspect of an investor's portfolio; find out what you should have in your toolbox to avoid costly issues.
  • Find out the three typical methods for finding value of commercial property.
  • Property investment expert Michael Yardney shares the secrets of the wealthy and what it will take for you to replicate their success.
  • Ask an expert: Steps for winding up an LAQC, and issues surrounding charging tenants less than market rent in exchange for maintenance of the property.
  • Mortgage commentary: Deciding whether to fix or float is a finely balanced decision.
  • We review Dunedin for its prospects for investors. Its transient student market make yields in the city second-to-none.
  • Toolbox: RentOnTime enables landlords to set up tenants with credit card facilities to pay the rent. We review its pros and cons.
  • Books: Intelligent Investor has FIVE copies of Budget Rich, Dollar Wise to give away in August - check it out now!
December '10 Issue
North v South: This month in NZ Property Investor magazine we have pitted the North Island v the South Island to see which one stacks up with the best investment properties.
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November '10 Issue
NZ Property Investor presents its annual health check of the residential investment market and finds out what investors are doing and how they have changed their approach in the past 12 months.
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October '10 Issue
Shaken to the Core How the earthquake will affect the housing market and what that means for both current and future investors in the city. Will prices in Christchurch drop to their knees, or will they be pushed up due to heightened demand, as people look for replacement houses?
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September '10 Issue
We all know the old saying about how much Kiwis love bricks and mortar as an investment but some of us take that even further.
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August '10 Issue
Learning from the past is a powerful tool to help you succeed in the future. In this issue of the NZ Property Investor we look at just that: what lessons you can take from the recent property downturn and apply it to your investing strategies.
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July '10 Issue
In this issue we profile inspirational property investor, speaker and author Steve McKnight on how property saved his life and why he feels so compelled to spread the property word.
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June '10 Issue
Big Bad Bill English puffed a lot of hot air over property investors’ heads in the lead up to the May Budget. But what do the announced changes really mean for the future of property investment.
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May '10 Issue
With the more traditional perks of property investing looking shaky, focus will shift towards pure cash flow. We have exclusive figures on where you can find positive cash flow properties in the current market and how to spot potential.
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April '10 Issue
Housing around a third of the country's population, Auckland offers a plethora of investment opportunities. We take a look at up-and-coming areas to give investors throughout the country the opportunity to tap into future growth in the largest city in New Zealand.
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March '10 Issue
The rules around residential property investment are going to change forever. In our lead feature this month we look at the possible changes, what you can do to prepare for them and how they could affect the market in the future.
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February '10 Issue
Deciphering all the different statistics and market information that's available on the state of the property market is an art in itself. This issue we look at what established investors listen to and why, plus we have survey results from Landlords.co.nz readers on who they rate as the best economist, commentator and author.
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January '10 Issue
At the beginning of a New Year where growth in the housing market is still tentative, predicting the year ahead requires psychic abilities. We do the next best thing and talk to experts on what they think will happen in 2010.
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