The Property Academy Podcast

In this episode, we discuss the restrictions put in place on foreign residential property buyers from the Overseas Investment Act. Under the current regulations, you need to be either an Australian, …

In this episode, we discuss interest-only loans – how to get them, how the banks treat them in today's market and when investors should use them.

Many investors today question whether they can still …

In this episode, we discuss how to tell if the property investment advice you are receiving is bad advice. This comes off the back of a recent client story, where our property coaching client receive…

In this episode, we discuss how to choose a property coaching company. Every property coaching company is likely to recommend and promote a specific strategy for their clients. Some will promote buy …

In this episode, we discuss that contrary to popular belief you don't need to buy as many houses as you can. You don't need to go out and invest in 80 properties, you might be fine with just 5.

We di…

In this episode, we discuss how to spot a slump in the property market, with specific reference to Christchurch and the Canterbury earthquakes. Our key takeaway is that although we can all identify w…

In this episode, we discuss whether there is an oversupply of property in Christchurch – with specific reference as to whether Christchurch might turn into a 'donut-city', where the centre of the cit…

In this episode, we discuss the Christchurch suburb of Addington and whether we believe it is a good place to invest. 

Addington has had the 3rd fastest house price growth of any Christchurch suburbs…

In this episode, we discuss a question sent in my another listener, which says: "I already have an investment property in Whangarei, should I buy another one there, or sell my existing investment pro…

In this episode, we discuss whether there is such a thing as cashflow positive or negative properties. This question came in from a listener of the show. We agree that there is no such thing as a cas…

In this episode, we discuss one of the key fears that stops people from investing in property – the market. Or, rather, fear that the market is going to crash and that property prices will drop sudde…

This is the final episode where are joined by Eugene Bartsaikin from Twine Financial Advisers – and we discuss split banking. This is where you use multiple banks as part of the structuring of your l…

In this episode, we are once again joined by Eugene Bartsaikin from Twine Financial Advisers. Together, we discuss two case studies of Eugene's clients who have had lending strategies created for the…

In this episode, we discuss what mortgage brokers mean when they talk about structuring your mortgage. Structuring your mrotgage encapsulates everything about your mortgage and how it is set up. This…

In this episode, we discuss Break Fees in regards to mortgages. A Break Fee is the cost that you pay if you have fixed your interest rate on your mortgage for a period, and then you restructure your …

In this episode, we are joined by Eugene Bartsaikin from Twine Financial Advisers. Eugene is a lending specialist and helps investors structure their lending and financial lives to achieve their goal…

In this episode, we discuss The Barefoot Investor book. It claims to be the "only money guide you'll ever need", but does it measure up to the claim? 

We review the three key takeaways from the show:

In this episode, we answer a question that came from the Property Investors Chat Group NZ on Facebook. In the question, the investor had co-bought a property with her aunt, with the aunt putting in t…

In this episode, we discuss how to set financial goals in 2020. We outline a 5-step process:

• What – figure out what you want to achieve
• When – decide when you want to achieve it by
• How Much – ca…

In this episode, we discuss how every property investment strategy can be a good strategy depending on the circumstances and the situation. It's easy to read stories of the strategies that millionair…