The Property Academy Podcast

In this episode, we discuss a recent Stuff article that Ed wrote and had published. Looking at data from the Ministry of Housing and Urban Development, he found that the just shy of a third of renter…

In this episode, we discuss that your first home might actually be an investment property – you don't actually have to live in it. 

We discuss the reasons why this might be right for you, and how it …

In this episode, we discuss the exact steps that happen within a due diligence process and the costs associated. 

Some listeners may be surprised to learn that you'd put a house under contract before…

In this episode, we discuss the Bank of Mum and Dad, including what it is and how to use it. The bank of Mum and Dad does not necessarily mean that your parents give you cash to use as your deposit t…

In this episode, we are once again joined by Bradley Parsonson from Opes Partners and Miuwi. And in the show, Brad shares a case study of a couple who didn't know each other and how they are going th…

In this episode, we are joined by Bradley Parsonson, property coach at Opes and Co-founder of Miuwi – a property co-ownership company.

During the show, Brad shares his top 2 lessons from owning prope…

In this episode, we discuss several more types of insurance, including: 

• Health Insurance
• Trauma Insurance 

Insurance is important to property investment nz because you don't know what you don't …

In this episode, we discuss insurance, who it's for and why it's important. Now the reason that we're talking about insurance on the podcast is because many people don't get into property investment …

In this episode, we are once again joined by financial adviser, Tim Weston, who shares his 6 top tips for renovating property investment in nz:

• Keep the scale manageable – If it is your first inves…

In this episode, star of Grand Designs, Tim Weston shares his story of transforming the Britten Stables from a devastated shell into an international showstopper. 

Tim shares candidly his views on th…

In this episode, we discuss how to form your own property buying syndicate based on a question that was sent in by a listener of the show. We discuss that if you don't have enough equity to purchase …

In this episode, we discuss buying off the plans – the different ways you can do it, and an analysis of some of the risks and benefits as to why you would buy property off the plans. 

There are two w…

In this episode, we discuss the three steps to take if you want to become a property investor in 2020. These are:

1. Figure out where you are now and then where you want to go. And then look at the re…

In this episode, we discuss 4 ways to pay down your mortgage more quickly. These include:

• Use an offset account to use cash you have saved to decrease the amount you pay interest on
• Make extra pay…

In this episode, we discuss the biggest blunder that Ed made in 2019, or rather where he copped the most flack on social media. In October we created a video suggesting that the average new mortgage …

In this episode, we discuss 4 key differences between the property market and the share market. Only 24% of the property market is made up of investors, the rest is primarily made up of owner-occupie…

In this episode, we discuss whether you should pay off your personal mortgage entirely before you start investing in nz property. In short, the answer is generally no. The reason is multi-fold:

• If …

In this episode, we discuss a piece of advice which can be found in nz property investment books from the 1990s to early 2000s, which goes something like this: "only focus on cashflow, don't worry ab…

In this episode, we discuss what happens if you make a bad investment and you pick up a property that either costs too much per week and is costing you money, or is not achieving the growth that you …