The Property Academy Podcast

In this episode, we discuss the differences between buying a property vs investing in property.

We share how – as a property investor – you need to look at properties in a very different way than if…

In this episode, we discuss buying and selling properties off-market.

This includes the pros and cons for both sellers and buyers.

This is to give you a good sense of whether using an off-market str…

In this episode, we discuss the property clock.

This is a classic model investors use to understand the property cycles and what might happen next in the market.

We walk you through a standard cycl…

In this episode, we are joined by Hannah Presswood for another Case Study Sunday.

Hannah shares the story of how she started investing in property ... how she has grown her portfolio.

And most impor…

In this episode, we compare interest rates and house prices.

We specifically look at the numbers to see whether you should wait for interest rates to come down before you invest in property.

We know…

In this episode, we discuss the Right Rent system. This comes from Ed and Andrew's book – Wealth Plan.

It includes the exact process that you can use to set the right rent for your property every si…

In this episode, we discuss the government's most recent change to the tenancy laws.

This includes details about the policy of pet bonds.

Soon, property investors will be able to charge an extra 2 …

In this episode, we discuss whether property investors have a moral obligation to lower their rents when the tax rules change.

National's tax cuts will improve investor's cashflow.

We dig through t…

In this episode, we discuss tainting and when property investors accidentally need to pay tax on their capital gains.

This is particularly important when the bright line test changes. Because develo…

In this episode, we discuss how property developers can get their projects off the ground.

This includes which buyers to target, how to get pre-sales, where to build your properties and how to know …

In this episode, we are joined by Joe, a German who lives in the USA, who is currently investing in NZ property.

Joe walks us through why he made the decision to invest in NZ property, rather than ov…

In this episode, we discuss how long a property cycles lasts in New Zealand.

We compare property cycles in our major centres vs the regions and share how long each part of the property cycles takes.…

In this episode, we discuss how much investors should spend on property maintenance per year.

We go through a couple of examples to show you how much to budget based on how old your property is and …

In this episode, we discuss how Kiwis can get the money to flip properties.

For this we are joined by John Moody, Chief Financial Officer at Basecorp. They are one of the largest lenders who work wi…

In this episode, we discuss how much more expensive New Builds are compared to existing properties.

This is based off new data released from CoreLogic which shows the "New Build premium".

We share t…

In this episode, we discuss different ways of owning land in New Zealand.

We cut through the jargon to let you know what terms like freehold, cross lease, unit title and leasehold mean.

This includ…

In this episode, we discuss whether it's possible to buy a property with a 10% deposit.

We talk about who can get access to this low deposit lending, and what the extra costs and fees are.

We also …

In this episode, we are joined by Helena and Harish to discuss their property investment journey.

This includes how they are handling today's higher interest rates.

We also talk about how they stress…

In this episode, we discuss how the weather impacts the property market.

This includes all of the seasonal impacts on the property market.

We look at whether house prices go down in Winter and when…