The Property Academy Podcast

In this episode, we are joined by mortgage adviser – Peter Norris from Catalyst Financial to discuss the 7 strategies property investors need to know to master their mortgage. 

This includes the Mor…

In this episode, we discuss what first-home buyers need to do when purchasing a house to live in throughout 2023. 

This includes a look at how much deposit first home buyers need, how to calculate h…

In this episode, we are joined by April Hastilow, a mortgage adviser at Catalyst Financial, to discuss an example of the sort of advice property investors should not follow. 

This comes from a story…

In this episode, we are joined by Kathy Faulkner to discuss a case study of a property investor who paid $12,000 to a financial adviser to get financial advice and access to the financial adviser's i…

In this episode, we review Bluestone Home Loans, a non-bank lender. For this, we are joined by mortgage adviser Peter Norris from Catalyst Financial. 

We talk through who Bluestone is the right and …

In this episode, we discuss whether Kiwi property investors really do need a property manager … because the answer may be "no". 

We discuss the reasons to use a property manager and also the reasons…

In this episode, we discuss why Kiwi investors should stop saving for retirement and what they should start doing instead. 

This includes a look at the amount of money Kiwi investors would need to p…

In this episode, we are joined by Micky Limmer from Opes Property to talk about how to tell if the developer you are working with is any good (or not). 

This includes the checks you can do at home t…

In this epsiode, we discuss the exact point where two property investors should combine their financial situations. We go through why property investors need a Relationship Property Agreement (RPA) w…

In this episode, we are joined by mortgage adviser April Hastilow from Catalyst Financial to discuss a simple trick that homeowners can use to beat falling house prices. 

Specifically, this strategy…

In this episode, we are joined by property investors, Ilse Wolfe from Opes Accelerate to discuss a case study of an investor who wasn't able to get the money from the bank to purchase an existing pro…

In this episode, we discuss how kiwi property investors can build an investment portfolio while still renting personally.

We work through the numbers to show how rentvesting impacts your ability to …

In this episode, we discuss how property investors (and all investors) need to take some amount of risk, and that not taking risk has a cost associated with it. 

We work through the numbers to show …

In this epsiode, we discuss when the bottom of the property market will hit, how much more property prices will drop, and how quickly prices will recover. 

This is based on the predictions and forec…

In this episode, we discuss CoreLogic's Best of the Best report, which details the top-performing suburbs across New Zealand in 2022. 

This includes the suburbs that increased in value the fastest, …

In this episode, we discuss what property investors should do if they are working with two financial advisers who are saying different things. 

This includes a 4-step process that investors can walk…

In this episode, we are joined by Micky Limmer from Opes Property to talk about how many properties investors need to look at before they can get a good deal. 

This includes numbers for investors lo…

In this episode, we discuss a case study of an investor who had worked with Propellor Property Investments to purchase a property. The investor then became worried that her property would be a "compl…

In this episode, we discuss the 3-step process property investors should use to set achievable goals. This includes deciding what you want, how much of it you want and when you want it by.

We go thr…

In this episode, we discuss how property investors and first-home buyers can set actionable goals and then achieve them in 2023. 

This includes discussing how to stay motivated, so that you keep mov…