The Property Academy Podcast

In this episode, we discuss 6 different strategies that you can use to improve your servicing when applying for a property investment mortgage, or one for your owner-occupier home. 

The strategies i…

In this episode, we discuss how to keep your tenants' neighbours happy at your investment properties, including a few war stories of neighbourly disputes from Ed and Andrew. 

We also discuss the rea…

In this episode, we discuss the results of a recent property investors survey by Tony Alexander, an independent economist and friend of the show. 

Here, we go through the numbers and specifically ta…

In this episode, we discuss whether you can and should invest in Tiny Homes, or purchase one as an owner-occupier. This includes a discussion of some of the gross yields some property investors have …

In this episode, we discuss how to read a chattel depreciation schedule and why they are more important than ever in order to save tax on your investment property.

Many property investors don't both…

In this episode, we discuss whether you should invest in a developer's construction fund, some of which are advertising returns of 8-10%. 

Our feeling is that the average Kiwi investor probably shou…

In this episode, we discuss what the definition of a New Build is within the context of the government's recent tax changes. 

We go over the fact that the definition is currently undefined ... and t…

In this episode, we are joined by property investor Jolene Marks – who is also the Head of Talent at the Ray White Damerell Group

In her role, Jolene has interviewed hundreds of real estate agents. …

In this episode, we discuss the details of how to invest in multi-unit dwellings with Jolene Marks, a property investor who focuses on the Whangarei property market. 

Here Jolene walks through what …

In this episode, we are joined by property investor, Jolene Marks. Jolene is the Head of Talent at the Ray White Damerell Group in Auckland. 

Here, Jolene walks through her property investment strat…

In this episode, we discuss the hidden risks of changing your position while you've got a new build underway. This question comes from a property investor who listens to the show, who has been told b…

In this episode, we discuss how the current property boom compares to previous property booms, and how long rising house prices will last for. 

We discuss that the peak of the market, in percentage …

In this episode, we discuss the dollar for dollar exemption. This is a tactic that mortgage brokers and property investors can use to increase the amount they can borrow by using multiple banks. 

Th…

In this episode, we discuss how much rents really can increase in response to the government's tax changes, which will see landlords left out of pocket. 

We discuss how quickly rents have increased …

In this episode, we discuss the only property investment strategies that make sense after the government enacts their proposed tax changes. 

These include investing in new builds, adding significant…

In this episode, we are once again joined by Auckland-based property investor, Ilse Wolfe, to talk about her experience paying $20k to use a professional property coach. 

Ilse walks through her expe…

In this episode, we are once again joined by property investor, Ilse Wolfe. Here, Ilse talks through one of her recent deals where she made $355k in only 7 weeks. 

This was a property that Ilse acqu…

In this episode, we are joined by property investor, Ilse Wolfe. Based in Auckland, Ilse has focusses on a BRRRR strategy, renovating to increase their equity and their cashflow.

Here, Ilse walks us…

In this episode, we discuss how to intelligently answer the property investment naysayers. Here Andrew and Ed each take one side of the argument to give you both sides of the story.

The arguments in…

In this episode, we discuss whether an investment property is still worth it after the government's most recent announcements surrounding interest deductibility tax changes and the extension of the B…