The Property Academy Podcast

In this episode, we discuss how to tell whether a property you currently own is a 'dud' property that you should move on from and sell ... or not. 

Here, Andrew walks through some telltale signs ...…

In this epiosde, we discuss KiwiBuild and the benefits of purchasing a KiwiBuild home through the ballot system. This is because first home buyers, in some cases, are purchasing their first homes up …

In this episode, we discuss how not to be emotional within property investment. We often say that you need to treat property investment as a business ... but that is sometimes easier said than done.

In this episode, we discuss the end game in property investment and house price growth. This includes playing clips from Jacinda Ardern's 7th December press conference, and several clips from the lea…

In this episode, we discuss how to negotiate down your interest rate with the bank. This includes making sure that you are asking for a rate-discount, and how much to expect you could get off your ra…

In this episode, we discuss serviceability ... which answers the question "do I have enough income to get my mortgage approved through my bank?

We go through the minimum bank expenses that ANZ curre…

In this episode, we discuss the latest property market data released from the Real Estate Insititute of New Zealand. Some of the key takeaways include that property prices rose by over 2% in the mont…

In this episode, we discuss how to be successful and win in Tender and Auction sales processes. This is the third part of our three-part series looking at each of the different sales processes we use…

In this episode, we discuss how to be successful In price by negotiations and deadline sales processes as a buyer. This includes a discussion of age-old negotiation techniques, such as crossing out p…

In this episode, we discuss the four main sales processes in New Zealand and when each one of them should be used. These include 'price by negotiation',  tenders, auctions, and 'deadline sales'.

We …

In this episode, we discuss where the cheapest rates are in New Zealand as a percentage of the value of each property, along with why this matters. 

This topic comes from a listener of the show, Bar…

In this episode, we discuss at what point you should take profits from your property portfolio. This is both in terms at what point in terms of your financial life, and then also in terms of the prop…

In this episode, we discuss how to manage your property investment bank accounts so that you don't go into unarranged overdraft or miss an important mortgage payment. 

The strategy discussed is to s…

In this episode, we discuss prefabricated homes and how they could potentially impact the property market. 

We reveal the fact that pre-fabricated properties already exist within New Zealand, with m…

In this episode, we discuss the things in new developments that is concerning Andrew today, along with whether we are likely to see another leaky homes crisis – or something similar – in the future.

In this episode, we discuss how climate change and rising sea levels impact property investment. We answer questions like "what will happen if you invest in a property near the sea and sea levels sta…

In this episode, we discuss who our top 5 property lawyers are in the country. These are the property lawyers who we know, like and trust ... and can hand on heart recommend. 

The five lawyers are:

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In this episode, we discuss whether you should rent your property out to friends and family. Our feeling is that this is a big ... no. The reasons are:

• If you rent to family, you may undercharge r…

In this episode, we discuss the exact financial point where you should consider getting started in property investment. In our view, you should get started when you can, which is at a minimum with $1…

In this episode, we discuss the three ways you can add an extra bedroom to a property ... either to increase its rental yield, or to increase the value of the property itself.

The three ways are: 1)…