5 months ago, I was working out at the gym, earphones in, listening to my favourite podcast.
It’s a daily show featuring 2 digital geeks talk about what’s happening in the digital industry … I’m secretly a nerd.
It got me thinking that a similar format could work for property investment in New Zealand.
Fast forward 5 months and the Property Academy Podcast has over 124 episodes and has had 21,699 downloads
at this exact moment of writing.
We even hit the top of Apple’s business podcast charts, beating out the likes of Gary Vee, Tony Robbins, Rich Dad Poor Dad and Radio NZ for the top
spot.
APIA has asked me to share my top 5 learnings for property investors after hosting over 20 hours and 24 minutes of podcasts.
1. Every strategy can be a good strategy, depending on the circumstances
Property investors love to talk strategy – and to talk about each other’s plans.
The truth is: the right property investment strategy for you has got less to do with the market, yields or changes in government policy and more to
do with you.
For instance, a prolific Hawkes Bay investor recently featured on the cover of Hawkes’s Bay Today. In the article, he shares his strategy of finding
and structuring deals so that the investment breaks even on Day 1, even while paying down a 20-year principal and interest mortgage.
He has over 80 properties in the Hawkes Bay and is a full-time property investor.
It’s a great strategy. It works for him, fits his level of ambition, risk appetite and the...
