Hello ,

For pre-interview research you could look at Aussie Johns book just published to get an understanding of the man and his company.

Best regards

Marc

Hi all,

thanks for the replies ->

Is anyone from this forum advertsing their services/products?

Plus -> Is there a web site where you get register for tickets and sponsorship?

Best Regards

Marc
marc@propertytalk.co.nz

Hi all,

Does anyone know when the next PI exhibition is in Melbourne?

Best Regards

Marc
marc@propertytalk.co.nz

Hi all,

We rent and have no desire to buy a PPOR for a few years. The reason why is where we live is cheap to rent but VERY expensive to buy. The area is lovely, 30 minutes walk into Melbourne CBD, loads of trees and parks for our dog. But we are not going to pay 600k for a two bedroom miner’s cottage that needs 150k of renos to replace the s…[Read more]

Hi all,

If you want to have a laugh at the kiwi’s I have a special non-property section on my web site called OddSpots – news such as the new Fart Tax for NZ, Brown Muck that falls from the sky etc…

http://www.propertytalk.co.nz/modules.php?name=oddspots&func=CatView&cat=1

Best regards

Marc

Hi,

Jan Sommer’s (spelling ?) books are also a great read.

Best regards

marc
mrac@propertytalk.co.nz

Hi all,

First off – I will not earn any money or kick backs by stating the following.

My wife and I brought Dales Trust Magic book and cannot put it now. In fact his book is so good that we are currently re-doing our legal investment structures in Aus and NZ. The book is worth the money!

Best Regards

Marc

marc@propertytalk.co.nz

Thanks Jeremy! We will have a look.

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marc
marc@propertytalk.co.nz

Hi casey,

do they have a web site? I searched in google but nothing really came out of the search.

Best Regards

marc

Hi Casey,

The PM issue is huge !
Where do you get a good PM whom you can trust?
How much do they want to manage your IP’s?
How do the tenants feel about them?
etc…

I have been trying to build up a list of recommended PM’s in NZ within my site and so far after 2 weeks I have 3! I am not sure if someone in Aus has created one but I think it…[Read more]

The great thing about this forum is that there are so many members who provide great advice!

Tas Investor – another good point that holds true.

Best Regards

Marc
marc@propertytalk.co.nz

Hi Hannah,

thanks for the kind words! The site has been up only one month now. There will be a few more things coming online soon.

Best Regards

Marc
marc@propertytalk.co.nz

Good points Frenchman…. As with all investments there is risk and I suppose it all depends on how much risk you want to take. I personally think investing in Aus is more of a risk than NZ.

Best Regards

Marc

Hi all,

I have created a number of question sheets for professionals. Some of the questions I ask are quite direct but hey its my money! I have posted the question sheet for a property manager – use what you want. The other sheets are on my site – (you need to be a member but its free).

marc@propertytalk.co.nz

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Its funny but some companies don’t understand the basics of how humans work!

There is a property investment forum in the UK which use to be run as an independent forum. Then the owner was offered some cash for the forum by a mortgage broker firm. The owner sold up and now the forum is owned and run by the firm. They give no mention of who owns…[Read more]

Hi all,

My only thoughts to this is ->

how much will it take people to get off their butts and change their lives for the better? If it takes 15k for them to get motivated then so be it. If it takes less than that then thats great. Some people need to spend that kind of money in order to get motivated some do not.

I would say to you first…[Read more]

muppet is right the NZ Suburbs thread is awesome!

My wife and I live in Melbourne but are kiwi’s – we buy IP in NZ without looking at the property ourselves. We have a great team in NZ. To answer your question about Aussies who are not resident in NZ buying IP – there is no problem from my understanding. You can even get NZ loans.

See this…[Read more]

I wonder what KPI think !

Best Regards

marc
marc@propertytalk.co.nz

Hello kiwiboy!

My wife and I have brought one IP in Melbourne and that was enough for us! Due to the stamp duty, the amount of rentals out there, the other additional taxes and house prices we have started buying in NZ. In less than one year we have purchased 2 IP’s (for the same price as our IP in Melbourne) with good cap growth and good rent…[Read more]

Hi all – I have uploaded a few names that members from this forum have sent me for property managers and mortgage brokers based in NZ.

I still need more ! Please post your recommended property managers and mortgage brokers for NZ here or send me an email. Who knows you may need the lists one day!

Best regards

Marc
marc@propertytalk.co.nz

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