The Property Academy Podcast

In this episode, we discuss the future of the NZ housing market and house prices with Kiwibank's chief economist, Jarrod Kerr. And as mentioned here is the link to the economics section of the Kiwibank website. For more from Opes Partners: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the weekly Private Property newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode, we discuss the difference between good and bad tenants. This includes the warning signs to look out for if you are self-manging your investment property. We also mention our new app, Opes+ , click the link to try it out. For more from Opes Partners: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the weekly Private Property newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this special bonus episode, you'll hear the audio from the recent Property Live webinar where we looked at 'How much money can I make from property? [How to actually run the numbers]', and shared our new Area Analyser and our app Opes+. For more from Opes Partners: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the weekly Private Property newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode, we celebrate 5 years of the Property Academy Podcast. We look back at some of our most popular episodes and some of the highlights from the last 5 years. We also look back at what we set out to achieve ... and whether we've done it. For more from Opes Partners: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the weekly Private Property...

In this episode, we discuss how long it takes to sell a house in New Zealand. This includes the time it takes to get a property ready for sale, how long it might be on the market, and when you get paid. This is so property investors and homeowners can know how long it might take to sell your home. For more from Opes Partners: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode, we compare investors and first-home buyers to see if investors are buying all the houses and stopping first-home buyers from getting into the market. We look at the data and find the investors and first home buyers tend to increase their purchases at the same time. They are positively correlated. When investors buy more houses, first home buyers tend to buy more houses too. For mo...

In this episode, we are joined by Peter Lewis, the Vice President of the NZ Property Investors Federation. Peter shares how began investing in property in 1991 and what he's doing it for. He also shares what he looks for in a property and why property managers don't charge enough. For more from Opes Partners: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up...

In this episode, Stuart Donovan from Motu joins us to discuss what properties New Zealanders will want in the future. Stuart talks about the move towards 'quality compact', which is driven by both rising incomes and fewer people living per household. This is important for properties, as we want to invest in properties that are needed and will be desired in the future. And as mentioned in t...

In this episode, we answer your questions about how to grow a property portfolio and get money from the bank. This is based off the questions asked at our recent website, which you can watch or listen to here. And we also mention our upcoming webinar ' ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How much money can I make from property? [How to actually run the numbers]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ' it's on Tuesday September 17th at 7p...

In this episode, we discuss some advice recently given by financial journalist, Mary Holm. We go through a situation she brings up in her column. We go through the numbers to see whether we agree (or not). We also play clips from Mary to share what she really thinks about property. And don't forget to join us for our upcoming webinar ' ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How much money can I make from property? [Ho...

In this episode, we discuss how long it takes to find a tenant. This includes how much vacancy you can expect as a property investor and what our team at Opes Property Management are seeing. We also mention our upcoming webinar ' ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How much money can I make from property? [How to actually run the numbers]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ' it's on Tuesday September 17th at 7pm. Click the link to regist...

In this episode, we discuss whether you can still invest in property even if the numbers look bad (in some respects). As an example, we look at Queenstown. Our numbers suggest that Queenstown looks overvalued. But, are there other numbers that make it look better? We also mention our upcoming webinar ' ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How much money can I make from property? [How to actually run the numbers]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ &...

In this episode, we discuss what a good investment property looks like. This includes how a good investment property changes depending on your strategy. We also mention our upcoming webinar ' ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How much money can I make from property? [How to actually run the numbers]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ' it's on Tuesday September 17th at 7pm. Click the link to register. For more from Opes Partners: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode, we are joined by Kerry Beveridge for another Case Study Sunday. Kerry talks about how he is able to be a full time property investor. He lives off the rent from his properties and spends time with his kids. He shares his story about how he's done it. We also mention our upcoming webinar ' ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How much money can I make from property? [How to actually run the numbers]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode, we discuss when it will finally be easier to get a mortgage. We look at the 5 different factors that impact how easy it is to get a mortgage. So you can get a sense of when it might become easier for you. We also mention our upcoming webinar ' ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠How much money can I make from property? [How to actually run the numbers]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ' it's on Tuesday September 17th at 7pm. C...

In this episode, we are joined by Michael and Hilde to discuss their property investment strategy. That includes how a tiny home is helping them save thousands of dollars so they can invest even more. We also mention our upcoming webinar ' ⁠⁠⁠⁠How much money can I make from property? [How to actually run the numbers]⁠⁠⁠⁠ ' it's on Tuesday September 17th at 7pm. Click the link to regist...

In this episode, we discuss which banks have the best maternity leave policies. This is for any expectant mums and dads who still want to get a mortgage. That's whether you want to buy your own home or an investment property. We also mention our upcoming webinar ' ⁠⁠⁠How much money can I make from property? [How to actually run the numbers]⁠⁠⁠ ' it's on Tuesday September 17th at 7p...

In this episode, we discuss whether it's a good time to invest in property. We dig through the 4 main factors that determine whether it is a good time to invest. We analyse each point so you can determine whether it's the right time to invest for you. We also mention our upcoming webinar ' ⁠⁠How much money can I make from property? [How to actually run the numbers]⁠⁠ ' it's on...

In this episode, we discuss how BNZ has just scrapped their standard interest rates, that sometimes force first home buyers to pay more for their mortgages. We discuss whether the devil is in the detail, and what first home buyers and property investors need to know. For more from Opes Partners: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the weekly Private Property...

In this episode, we discuss how long you need to hold your property for to make money through property. This includes the average years people own their properties for when the sell and make money ... And the average time people hold their properties for when they lose moeny. Through all this, we see the principle that the longer you own your property for ... the more likely it is that you make mo...

In this episode, we are joined by Dean Gordon for another case study Sunday. Dean featured on the podcast almost 4 years ago. Back then he was thinking about whether to pay down debt or invest. We ran through the numbers. And now we're catching up with him to see how it's all gone. For more from Opes Partners: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the wee...

In this episode, we re-cap our most recent webinar and discuss how many properties an investor can reasonably buy over 15 years. We go through 2 situations to show you how it really depends on how big your income is. This gives investors (for the first time) a good sense of how fast they can grow their property portfolios. We mention our previous webinar ' 5 houses in 5 years: How many houses...

In this episode, we discuss which bank is the king when it comes to interest rate cuts. This is part of our launch of the Opes OneRoof Cut Counter . This shows you which banks are cutting their interest rates most, and how far rates are have dropped. For more from Opes Partners: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the weekly Private Property newsletter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠...

In this episode, we discuss how long you should fix your mortgage interest rate for. Is it better to go for 6 months, 1-year, 18-months or something else. We dig through the numbers so first home buyers and property investors can make the right decision for them. For more from Opes Partners: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the weekly Private Property newslett...

In this episode, we talk about how to get free money from your bank. It's called retention cash. It's a type of cashback where your banks rewards you for your loyalty (as long as you don't move away). We talk about how much you can get, what the catch is, and whether it is worth it. For more from Opes Partners: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Sign up for the w...