MPIA Meeting November 2012

A Perfect Property Partnership - Guest Speaker: Graham Duff Come along tonight to listen to Graham Duff, an experienced property investor of over 30 years. Graham will tell you how he got started in property investment and his successful investing story and strategy. Graham will also describe the benefits of having clear investment plans, and the importance of having support during your investing career. Graham is the current president of the HB Property Investors Association, he will also discuss the importance of treating your property investments as a business, treating your tenants as customers, and the benefits of mixing with fellow investors. Don't miss our final meeting for 2012 - there is a wealth of information on offer!!
07-11-2012 more >>

MPIA Meeting October 2012

Quiz Night!! Come and join us tonight to test your knowledge in our trivia quiz!! For a change we will cover a wide range of topics on everything but property! Come with a team of 6 people, or just join a team on the night. Visitors are also welcome at no cost. PRIZES, NIBBLES AND DRINKS PROVIDED, AND PLENTY OF FUN GUARANTEED!
03-10-2012 more >>

August '12 Issue

The judges from hit TV3 series The Block give us their best renovation tips for all budgets. Plus, project managing your own renovations and an apartment renovation with incredible returns. Read about investors who rent rooms in their own homes and get all the latest statistics for rents and prices in your area.
01-08-2012 more >>

June '12 Issue

Rental Insurance

Olly Newland on property prices
01-06-2012 more >>

MPIA Meeting May 2012

Land Lording in NZ - Guest Speaker: Brian Kerr Brian Kerr is a property investor and current President of the Marlborough Property Investors Association. Brian has 16 years experience working as a tenancy mediator for the Department of Building & Housing and he continues to give advice and run seminars on residential renting. Brian has seen examples of both the best and worst of landlording and he will share some of his extensive knowledge with you during this meeting. Brian has also recently written a book called "The Complete Guide to Land Lording" which will be available for purchase at the meeting.
02-05-2012 more >>

MPIA Meeting April 2012

Guest Speaker - Steve Brown (Alteration Specialists) Steve Brown is the director of Alteration Specialists and Professional House Inspections and has been involved in residential renovation work for 30 years. This experience has given him insights into how people use houses and what alterations work best. Steve will talk about how residential alterations can add value to existing homes, with specific reference to how this can improve both rentability and yields for investment properties. Steve also calls on his experience in alteration work and in fixing leaky buildings to assist in identifying the weathertightness of houses during pre-purchase property inspections, and he will discuss relevant aspects of this work.
04-04-2012 more >>

MPIA Meeting March 2012

Guest Speaker - Nancy Caiger Nancy is president of the Waikato PIA and was the winner of the DBH Landlord of the Year award in 2010. Nancy has been investing for the past 18 years as a long term buy and hold investor who focuses on positive cash flow. She has also recently started investing in the US market where she has purchased some properties with amazing net returns. Nancy says the opportunities are excellent and expects that her focus will be in this sector for the next few years.
07-03-2012 more >>

March '12 Issue

In a special bumper 100th edition of the Property Investor magazine we look back over the past decade to find 50 golden rules all smart investors should be following and catch up with some faces from the past to see how the intervening years have treated them.
01-03-2012 more >>

January '12 Issue

In January's edition of NZ Property Investor we have our experts' predictions for 2012. We have a new series on how to generate cash and look at free internet for tenants - is it a good idea?
07-01-2012 more >>