Investor Articles

Feb 17, 2023

Property Managers take this vital step when choosing a tenant. Most Private Landlords won't.

Tenant selection has become harder and more important than ever following the removal of no-cause evictions.

Luckily, Property Managers have a couple of useful tools in their tool box when it comes to choosing tenants for a property investor.

Feb 14, 2023

Which rental property renovation ideas give you the best return on investment

Renovating a rental property can be a smart investment to increase the return on your investment.

Here are some renovation ideas that can help you improve the value of your rental property in New Zealand.

Feb 21, 2023

Consider these 4 factors before buying a rental property in Hamilton

Hamilton is the fourth largest city in New Zealand, located in the North Island.

It has a growing population, strong job market, and relatively affordable housing compared to other major cities in the country.

As a result, it has become an attractive destination for property investors.

Feb 3, 2023

4 Reasons NZ Property Investors should consider Landlord Insurance

As a landlord, you have to ensure the safety and comfort of your tenants, maintain the property, and deal with unexpected events such as property damage, loss of rent, and legal liabilities.

These events can be stressful and expensive, which is why it’s important for landlords to consider having landlord insurance.

Jan 31, 2023

12 Important Questions to ask when Choosing your Property Manager

As a property investor you have the choice of managing your investment properties yourself or delegating the day-to-day management to a Property Manager.

Engaging a Property Manager is the preferred option for many investors in today’s more complex property market.

However, it is critical that you choose your Property Manager wisely as proactive and effective property management will considerably increase the return from your investment property.

Sep 19, 2022

Everything you ever wanted to know about the OCR

The OCR, home loan interest rates, break fees, the RBNZ (what's up with all these acronyms?) - we break down and explain everything to do with home loans and the ever changing rates.

Aug 22, 2022

What is a ‘minor change’ and how should a tenant go about making one?

Since February 2021, tenants can ask to make changes to the rental property and landlords must not decline if the change is minor.

Landlords can, however, set reasonable conditions.

Aug 18, 2022

The RBNZ keeps hiking the OCR. So why have home loan rates been coming lower?

Lying awake wondering why banks been busy cutting home loan rates this month?

Well, wonder no more.

Aug 5, 2022

Rate of rent growth on the slide

House prices are dropping fast and it looks like the rate of rent growth is on the slide too.

The average rent for our Hamilton portfolio has dipped twice in the last 6 months.

Great news for tenants.

May 30, 2022

Top 3 reasons to invest in Putaruru

Struggling to find an investment property in Auckland or Hamilton that pays the bills and covers your costs?

We might just have the answer for you, in the South Waikato.

May 6, 2022

Waikato rents up 7% annually – but how have Hamilton’s 30 suburbs fared?

In April Trademe reported that national and Waikato weekly rents were both up 7% annually, closely in line with inflation which is running at 6.9%.

Unfortunately, Trademe didn’t give data on Hamilton’s suburbs, so we decided to crunch the numbers ourselves!

Mar 22, 2022

Vacating? Here’s 4 tips to get your bond back quick smart

You've moved out and you want your bond back fast, we get it!

Take a look at these tips from our team of Property Managers, that will help speed up the process.