Acey, ” Steve’s books & PR keep a good supply of interested would-be investors flooding in & there’s a good core of regulars who keep the questions answered.”

– well said.
“Steve’s books” being the original draw-card. Yes, I would agree that “would-be investors” might out-number the investors here judging from the amount of ‘where are the CF+ve…[Read more]

“Those serious about charity NEVER talk about it.”

I hear ya cause then are you giving for giving’s sake or cause you wanna show off?

But then again I never considered, remembered we were supposed to, or had it occur to me to give ten percent away to the community until I read the One minute millionaire recently.

So I am glad that the book…[Read more]

yack! hi!

diet coke…

yum

joy to the world

Acey, I would offer that you join our mailing list. So NOt!! to sell you deals in nz – Gahd knows we can’t keep up with demand as it is, – but just so that you would perhaps have a better understanding of what we do and how we do it. like the specifics. To show you how above board, legally compliant and legit it is, to see the work we do behind…[Read more]

oh hi!!

The philosophy of Bling, by minimogul

my definition of bling bling (for the purposes of my previous posts) is when the wearer ostentatiously wants you to know it’s designer – for reasons of wanting to show their status or wealth on the outside. Bling bling basically means anything where the expense is obvious. i.e. anything designer with…[Read more]

Walked through Darlinghurst today, Yep. talk about Area In Transition. reminds me of the difference between St Kilda now, and 7 years ago.
It is Happening. Kookai (brand new megastore) next to Bar Coluzzi (character/cockroach-ridden-take-your-pick-which, been-there-as-old-as-the-hills.)

I can just f-e-e-e-l the Bar Coluzzi’s being squeezed out to…[Read more]

yeah buy another one. They do wear out. The Ali G trick could no doubt work but who has time to wait for it to dry, even with the hairdryer – only to still have the possibility it didn’t work. False economy…

You could either buy a cheap second hand one or a state of the art funky one. In fact buy a lovely ergonomically designed one.

In the…[Read more]

hi supa,

re: finance, no you shouldn’t have to go there to sort pre-approval though it might take a few weeks. If it’s quicker well that’s awesome. We recommend clients get preapproval first. you will be dealing with a NZ lender most probably but for example the link for finance at this very site is a joint venture between aus. and NZ brokers, a…[Read more]

depreciator! Hi!
Can you explain to me what constitutes a walk-up?
sorry to be so ‘not knowing of the jargon’ – I’m from NZ you see….

joy to the world

OOOH shaun!!

I have a wicked link for you then,

http://brucelipton.com/

a cellular biologist, totally legit, used to teach medicine at a US University, soooo fascinating – !!!!!!

Also do you read the quantum physics stuff like the turning point ????

I went to a lecture with Bruce on his recent visit to australia and the guy is a total genius…[Read more]

as long as it’s not broken hill I say go for it!

joy to the world

as long as it’s not broken hill I say go for it!

“good capital growth is something that in the main is restricted to capital cities and large regional centres or coastal cities and towns.”

wrong I think, (firstly because I have experienced annual capital gain of 50 percent – that’s twice the rate of Manly sydney at the top of the boom – in towns…[Read more]

Yes I agree.

however all other things being equal, the amount you would spend to tidy a place up should capitalise the same way into increased rent. Such as spending 5k doing a place up should add another ten bucks a week to the rent. Spending 10k should add another 20 bucks a week to the rent.

For example mine in NZ. I had to spend 9k on one…[Read more]

Like I said before Monopoly, if you actually read the book you will get the detailed explanation you are looking for about what was done and how and in what time frame and by whom and the other rules. Don’t keep asking and expecting Steve to re-write the book live just for you on every thread.

I don’t understand why people that aren’t into it are…[Read more]

Hi there! I am not an accountant, but my Dad is a NZ accountant and I have an Aus accountant who is also an investor as I am a resident here.

Re tax structure
My advice from my Aus accountant was not to start a structure until the cost of the structure is less than the tax saved (unless you don’t care so much about that and want asset…[Read more]

Good on you! I just heard today from a local that Kiwibank are doing 90 percent finance loans for owner-occupiers. That was in a different town but perhaps it’s the same for Invercargill. Which means you could purchase for up to 100k. Luckily you live in a place with loads of opportunities. also I would definitely hook up with Westan. Perhaps you…[Read more]

I agree. it’s thanks to these forums for SO many things for me. Especially when i couldn’t find a single real life friend to discuss all this stuff with, I found virtual friends on the same wavelength who have turned into real live friends, and even a business partner and a few clients. so yeah THANKS steve!

Monopoly – “Relax Mini, I am not out…[Read more]

Thanks! I do love writing and painting ‘word pictures’…
I just wrote my first screenplay this year (well cowrote, with some people who had actually written scripts before) and that was lots of fun too, especially when i got to be on the shoot watching it all come to life…and BTW property deals helped me get to that point too…so in a way…[Read more]

Monopoly, I think the main expense is the bandwidth you need for a site this size. This is actually someone’s private property that they are hosting.

Look, you do actually seem very interested in what Steve has to say. Do consider going to see him in person some time so you are not always starting threads off hearsay. Also it’s a great chance to…[Read more]

exactly – like a consultant, or information broker. We are not making investment decisions for people, but we do help clients find out the information they need to be able to *make* those investment decisions.

Re cash under the counter,
All my businesses have legit records and tax returns and generate tax invoices for services with the…[Read more]