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Nice price = speedy sale
Reams have been written about the importance of correctly pricing a home, but unfortunately there are still thousands of overpriced homes on the market.
Property Advice
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Lea Jacobs
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13 Nov 2014
Avoid analysis paralysis
Emotion and logic each have a role to play in decision-making, whether personal or business.
However, if you want to become a successful property investor, it’s vital that you have a practical ...
Property Advice
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Real Estate Investment Magazine
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10 Nov 2014
Hedge against inflation with property
Inflation is often understood as the rate at which prices of goods and services increase, but in reality the effect of inflation is far more destructive: it erodes the purchasing power of money.
For example, in 2009, a loaf of ...
Property Advice
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Real Estate Investment Magazine
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10 Nov 2014
Trustee troubles? Keep paying your levies!
Are the finances of your sectional title scheme healthy? And should you withhold your levy payments to force the trustees to behave if you think things aren’t what they ought to be?
Your answers, of course, should be “Yes” and ...
Property Advice
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Martin Hatchuel
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06 Nov 2014
Invest for better – or better
It has been said, by a number of experts in property investment, that the biggest mistake one can ever make, is to do nothing.
Sometimes when I look at the Other Half I do think they are exaggerating. I see, sometimes, what ...
Property Advice
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The Roosting Venus
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06 Nov 2014
Mandates: ask "who" and "how" first
Sellers need to understand that when they sign a mandate with an agent to sell their property, they are agreeing to all the terms and conditions.
Property Advice
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Lea Jacobs
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06 Nov 2014
Landlord? Insurance could save your bacon
Although landlords may believe that they are on their own and that dealing with a rogue tenant is just part and parcel of renting out a property, there are ways for them to protect their investment.
Property Advice
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Lea Jacobs
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06 Nov 2014
Sectional title: make your managing agent pay
Can you imagine handing over your salary every month to a virtual stranger in order for them to manage your finances and pay your bills? In essence this is what body corporates do when they entrust the affairs of their sectional ...
Property Advice
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Lea Jacobs
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30 Oct 2014
Lodge your Durban property valuation objection
Durban property owners can now lodge objections to their property valuations if they are unhappy with the current assessments.
Any property owner or other person who desires to lodge an objection to a matter reflected in the ...
Property Advice
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Cathy Nolan
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17 Oct 2014
Court clarifies municipal debts
A recent judgment will stop municipalities from demanding that the current homeowner settle any historical debt on a property.
It’s hard to believe that a homeowner could be sued and, in certain circumstances, lose his home ...
Property Advice
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Lea Jacobs
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16 Oct 2014