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6 surefire ways to create wealth through property

How to create wealth when others see distress The most frequently asked question I get from investors is “when will the market recover?” My stock answer is, “why is that important to you?” ...

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REASONS WHY IT IS STILL GOOD TO INVEST IN RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY

Last year I wrote a lot about the ten fundamentals that encouraged me to buy more residential investment units. ABSA and FNB released data recently so I thought it would be a good to revisit some of the relevant indicators that ...

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The 7 golden rules of property acquisitions

It has been widely publicised that the South African property market is well on the road to recovery..

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What does sales training mean to you? Financial freedom or poverty? Which do you choose?

"If you want something you've never had before, you must do something you've never done before. "

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The right retirement option

One of the most important decisions you will ever make in your ‘Golden Years’ will be about the retirement property you decide to buy, says Dorothy Foster..

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Joint Home Ownership

Joint home ownership can speed up entry into the property market for first time buyers.To buy a house with friends or family members for the purposes of daily living, or not to buy at all.

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Guide to Making the Most of Real Estate Auctions

Auctions are normally associated with distressed sellers, deceased estates, and liquidation of assets but are an age-old proven method of selling property.

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Social Proofing, Social Media and Your future.

It took Barnes and Noble (the biggest book store in USA) 32 years to reach $1 billion in turnover and it took Amazon 4 years. The shots that took down Osama bin Laden were shots heard ’round the Twitterverse. A mind-boggling ...

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Your bond is still the best saving mechanism

South Africans typically have a bad savings culture, and consumer behaviour shows a tendency by South Africans to rather ‘borrow to buy’ instead of saving up for a purchase.