When venturing into property investment, one of the key considerations for beginners is securing adequate financing. Understanding the financing options available is crucial for making informed investment decisions. In this article, we will explore various financing...
Property Transfer Process Explained
When it’s your first time buying a property, you might not be aware of all the legal steps you go through when transferring ownership from one owner to the next. What is the property transfer process? How long does it take? What steps are included? These are common...
How to Structure Investment Terms with a Property Investor
Property investors aren’t just wealthy individuals. They come from all walks of life and sometimes they are a group of individuals investing together through stokvels. Investors could be family members, colleagues, friends or teachers. One of my property coaching...
Bond or Cash Financing: Which is Better?
What if we use the bank's money when financing a property investment? How would that affect your return on investment (ROI)? For one, the bank's money is going to significantly reduce the capital you've invested. Let's do a little comparison to show you how bank...
10 Ways to Finance a Student Accommodation
Affordable student accommodation is the golden ticket for us as investors because there are many ways to finance it. Let’s look at the following 10 ways to finance a student accommodation investment (Note: These are listed in no particular order of importance)...
Seller Finance – How to Use the Seller to Buy a Property
Seller financing is a very, very interesting opportunity. Let's just explain what this means exactly. Seller financing is when the seller pays the bond instead of involving a financial institution. So, you as the buyer get into an agreement with the seller and the...
How to Raise More Money by Increasing Your Bondability
The great thing about property as an investment class is that you have a non-movable asset to loan against, which means banks and investors tend to lend against them. It’s a safe asset for the banks because if you default, they can reclaim the investment (i.e....
Property Investing Through Stokvels
Property stokvels work on a simple principle - use multiple people to purchase an investment property. If you need to raise R1 million for a deal, you can either raise the money from one very wealthy individual or raise R100k from 10 friends. You could even raise R10k...
Seller Finance – Making Money Off a Property Without Owning It
Seller finance is where the seller becomes the bank and ‘loans’ you the money. These situations are not very easy to come by, but they provide us with a potential cash cow. When to use it A typical scenario that leads to seller financing is when you find a highly...