| Publisher's Letter |
Financial Education-The Solution For Achieving Wealth
True Winners Invest In Property For Cashflow
 I recently returned, inspired and extremely optimistic, from an overseas trip to Singapore and New Zealand. I attended two wealth and property investment seminars and met many successful international business people and property investors, some already wealthy, and others still wanting to achieve wealth. I have
come to realise that when playing the wealthbuilding game, no matter where you are in the world, there are only two types of investors
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| Inbox |
Ask An Investor Specialist
REIM can answer all of your investment questions!
Whether you are a starter investor, or an intermediate or well-seasoned, long-term investor in residential, commercial or off shore property, we can answer all your property investment questions.
We have a panel of investor specialists and professionals who specialise in various areas
of property investment. Included in these are property wealth specialists and educators, estate agents, property brokers, conveyancers, accounta
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| Master Investor |
Sol Kerzner: Meet SA's Donald Trump
Thinking big and playing big has certainly paid off in a big way for Sol
By Monique Terrazas 
South Africa’s Sun King returns triumphantly. The story of Solomon ‘Sol’ Kerzner is the quintessential tale of rags to riches, guts and glory, and the kind of spectacular success that inspires others to excel. Sol’s success is entirely self made, through an uncanny ability to turn fantasy and imagination into multi-billion dollar success stories, uplifting entire co
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| Getting Started |
Know your market
Get the edge by understanding profiles, characteristics, needs and future of your market
By Monique Metcalf 
Intelligent investors spot gaps in the market and then buy properties that will allow them to take advantage of these gaps. A recent analysis was conducted by the South African Property Transfer Guide (SAPTG), a division of Knowledge Factory. The analysis, aimed at identifying the top performing suburbs in 2008, enhanced by their Clusterplus segmentation model, provides in ...
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| Commercial |
Making It Big In Hotels And Hospitality
2010: 'Get rich quick' bandwagon or sustainable long-term investment?
By Neale Petersen 
If you have ever played the game Monopoly, you will know that after investing in four green houses, you can take your investment game to the next level by trading them in for one red hotel. The game alludes to a real-life concept: investing in hotels requires far more investment prowess than residential investing. In addition to that the cash flows from hotels can give an investor a daily ren
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| Investor Strategies |
When Is The Right Time To Buy?
Adopt the mentality of a true property investor
By Pheobe Walton 
Smart property investors understand that there is no ‘right’ time to buy – spectacular property deals can be found in any market, at any time. Notwithstanding this, they are prepared to take a calculated risk – confident enough to act against the prevailing sentiment – and are ready to take advantage of the increased opportunities presented by a down market.
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| Finding |
Back-To-School For Recession-Proof Investments
Shortage of student accomodation presents captive niche market to investors
By Monique Metcalf 
If the thought of renting your investment property out to five rowdy students makes you want to turn this page immediately, resist the temptation! Student accommodation is proving to be a lucrative market segment in South Africa.
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| Acquiring |
FICA:Implications For Estate Agents
The property industry is a popular mechanism for laundering money
By Monique Terrazas 
Move over, James Bond! Being an estate agent is no longer a career choice for the fainthearted – it has
become an integral part of the international counter-intelligence network, targeting money launderers and the funding of terrorist-related activities.
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| Managing |
Hand in Hand: Maintenance And Returns
Get ahead of the cracks and stay ahead
By Monique Metcalf 
In this fifth article in our series addressing the six main risks residential property investors face when managing their property portfolios, we consider maintenance risk and how investors can manage it.
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| Financing |
Your Bank - Fort Knox, Or Safety Net?
Marked decline in volumes of home loan applications received
By Phoebe Walton 
Are the banks crippling the property market or saving us from ourselves? South Africa’s banking institutions have certainly been in the limelight of late. There was a recent enquiry into banking fees, which does not seem to have amounted to much, and the banks are increasingly being accused of hampering the recovery in the property market through their strict lending criteria.
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| Selling |
Uncovering The Valuation Process
What is your property really worth?
By Monique Terrazas 
Wthether you are buying or selling a property – as a private residence, an investment, or for commercial
purposes – you need to know what the property is worth (its market value) in order to ensure that you get a fair deal.
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| Offshore |
London Still Leads The Way
The astute foreign investor is now making hay while the sun shines
By Mike Smuts 
With all the nasty little surprises we’ve had in the UK property market over the last two years, it’s nice to see something returning to normal. London has always led the UK housing market, and this time around, things are no different.
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| Smart Moves |
Building Wealth Systematically And Methodically
The art of building wealth is the science of value and leveraging
By Petrus Carstens 
According to Roger Hamilton, author of Wealth Dynamics, the art of building wealth is the science of value and leveraging. Value is about understanding where and how you – with your unique personality, talents, experience and connections – will add most value and be compensated for it. Leveraging is the art of magnifying and multiplying both time and money.
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| Investor Psychology |
Command Your Emotions To Command Wealth
Information, not emotion, builds success
By Coert Coetzee 
Have you ever noticed how some people make money when the markets are down, while others make money when the markets go up? If you have, then you have probably also noticed that some people lose money when the markets go down and others lose money when the markets go up.
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