Cherie Eilertson is a property dynamo whose passion for property, incredible lust for life and drive have an immediate effect on one’s attitude. The first time I met Cherie, I was in awe of her energy, passion and willingness to give of herself. Cherie has an incredible way of motivating people to invest in property. It takes her only about 20 minutes to excite people about wealth creation through property. She believes that you must have fun when making money.

Gautrain presents great opportunities for property investors

Know where the savings are to wipe out your tax liabilities

In this issue’s article, we outline five methods that can be used to reduce or even legitimately wipe out any property tax liability. It is important to note though that implementing some of these methods may require the help of a tax professional.

The Mother city always has huge investment potential

Why live in Cape Town?

Cape Town is the unsurpassed ultimate tourist destination for local and international tourists. Some 50% of all visitors who arrive in South Africa visit the Western Cape. It’s famous for its busy harbour, beautiful mountains, floral kingdom, beaches, wine farms and Cape Point. Cape Town’s moderate climate makes it an all encompassing tourist paradise. It is also the ideal business destination. The teleco

Welcome to our second issue of South African Real Estate INVESTOR.  There has been overwhelming response to our launch. Comments like “at last a quality real estate magazine,”  “a welcome and necessary publication which should have a great following in its niche”, and “an investor magazine that I really want to be associated with”.

Hot or not?

People all over the world give us the same excuses for not having invested in real estate. However, these aren’t real reasons at all. They are, in fact, myths – wealth myths.

The beliefs feel so real because they have an element of truth. But, for a moment, consider an alternative way of looking at these negative beliefs. If we take the nugget of truth and strip it of the false assumptions surrounding it, then there will be no limit to what you can achieve. Nothing great

Strategies to defend and build your wealth in times of economic uncertainty

By Personal Real Estate Investor Magazine with Dolf de Roos

This is a two part series of a special report studies and summarizes current international residential real estate market facts, looks at opinions and follows with practical and actionable advice. It was written by Personal Real estate Investor magazine in the United States in conjunction with Dolf de Roos. Even though the information was written in the

The property market is changing rapidly with specialisation becoming more common, as property professionals aim to meet the needs of niche markets within the industry.

London is currently a temporary home to about 800,000 of the estimated 1.4 million South Africans working in the United Kingdom (UK). Over the past two and a half decades they have made a substantial skills investment in the London economy. Together with hundreds of thousands of young people from many countries flocking to work for an average of four years in the world’s second most important financial capital, they have helped to boost the London buy-to-let market.

Understanding the process helps to limit delays

Right at the start of a property sale, investors find themselves faced with a mysterious process called conveyancing. We shed some light onto what often seems like a black hole into which large piles of paper disappear, to emerge after an indefinite period of time as a completed property sale.

South Africa has one of the best land registration systems in the world, but property sales take time. Often there are delays to the process that hav