Negotiation only sucks if you don’t know how to negotiate When I was on my honeymoon in Vietnam, I was in a market and was left to negotiate for a fake leather wallet. I ended up paying R 230 for it – and I know it was worth closer to Read more…
Opinion piece on calculations Note that this is not financial advice, but only a guideline to get you thinking about finances and calculating how much you need for retirement. That moment of truth Out of all the things in the world of personal finances that you are able to measure, Read more…
I am biased about property Property investment profitability – What a mouth full! I find many people on the interwebs and Twittersphere is vehemently against property investment. The simple reason for this is people favour the things that they know – this is cognitive dissonance at play here. Even so, Read more…
Tips and tricks when you’re ready to buy your first property If you have no idea where to start with property If you’re looking for info on starting from scratch, i.e. you have no idea where to start, check out my articles here. You’re a first time home buyer and Read more…
Yeah, you will need to pay costs As you might’ve guessed from quite a few posts on Twitter and other places, I invest in the real estate specialising in sectional title for middle lower-income households. I did a previous post here on hidden costs of buying and selling property, yet this one Read more…
Fees, fees and more fees! When I bought the first property, I was so clueless about what to expect with fees. Being asclueless as I was, I asked many many questions to the bond originator and to the lawyers. I thinkthey might’ve think I am some kind of freak from Read more…