Property Market
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Author: Andrew Nicol
Managing Director, 20+ Years' Experience Investing In Property, Author & Host
Yesterday was the 5th anniversary of the Property Academy Podcast 🎂
Every day for the last 5 years, weโve released a new episode to help you learn to invest.
The first recording session was humble. It was Ed in I in his hotel room with a couple many whiskeys in hand late in the evening.
Fast forward to now, and we record in our purpose-built studio โฆ at the more sober hour of 9:15am on a Tuesday.
How things have changed.
The podcast has clocked up over 9 million downloads. And it's all thanks to people like you.
More people listen to the show than the entire population of Ed's hometown (Hฤwera).
But hereโs the truth, this podcast isnโt about me. And itโs never been about Ed, either.
We started the show to help people like you take action and invest in property.
In that first episode, Ed said: โWe want to give you that confidence. That knowledge. That community. That motivation to go out and actually do something.โ
One of my favourite parts of the show is Case Study Sunday. This is where members of this podcast community come on to share their stories.
The good and the bad.
Take Quentin and Sera, for example. They were high school sweethearts, both coming from humble beginnings.
They were teenagers when they met. They worked five jobs between them to rent a flat without a fridge.
Later, they bought and paid off their first home in just five years.
Now, theyโre breaking the poverty cycle by investing in property.
Theyโre part of this property community. And Iโm stoked that our podcast can be one part of their journey.
Hereโs their story on a recent episode.
Then thereโs Mike. He was a lifelong renovations-focused investor. Heโs had a colourful history of deal-making.
Like that time, he overspent on a property that went up for auction. Then, his banker called him after heโd had a few drinks at the races.
The banker told him he couldnโt get a mortgage that big!
So, he convinced his new girlfriend to lend him the extra money. (Theyโre now married with kids).
During this podcast, Mike spun yarn after yarn.
He shared how he was a dead-set, renovations guy his entire life โฆ
Until it wasnโt working for him anymore.
Through the podcast, Mike has found a new way to invest. Heโs proud to say heโll โnever set footโ in some of his new investments.
But of course, not everyone in the community decides to work with my company (Opes). And not everyone invests in New Builds. And thatโs how it should be.
Shannon came on to share her experience using Airbnb to pay off her mortgages.
Abe is just 29 years old and shared how heโs subdividing properties to make money.
Lochie shared how he bought his first investment property with a group of 5 friends.
Each of these stories makes me smile. This is why we started the podcast.
Itโs not about Ed and I berating each other (or cracking jokes about property).
It's you, proving that property investment is possible for everyday Kiwis.
So, yes โ happy birthday to the Property Academy Podcast.
But our real success isnโt the number of downloads. Itโs not the number of episodes.
The true success is you.
Real people making real investment decisions. Doing what it takes to meaningfully improve your own life.
So hereโs to you. The podcast wouldnโt be what it is without you.
Managing Director, 20+ Years' Experience Investing In Property, Author & Host
Andrew Nicol, Managing Director at Opes Partners, is a seasoned financial adviser and property investment expert with 20+ years of experience. With 40 investment properties, he hosts the Property Academy Podcast, co-authored 'Wealth Plan' with Ed Mcknight, and has helped 1,894 Kiwis achieve financial security through property investment.
