Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa August/September 2019 | Page 62

BOOKS & APPS
Investment books you need to read
There is a plethora of information hiding between the pages of books, providing insight into how we can make the best of our
finances, investments and property portfolios. Not only do books, provide a helpful hand in learning but they can also change our
perspective on life and equip us with a new set of tools to use everyday,
Books
10 Simple Steps to
Property Wealth
Author:
Jason Lee About: Written by Jason Lee, this informative read provides all the tips and
strategies to achieving property wealth. Lee provides useful insight into
the sector from personal lessons he has learnt throughout his career as
a legal and corporate advisor to South African based property financiers,
developers, investors and realtors. Readers will be equipped with the tools
to make profitable investment decisions in the property market.
Smart Women Finish
Rich, Expanded and
Updated
Author:
David Bach About: Known as one of the most popular financial books for women,
Smart Women Finish Rich has been updated, expanded and revised
from the first edition written. The book addresses the current financial
concerns and opportunities for women across the world. Providing a
foundation of understanding one’s wealth and how to increase one’s
finances, the book is written in an easy to understand format. Author
Bach provides lessons from his grandmother, providing insight from a
female perspective. The renowned book has sold over 1-million copies.
Wealth Made Easy
Author:
Dr. Greg Reid About: Wealth hackers of the world provide their insider secret and tips to
increasing one’s wealth. This informative read offers real-world strategies, tips
and stories which can help readers relook at the concept of success and how
to achieve it. Uncovering access to 100 of the world’s wealthiest people – from
Hollywood producers, video game creators and more. This book offers a look
at how they were able to build their wealth, maintain it and continue to grow
their assets in an unstable global economy. Some of these individuals will
provide their own tips or advice on how to achieve wealth along with sharing
wise words from their personal stories and lessons they have learnt. This is an
ideal read for those looking to improve their approach to wealth.
Apps
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BiggerPockets Flow
The BiggerPockets App is available in South Africa and
is a real estate investing social network, marketplace
and information hub. Users are provided educational
content in real estate investing and acts as a resource
platform for investors, homeowners and professionals.
The app offers podcasts and a networking space for
industry professionals to discuss pressing issues and
answers all your real estate and property questions
through the use of forums and articles. This innovative app provides rewards for tenants and is a one-stop for tenants
to manage their rental costs and agreements. This app can be used to pay
monthly rental, communicate with landlords via the ‘chatting’ function and
purchase home essentials at a discounted rate. Users gain points by paying
their rent on time and looking after their home, these points can be used for
Uber Eats, Travelstart, Sweep south and more. The app is free of charge and
requires users to register their details along with their landlords’ information.
Other rewards include R100 off your next Takealot order, offering a surplus
of benefits for users. Landlords can utilise the app to attract tenants to their
property and are provided reports of their tenants’ rental activity.
AUGUST/SEPTEMBER 2019 SA Real Estate Investor Magazine