Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa Dec/January 2020 | Page 64

BOOKS & APPS
Best of 2019
BOOKS
For owners of residential
properties, either living in it
or letting and how they can
maximise returns on that
property. In this book, property
management expert, David
Beattie distils two decades
of experience into easy-to-
implement steps and explains
how to manage your property
like a professional landlord. This is one of the most popular
financial books for women.
Smart Women Finish Rich has
been updated, expanded and
revised from its original edition
to become the best book ever
written. It addresses the financial
concerns and opportunities for
today’s women in business. It’s
now, in its simplest format very
easy to understand.
Power Property Investing for
Women is for any woman
who wants to be in the know
when it comes to property
and being in control of their
future financially. It provides
investment strategies for
everyone regardless of financial
or personal circumstances. This
empowering read provides
a detailed guide on how to
get into the property market,
make one’s desired income and
achieve financial independence. In this clear and engaging
basic guide to managing your
finances, Sam Beckssinger
explores topics from compound
interest and inflation to “Your
brain on money”, negotiating a
raise, and particularly local South
African phenomena like “black
tax”. The book includes exercises
and how-to’s. It doesn’t shy away
from the psychology of money,
and is empowering, humorous
and helpful.
APPS
Flow
Bigger Pockets
This one-stop innovative app
gives up to R2000 reward
for being the best tenant
to their landlords. Can be
used to pay monthly rentals
and communicate between
landlords and tenants via the
‘chatting function’ of the app.
Money Smart
22Seven
Money Smart is a spending
management app that allows
users to monitor their accounts
and spending patterns. Users
can manage their fixed income
and expenses account by
creating a monthly budget.
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One of the most respected
online real estate networking
and information resource
platforms, Bigger Pockets was
created for real estate investors
and other aficionados. It can also
be downloaded by both iOS and
android mobile users.
DECEMBER/JANUARY 2020 SA Real Estate Investor Magazine
Functioning as both a budgeting
and investing app, this safe-to-
use app allows users to manage
their funds and invest wisely. All
the data kept in this app remains
private and confidential.