Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa June 2015 | Page 7

INVESTOR TALK You are reading South Africa’s Property Publication of the Year! FROM THE PUBLISHER T he South African Property Owner’s Association (SAPOA) 2015 Convention has certainly been a highlight for us at REIM, which has been recognised by the industry as the Best Property Publication of 2015! Our commitment to provide you with the best possible fi- nancial and real estate education, knowledge and insight has been acknowledged and awarded again, for the third time this year, and the entire REIM team deserves credit. This publication is the product of our firm belief that the key to wealth is having good knowledge to act on and the insight to know which course of action is the best. We also give kudos to you, our readers, for pushing our boundaries and providing constant feedback to improve our publication. We also acknowledge our advertisers for your ongoing support. It is our passion to share the best we have to offer to empower you to make solid financial decisions yourself. This award reignites our spark to keep raising the bar in bringing you the best insights and cutting-edge, insider investor ideas, tools, information and resources to grow your real estate wealth. Managing Director of Tongaat Hulett, Michael Deighton, who graces the cover of REIM this month, was officially elected as the new SAPOA President for 2015/2016 at the Annual SAPOA International Convention and Property Exhibition in Durban. Prosperous investing! NEALE PETERSEN FOUNDER AND EDITOR-IN-CHIEF REIM Wins Again! FROM THE COPY EDITOR I n addition to winning the Best Property Publication at the SAPOA Convention, REIM is also the biggestcirculating business to business magazine (in terms of total circulation). This is according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations of South Africa’s circulation statistics for the period of January–March 2015 (ABC Q1 2015). Despite worldwide economic uncertainty, power outages, imminent interest rate hikes, political shenanigans and strikes; always mean that there are far more opportunities to invest than ever before. In this edition, we look at all the merits and options of buying, holding and selling property. We also cover residential buy-tolet, ways to become a property millionaire and where to invest internationally to name but a few. Enjoy the read! MEGAN DIENER COPY EDITOR “Opportunity often comes disguised in the form of misfortune, or temporary defeat.” NAPOLEON HILL www.reimag.co.za JUNE 2015 SA Real Estate Investor 5