Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa June/ July 2019 | Page 8

Editors
letter
T
o all our readers,
I have just taken up the position as the new editor
of the award-winning publication, Real Estate Investor
Magazine, and what an honour it is. I intend to provide readers
with the most up-to-date information on finance, property,
investment and more. With my passion for writing and flair
for creativity, I will ensure that each article will be tailored to
provide practical insight for readers to apply in their daily lives.
I look forward to the challenge.
With information at our fingertips and the age of
digitalization taking over the world – we have revamped our
website and will merge it with the magazine to provide easily
accessible information to our readers.
The launch of our Reimag radio is an example, a podcast
session hosted by Editor-in-Chief Neale Petersen, aiming to
provide a valuable resource tool for education, information,
advice and inspiration. Other implementations include our
popular Facebook LIVE sessions.
In this month’s edition we sat down with Dr. Christo Wiese
to gather insight into how he became a business legend and
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billionaire. Another key focus for this month is sustainability,
with 5 June 2019 marking World Earth Day. We look into the
small and big changes we can make to our homes to generate
a positive impact on the environment.
Delving into the web of technology, we uncovered a range
of new and savvy devices to reduce energy use and increase
safety. Eskom has not switched the lights off (just yet) but we
have a detailed article on how to avoid payment problems with
tenants – reducing uncertainty for both parties. Carlo Mariani,
has us glued to the pages - with his tips on how to negotiate
lobola, a uniquely South African perspective on property and
how to get the best outcome from this type of deal.
Elian Wiener, founder of Wealthwoke proves that it’s never
too early to start teaching your children about money and
providing ‘healthy’ habits surrounding finances.
There is so much more to this month’s edition, grab a cup
of coffee and get comfortable as we guarantee you a good read.
ISHANI CHETTY,
EDITOR