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RESOURCES
Reading List
LIFESTYLE ESTATE
Even the most successful investor needs some help every now and then. Below, we round up some
of best apps and unmissable books we’ve found along the way.
Apps
Books
Out of the Box and
Onto Wall Street
Mark Grant
R564 at Takealot
Written by Man-
aging Director of
Corporate Syndi-
cate and Structured
Products for South-
west
Securities,
readers are offered
an insider’s glance
into the essential
rules for preserving
capital and making
long-term profits.
Part memoir and part investment strategy guide, it’s
designed for professionals while being accessible to
individual investors looking to make smart investment
decisions based on their own portfolio and the current
economy.
Big Profits from
Small Properties
Michael Heeney
R319 at Takealot
A
step-by-step
guide to creating
financial indepen-
dence and building
wealth
through
real estate. Topics
include
creating
investment goals,
finding the best
type of property,
negotiating, han-
dling tenants, implementing money-saving tax strat-
egies, and assembling a portfolio of excellent income
producers. Drawing on the author’s personal experience,
this guide is down-to-earth and practical.
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ooba Mobile App
Free
Available on iOS and Android
ooba’s mobile app allows property buyers
to calculate affordability, bond repayments,
transfer costs, and more. You also get access
to expert advice, with answers to FAQs and
helpful tips and tricks. The app also makes
it easy to apply to be prequalified for a loan
or to get in touch with an expert. Ooba
Property24 Mobile App
Free
Available on iOS, Android, Windows
One of the country’s largest property
search platforms, Property24 offers us-
ers a complete mobile user experience.
You can view properties for sale and
to rent, save your favorites, contact the
agent, and select certain search criteria.
By using your device’s location service,
you’re also able to search within your
relevant areas.
My Estate Life
Free
Available
on
Android
iOS,
A complete estate man-
agement tool on your
mobile device. Each res-
ident in the estate can
register, enabling open
channels of communi-
cation. It also makes it
easier to manage visitors
and approving services
and facilities. Estate managers are able to see who is inside
the estate, and send alerts or notifications as needed. For se-
curity reasons, residents can only register for an estate if it is
approved by the estate manager.