Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa REIM February 2018 | Page 23

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Being a landlord
isn’t always
easy. In this month’s First
Time Investor Series, we
explore ways to find the
ideal tenant. Find out how
to manage the process -
and what to do if problems
arise down the road.
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Deciding
whether to
stay in your property or
sell can be challenging.
We speak to some
experts about factors
to consider, and how to
renovate with this in
mind.
TONY CLARKE
MD of the Rawson Property Group
“No matter what the financial situation,
people need a place to live, which means
there’s always going to be demand for
property. In tough economic times, that
demand shifts towards more affordable in-
vestments, increasing activity on the lower
end of the market.”
CRAIG HUTCHISON
CEO Engel & Völkers Southern
Africa
GEORGE RADFORD
Director of Africa at IP Global
“Property truly gives you the best of all
worlds as you get to enjoy it while living
there, enjoy rental income if you choose to
let, the satisfaction knowing it’s yours and
only yours once paid off, and of course the
reward of knowing you have something to
leave behind for your children someday”
“The smart future of South Africa is look-
ing up. Whether you are investing in prop-
erty around smart nodes here, or looking to
smart cities on the international landscape,
you can’t go wrong investing in these for-
ward-thinking locations.”
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