Real Estate Investor Magazine South Africa September 2013 | Página 8

ASK THE EXPERTS Buying Property Q JT Foxx JT Foxx Organization www.jtfoxx.com Jonathan Stewart Asks: Lending Criteria Ken Reynolds Nedbank Corporate Property Finance www.nedbank.co.za Q Steven Mzimande Asks: Managing Tenants Q Michelle Dickens TPN www.tpn.co.za Ryan Daniels Asks: I have read about buying properties below market value and also buying property without using any of your finance in the US quite a lot.  In SA I have also heard a few people say that is possible to do the same. My question is how does that work in practice? I am having difficulty getting finance to purchase an office block with a residential component in the Johannesburg CBD. What is the bank’s criteria in awarding finance to a Pty Ltd that is applying for the finance? I am a landlord who owns more than 200 properties both located in flats, I refuse to use an estate agent to manage my properties. Is there a cost-effective way to use tenant check validation via a central tenant management system?” A A A JT Foxx Responds: Buying properties below market is essential, not only for short-term success in real estate but also long-term sustaibility as a real estate entrepreneur. Too many investors approach real estate like gambling, they buy hoping it will go up. The houses win most times and it’s usually not your house. Buying properties without money doesn ?e?)????????????????????????????????????????)??e????????????????5??????????????????????)??????????????????????????????? ?????????)????????????????????????? ??????????????)?????????e?????????????????????????????)???????????M?????????????????????????)?????????????$??????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????)???????????)!??????????????????$???????????????$?????????)????????????????%?????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????M??$??????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????e????????)?????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????()-???I?????I????????()1????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????%?????????????)??????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????)Q??????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????)?????????????Q???????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????(??????????????????????????????????????)???????????????)%?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????)??????????()5??????????????I????????()Q?????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????e????????)??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????)QA8? ???? ??????????????????)??????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????e?????)???????????????????QA8???????????)???????????????????????????????????)????????????????????????????????????????)??????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????????????QA8)????????????????????QA8???????????)???????????????????????????????????e?)???????????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????QA8???????????)??????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????)???????????????????????????????????????????e?)???????????????????????????????????M5L)????????????????????????????????)?????????????????????????()?????????????????????????????????????????????????????????()%??????????????M,?Q!?aAIQL?????????????????????????????????????????????(?()M???????????M?I????????%?????()??????????????((0