NZ Property Investor

THE INTEREST-ONLY WAY

YOUR REVIEW OPES PARTNERS

A couple of debt-free homeowners were in their early 50s when they bought their first investment properties, worth $2 million.

But even though they had no personal mortgage, Opes Property partner Stevie Waring suggested they take out an interest-only loan. So, how would this benefit our mortgage-free, first time investors? Here's how it worked.

Auckland couple Joan and John describe themselves as “relatively conservative”. They were in their early 50s, had paid off the mortgage on their own home, but had never invested. However, they had received

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