In honour of Africa Day, in this week's podcast episode we talk to Papa Boachie-Yiadom who was born in Ghana but grew up in South Africa.
He studied Actuarial Science at the University of Pretoria and soon realized that there were other avenues to focus on if you wanted to create wealth.
He took a job in the home loans division of a bank so he could learn about the home loans process.
He bought his first house 5 years ago and soon thereafter, attended a real estate seminar run by Nqabenhle (episode 28) who was looking for investors for 40 units in Johannesburg CBD.
He bought 4 out of the 40 units and paid R700, 000 (US$38,000) in total, using bank funds. He still owns those units and rents them out for R20, 000 (US$1100) a month.
In the podcast, he told us that this kind of return on investment is a once in a lifetime opportunity.
A few years later he bought a 2 bedroom unit in the CBD for R270, 000 (US$14,575) and rented it out for R6,500 (US$351).
He then built a relationship with a real estate agency so he could start getting access to deals before they were even advertised on the market.
Click play below to learn how Papa built that relationship and how he was able to build his portfolio to 9 properties in 5 years.
Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
Side bar: in this podcast Vangile promised to share one of her friend's travel podcast. The podcast is called: Black Woman Travel Podcast. You can check the interview she did on the podcast here: https://blackwomentravel.ashalbh.com/chapter-1-vangile-of-wealthy-money/
Episode 99: What happens when one discovers that property investing is not for you
Episode 98: Building a property portfolio using predominantly cash
Episode 97: Growing a property portfolio using different investment strategies
Episode 96: How to build an international property portfolio as an African
Episode 95: How Commercial Property Management is being changed by Covid
Episode 94: Life- changing lessons for building a successful property investment portfolio
Episode 93: How to ensure that the wealth you build through real estate is passed down from generation to generation
Episode 92: How to build 21 units in 2 years using other people‘s money
Episode 90: Formalizing & digitizing the back room market in South Africa
Episode 89: How to grow a property from scratch during the pandemic
Episode 88: How home staging can help you sell/rent your property faster
Episode 87: Identifying real estate investment opportunities in Nigeria
Episode 86: How to improve your credit score & grow your portfolio with bank money
Episode 85: How to accelerate the growth of your portfolio by buying properties cash
Episode 84: How to invest for appreciation and cashflow
Episode 83: Building a profitable portfolio of 12 short term rentals at the age of 23
Bonus Episode: How to own property in South Africa without Bank Funding
Episode 82: How to make money from flipping houses as a newbie property investor
Episode 81: Understanding additional costs in buying property & what makes a property a good buy
Episode 80: How the podcast has turned ordinary folk into Property Magicians - a chat with our listeners
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