NZ Property Investor

MATCH MADE IN HEAVEN

In any new relationship, there should be a fair bit of chemistry, mutual trust and respect – and it’s no different in a successful joint venture (JV). So, much like a new romance, when Auckland couple Daniel and Ashleigh Brown met their future JV partners, feelings were running high, but no one wanted to say “I love you” first.

“Essentially we were like nervous teenagers,” laughs Daniel, “we both wanted the same thing, but no one wanted to make the first move.”

The young couple had only been in the property investment game for several years at the time, but had managed to purchase four rental properties and had completed multiple renovations.

Daniel had been working as a police officer and Ashleigh in marketing management when they first started looking into buying property. But before buying, they decided to take off sailing for a year on their OE. They were just 21 years old, and their year abroad gave them plenty of time to research. Naturally enough, time spent investigating property lead them directly to property investment.

By the time they came home in 2012 they had their sights set on buying

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