Buying Beach Houses in New Zealand: Real Estate and Investment Opportunities

Buying a beach house in New Zealand offers many possibilities.

New Zealand is made up of two main islands, North Island and South Island, giving it miles of coastal lands and perfect beaches to live by. Each island offers its own unique climate conditions and way of life.

Make Money from the Real Estate investment

One aspect to consider when you think about buying a beach house in New Zealand is the possibility of earning money from it. There are several ways to do this. You could rent or lease your house to tourists. You could also live in it with an eye toward selling it for more than you paid for it in the not to distant future. The New Zealand real estate market is rapidly growing, and giving someone else a chance to buy a New Zealand beach house could earn you a lot of money.

Rules for Investment

If you are interested in buying a beach house in New Zealand as an investment property, visit www.landlords.co.nz. It will be important for you to know about taxes, mortgages in New Zealand, and learn if you have to be a New Zealand resident to be a New Zealand landlord, and find answers to the many other questions you'll most likely have.

Coromandel

One popular area on North Island is the Coromandel Coast on the Coromandel Peninsula. The nearest town is stunning Cook's Beach. It would be a spectacular place to buy your dream New Zealand beach house. For dramatic pictures and a full description, visit prosale.co.nz.

Waiwera

If you prefer to buy a beach house in New Zealand close to a metropolitan area, think about Waiwera which is less than a thirty minute drive to Auckland. You would be unable to buy a piece of land where you could build a new home. The area is closed to more growth. However if you want to buy an existing beach house in New Zealand and live in a truly wondrous setting, this might be your perfect spot. You'll live near thermal pools, a nature reserve, and be able to launch your boat right from the beach.

Virtual Tour

Whatever your reason for buying a beach house in New Zealand, you need to check out the many potential areas. It would be lovely to take a tour in person to see all the marvelous beaches where you might purchase your house or property. However, one of the great things about our high-tech society is that you can take virtual tours and see marvelous pictures of a number of unbelievably beautiful properties. Within minutes of going out on the Internet, you'll be amazed you didn't think of buying a beach house in New Zealand, long before now.

For more on Real Estate opportunities in New Zealand visit http://nzpassport.com/artman/publish/cat_index_48.shtml

Copyright 2005 Ofer Shoshani

Ofer Shoshani has been working for the last 5 years as a professional journalist, writing about finance, economy, travel and lifestyle. During these years he lived and wrote from Spain, Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, Ecuador, USA, Israel, India & Thailand. More of his work can be found at http://www.nzpassport.com (Immigration and Relocation to New Zealand), http://www.bespanish.com (Immigration and Relocation to Spain) and http://www.betotal.com (Intl. Charity organizations, Child Sponsorship programs, Donation, World Aid, Aids in Africa and Poverty).

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