PROPERTY

 Author • Investor • Coach

current property investment

Portfolio

Blocks of Flats

Student houses

Buy-to-lets

Flips

About

My Story

Laurens Boel is a residential and commercial property investor, with a decade of experience in the affordable housing market in South Africa. He is a published author, international speaker and a serial entrepreneur with multiple property and online businesses.

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Results

Featured Deals

Block of flats

Eloff Court

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Return on Investment

R29 000 Monthly Cash Flow

Location: Turffontein, JHB

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High-level details

Asking Price:                     R2.9m

Purchase Price:                 R2m (31% discount)

Rental Income:                 R45k

Gross Yield:                       27%

Cashflow:                           R29k

Day 1 ROI:                          17.4%

This building consists of 9 x 2-bedroom apartments located in the South of Johannesburg. It is currently fully occupied with ZERO delinquent behaviour – which is a reminder that when you provide a good product and have a detailed vetting process, you can avoid the risk of investing in affordable housing. I only have R100k of my own capital invested in this deal, the rest was financed through equity partners. It is and continues to be one of my best investments.

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Student Accommodation

6 Donne

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Return on Investment

R15 000 Monthly Cash Flow

Location: Observatory, Cape Town

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High-level details

Asking Price:                     R1.75m

Purchase Price:                 R1.6m (9% discount)

Rental Income:                 R49k

Effective Yield:                  31%

Cashflow:                           R15k

Day 1 ROI:                          113%

This student commune houses 14 students (some NSFAS, some private) and generates a WHOPPING R49k monthly for 10 months. The demand for student housing is so high, that it is fully occupied. The bank gave us 100% finance + R350k of future equity. We only had to put in R160k of our own money. In the first year, we got our initial capital invested back. Now that is a GREAT investment.

Block of Flats

Great Court

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Return on Investment

R25 000 Monthly Cash Flow

Location: Kenilworth, JHB

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High-level details

Asking Price:                     R2.8m

Purchase Price:                 R2m (28.5% discount)

Rental Income:                 R35k

Gross Yield:                       21%

Cashflow:                           R25k

Day 1 ROI:                          15%

This building consists of 6 x 3-bedroom apartments located in the South of Johannesburg. It is currently fully occupied with good paying tenants. This deal required a lot of renovations and an ugly evictions to remove a very delinquent tenant… but now that the property is managed correctly and a good product has been provided to the tenants, they are all happy and paying on time. I have zero of my own capital invested in this deal, it was all financed through equity partners.

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Author

Books

I’ve written books that contain the essentials to taking charge of your financial life using property as a vehicle. They will give you new insights into those ‘impossible’ situations that cause so much anguish, stress and fear. Using personal anecdotes and practical metaphors, these books are easily readable and filled with credible guidance.