EXIT STRATEGIES

At some point in your life, you may decide it’s time to think about getting out of property investment. You may be approaching retirement, or the amount of work required to make your portfolio compliant may be overwhelming, or you may simply want to get rid of the stresses of owning rentals.

You need an exit strategy – which can be more complex than it might sound. With such low interest rates, money in the bank is almost going backwards, while property and shares keep charging ahead even in these uncertain times.

For Auckland investor Rodney Attwood, owning property has given him plenty of choices, which is good news – but now he needs to weigh up all his options and think about the best move for his future retirement. Should he sell them all and put the money somewhere else? Just sell some and