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NZ Herald: Investment property in retirement: What to weigh before you sell or wait

Brightly Nov 3, 2026, 3:21:43 PM

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Retirement can shift a rental from wealth-building to funding bills.

For years, your rental property was the plan. You borrowed to buy it, collected rent, perhaps topped up the mortgage, and watched the value grow. The last few years have been harder, but you hung in there. Now you are retired, or close to it. When do you turn that property into money you can actually use?

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