Landlords say property investment is being unfairly characterised as "unproductive" investment. But property investor Nick Gentle said it was an unfair characterisation of property investment. He said, while that was happening, the property owners would employ tradespeople, suppliers, accountants, lawyers, property managers and bankers or brokers. Gentle rejected suggestions that property investment involved little work. "When I bought a rental property I saved up for a long time to afford the deposit.

Source: Stuff March 01, 2019 00:33 UTC