Investors usually want to learn new strategies and techniques or learn more details.  

@Alexis Pierre-Louis Listen to the BP podcasts (especially the one's pertaining to wholesaling) while doing your artwork in your spare time... you will gain a ton of knowledge, tips, and techniques to prevent those mistakes.

I can't speak to the resources you have available in NZ, but in the US most details you can find out for free, or estimate using sound judgement.I think some of the most valid techniques for aggregating the details is to ask other people who own similar properties in your area of interest.  

The best thing is to just actively get involved and learn from the mistakes and winning techniques of other investors. 

Take the property for free and work to clear the leins (advanced technique) or walk away. 

They will use a bunch of sales techniques that make you want to get up and go to the back of the room.  

Sounds like good ole ambulance chasing techniques...

I am new to the forums, but not necessarily new to BiggerPockets as I've been reading articles to learn the 'buzz words' and new concepts/techniques over the past 2-3 years.

If they bought a leasing company, they would part out the leases (office equipment) in various "portfolios" and then dissolve the company.It's just one technique.

Some people are just really, really good at marketing--which she's doing at her talks and in her website copy--but I wonder if she really actually uses the techniques she espouses.