Mega-landlord Ron Goodwin says a national conference for property owners has furthered his knowledge of the sector.
Goodwin, 74, has 37 Auckland and Hamilton properties generating $14,500 a week in rent. He was at the Property Investors Federation conference which ran until Sunday.
"New Zealand landlords are ordinary, hard-working, honest, decent, thrifty, frugal people from all walks of life who just want to build up a nest-egg for their retirement, or for their family or whatever," he said.
Goodwin had this month advised landlords not to be "too kind" to tenants, which drew strong criticism from many quarters and sparked a landlord versus tenants debate in the Herald.
He said the publicity had resulted in widespread praise for his views.