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Who will be the tenant of tomorrow?
Tuesday, 25 February 2020
If there’s one thing we love, it’s making predictions about the future of property and real estate. Lately, we’ve been crystal-balling over the future of tenancy. After all, these are the people who will be paying off our mortgages for us – so it’s important to know what trends and shifts we need to be
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Moving Into A Rental Home – 8 Mistakes To Avoid
Tuesday, 10 December 2019
So, the world might be vast, but not all of us are lucky enough to own our own house. Some of us have to rent it out, but that’s not too bad of a deal if you can avoid some basic mistakes that comes with leasing a rental. If you’re looking for a rental home
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7 tips to secure your ideal rental property
Thursday, 12 September 2019
These days, finding a new rental property can seem like an extreme sport! Housing affordability issues mean many of us are renting for longer, driving up competition for the good rental properties that are available. So, when you find the perfect property in your dream location, how can you make sure your application stands out
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5 reasons you should rent instead of buying your home
Monday, 09 September 2019
Owning a home is the dream of every working Australian. It is a cultural norm that has been ingrained in every Aussie right from a young age. But is becoming a homeowner that important? Surprisingly, it is not. Experts argue that renting a house would actually be a more attractive option than buying a house,
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Is engaging a Property Manager Worth it?
Thursday, 10 January 2019
Are the fees property managers charge justifiable and deserved, or are there ways to cut back in this area of your portfolio? We flick through the figures to find out in this article For many with a portfolio of property in their possession, a property manager is a veritable lifesaver, tending to the day-to-day needs
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5 Things your property manager should handle for you
Monday, 06 November 2017
So, you’ve finally secured the purchase of your first investment property, and decided to engage the services of a property manager to keep on top of it for you. Or perhaps you’ve built a solid little portfolio of a few properties that you’re finding it hard to juggle, so you need a property manager to
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Do pets mean more rental income?
Wednesday, 26 April 2017
Can you guess how many pets there are in Australia? Well, there are actually more pets than people! According to the RSPCA, there are more 25 million pets in our country. But here’s the thing: it’s estimated that more than half of rental properties have a no pets policy. So what do these statistics mean?
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Tenant concerns a concern
Friday, 17 March 2017
A report published recently aired many tenant grievances and seemed to indicate that most landlords are doing “the wrong thing”. The report received a lot of press coverage, but unfortunately that’s not surprisingly given there does seem to be a bias when it comes to the tenant/landlord relationship in the media. In fact, the media’s
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The pros & cons of students as tenants
Wednesday, 15 March 2017
When I recommend one or a group of students as tenants the immediate reaction of many landlords is often one of fear and trepidation. These feelings are probably based on memories of their own years as a student – and all the things that happened back then – wild parties, large groups moving in and
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