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6 Ways to tell if it’s time to evict your tenants
Tuesday, 17 March 2020
Evicting your tenants is usually a last resort – it’s the last stop on the train, because it’s difficult, time-consuming and more than a little unpleasant. In a nutshell, it comes with legal and financial stresses that most landlords would rather do without – however, sometimes it’s a necessity. Of course you’ll take advice from
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4 common mistakes when selecting a property manager
Thursday, 28 November 2019
Ask any long-term landlord and they will probably say they have experienced the highs and lows of property management. In fact, many investors have learned the hard way about property managers who don’t do much more than collect the rent – and sometimes that doesn’t happen either! Now, every industry has its bad apples, but
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How to manage your property manager
Monday, 02 September 2019
Far too many novice investors falsely believe that their property managers are entirely responsible for their investment properties. They adopt a “set and forget” mindset and blindly hand over the care of their investment to someone who probably is overworked and underpaid! Savvy investors, on the other hand, understand that while they might hand over
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What are your landlord rights when your tenant stops paying rent?
Monday, 18 March 2019
It’s one of the worst nightmares for landlords — a tenant who hasn’t paid rent for weeks and won’t vacate the property. Unfortunately a good tenant can quickly turn into a bad tenant. This can happen due to personal troubles, health issues, drugs, they lose their job or get divorced. But the problem is, as a
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4 Common Mistakes Made When Selecting a Property Manager
Tuesday, 04 September 2018
Buying your first property heralds the beginning of your investment journey, but it does not end with signing that contract and getting that property title. That home or apartment is not going to make money by itself, so for savvy investors, the natural next step is to rent it out and make a killing off
80% of property investors and tenants are underinsured
Wednesday, 11 July 2018
No one likes to think about insurance do they? Well…at least not till they need it and then they hope they are adequately covered. The problem is an alarming 80 per cent of property owners and tenants are underinsured according to EBM |Rentcover. Now this doesn’t mean they are not insured. Data from the Insurance
Your property management team does a lot more than collect rents
Wednesday, 13 September 2017
“I can just collect the rent myself and save a ton of money.” It’s the catch-cry of many investors who are hoping to maximise their property’s overall profit – but there’s one thing I’ve learnt about property manager’s in my time in real estate. They do a lot more than collect rent They do that
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10 tips to maximise your rent
Friday, 07 August 2015
As a property investor, it’s your job to maximise the return on your assets. One way to do this is to maximise your rent. Here’s a list of 10 ways to do this that I’ve learned over the years gaining experience from looking after 1,200 properties for clients through our property management department:
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