Australia wide we are seeing record low levels of rental properties and sale listings putting upward pressure on both the rental and sales market. I’ve been digging into the numbers and nationally, the total number of properties advertised for sale over the last four weeks was 13.3% lower than the same period a year ago, demonstrating an ongoing shortage of available housing to purchase. Property is a tangible asset and [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gey6PO1juCs&feature=youtu.be So, the property here, just over my shoulder, is one of my first investment properties. I did a live video a couple of years ago explaining that I always attend my annual inspections with my property manager. Now, there's three reasons why I do that. Reason one. Because I get to make sure that my property manager is doing their job. I pay money for a service, I wanna make [...]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP_2iA_qeOk One of my top tips in keeping a tenant happy in an investment property is to let them do things to make it their home. So let them put pictures up on the wall, let them pour a concrete slab to put their wheelie bins on. One of my tenants wanted to put a garden shed and a concrete slab for the wheelie bins, they're very much into their garden, [...]
https://youtu.be/HS1tHCBNauY Hi everyone, Leonie here from Wealthology and today I wanted to give you some tips to increasing your rent on your investment properties. December is a great time to notify your tenant that you'll be increasing your rent. So we recommend having your tenancy agreement expire in January. You must give eight weeks notice to a tenant that you're increasing the rent or that you're wanting the tenant to move [...]
When you go to rent your house, its success will rely heavily on your rental strategy. As property investors, we want to ensure that our property is leased efficiently and for the highest possible return. Good tenants are a precious commodity, they pay their rent on time, they treat the property as if it were their own home and they stay for a longer period of time. Helping us uncover the [...]
What are my rights, as a Landlord, if I receive a tenancy application with a pet? When it comes to leasing a property you own, knowing the landlord rights about allowing or refusing pets can play a huge factor in the level of enquiry your property will receive. In Queensland, a landlord has the right to accept or refuse pets at their property. However, if you own a unit or townhouse, many body corporate [...]
