6 Costly Mistakes Landlords make

No one said property investing was easy. And whilst most people talk about the front end of the process, the part by which one buys the property, the boring part of the journey, the part that involves holding the property for long, long periods of time, when nothing seems to happen, is rarely of interest!
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RC Mortgage Broking recommendations… I am worried and this is why!

Never a dull moment in Real Estate. This week the industry was on the news again, thanks to the Royal Commission’s recommendation to abolish upfront and trail commissions to the Mortgage Broking Industry – which are currently paid by the banks. This is the not-so-successful UK model and the model introduced in New Zealand In
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Forgotten Rent Increases

“Rent Increase Inertia” may be the difference between keeping and selling your property!

I see it all the time… rental properties come to us with a current rent of $20, $30, and even $50 or $80 lower than market rate. The reason is a phenomenon I call “Rent Increase Inertia”. What is “Rent Increase Inertia” and what should Landlords and Property Managers do to avoid falling into it? 
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Doom and gloom? Who cares? Life goes on!

Ubiquitous technology means that news travel fast and bad news even faster. Human nature forces us to focus on the property market doom and gloom and forget that real life goes on. Well I say no more! Life is busy and seems to be getting busier by the day. And even when it is meant
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Self manage your property: What does it take?

Every landlord – especially those brave ones with time on their hands – has thought about it. Some have tried it and failed. A few have been successful. In this article, I will try and paint the picture of what it takes for landlords to be successful in managing your own property. Self managing as a
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Rent your property quicker

8 tips every landlord should follow to minimise vacancy periods

You just had some bad news. Your property manager informed you that your tenant has submitted their notice and they are vacating in a few weeks. What can you as the landlord do to fast-track the process of finding your next tenant and minimise your vacancy period? With many developments and about 75,000 units due
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Real Estate Investors

The property investors I know!

This blog is dedicated to all the hardworking property investors that I either know as customers of NextGen or met over the years. Targeted by the politicians, often blamed by the media, regularly taken advantage of by the banks, and almost always frowned upon by the general public, unlike other types of investors – property
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Sky is not falling

Should a Sydney or Melbourne investor be concerned?

I have a confession to make: I am a property investor BUT I have stopped reading the media about real estate! They are just depressing and I must admit, all this negative hype, was starting to get into my nerves and – I suspect – it was affecting my judgment. I saw it happening in
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