I never hear from my Property Manager. They must be doing a good job… OR ARE THEY?

I hear this statement all the time. “I am happy with my property manager because they are low maintenance”. That’s great, but ARE THEY DOING THEIR JOB or are you in for a great surprise one day? Sure, you are busy. We all are. As long as the rent keeps coming in to cover the
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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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Routine Inspections Explained

Routine Inspections: All you ever wanted to know

The most important, and realistically only, tool a property manager has to ensure the physical well being of a property under their care, are the good old routine inspections. Simply put, routine inspections are on-site assessments that are carried out at regular intervals, to ensure that properties under a managing agent’s care, are looked after
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Tenant Responsibilities and Expectations

The most fundamental discussion a property manager needs to have with a new tenant is their day-to-day responsibilities under the Tenancy Act. It’s amazing how often property managers neglect to have a simple conversation assuming that tenants somehow are familiar with the intricacies of the legislation and familiar with what is expected of them… Well,
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