What is gross rental yield, what is a good rental yield, and how can you ensure you do get a good return on your property investment? What’s the difference between gross rental yield and net rental yield? Good questions, and we’ve come up with some great ways to boost your chances of getting a good
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Moving out of a rental property… It might seem relatively straightforward because tenants do it regularly. However, without a handy checklist for renters moving out, it might not be quite as simple or straightforward as it sounds! Indeed, when you’re moving there are so many important tasks to remember to do, and details to organise,
Brisbane, and most of Queensland’s east coast, experience severe storms over summer that often bring torrential rain, heavy winds, and severe lightning. These all pose a significant threat to your rental property. The last thing you want, or need, is to endanger the safety of your tenants! You also want to safeguard your investment property
The pesky questions of rental property pest control… is it a landlord or tenant responsibility? If you’re a landlord, you probably think pest control in your rental property is your responsibility. If you’re a tenant, you probably also think it’s the landlord’s responsibility! However, it turns out that, in Queensland at least, the truth about
Owning an investment property in today’s real estate market can be an excellent addition to your portfolio. However, it does require effective property management services to ensure optimal returns. Unfortunately, many agencies fail to deliver the level of service that you, as a landlord, deserve. If you find you’re not happy with your current property
The rental market is generally buoyant in much of Queensland. Yet, the standard of property management Brisbane landlords receive is often inefficient. Of course, there are some excellent residential property management companies in the city doing a great job. However, you don’t need to be a big landlord – with dozens of properties in your
Recently, we conducted an in-house questionnaire with our new owners on what makes a good property manager. The answers have provided some insight into some of the factors that they weigh up when building on a property portfolio. In particular, their answers gave insights on how to ensure they find the most appropriate property manager
Anyone who owns investment property will be wanting to know what rental property tax deductions they can claim. When it comes to your investment property, of course you want to maximise your return. The best thing you can do is plan ahead and know what you can claim on tax and what you can’t. Keeping good
Owning an investment property can be stressful if you don’t have a good real estate property management company handling it for you. So, it pays to instantly recognise bad property management when you see it. Because, on the flip side, a great property manager can actually optimise your investment property return. The right property manager even
If you’re renting, you most likely understand the feeling of your living spaces not quite feeling like home. It might be because you’re not sure how long you will be there. Or, it could be because you don’t know how to make it more homely without alterations. It’s common to feel this way when you’re
