@scoop as a landlord, you pay 7% to 8% of the rent to your agent to NOT have to deal with or worry about these things. I would suggest another...
Hey @Aman Mehta, you may be bound by the exclusive authority period, but if the agent can't help you, they should let you go. COVID and the market...
6 months leases are cool - consider it a trial. But a 6 month lease in June - NO WAY! Make it 7 :)
And a good agent will remind you of the upcoming policy renewal date in case you forget. My advice to clients is to have all bills be sent to the...
If your prospective agents ask if you have applied for other properties, answer honestly because they will most likely find out that have and if...
@Mat, regardless of the use of "liable", I don't want my businesses or my client's tenants exposed to any potential risks where possible. If this...
@rizzle, I don't have the exact answer to the legality of your question right now, but here's an example to think about: I am not an electrician,...
@Fernfurn but do you have smoke alarm maintenance in place? If not, I highly recommend you do.
Think of your property as a car and your PM as a mechanic. I have an older car - 2004 - it's not worth much and it is my second car. It was...
You could try Anthony Watson from One Village in Richmond. Full disclosure: I'm a part-owner of this agency - but we're great - easy going with...
Yep - what Sam said :) ps. Hi Sam!
Hey, I'm actually a Geelong PM and we highly recommend smoke alarm maintenance. We use Smarthouse as a preference and it's $99 annually. I also...
Smoke alarms are my most important risk factor as a PM business-owner. Our managing authorities have smoke alarm maintenance built-in so you can't...
As an investor, we have moved two of our buildings (with the votes of others) to Excel Strata. As a PM, we have recommended Excel Strata to...
Hi Lou, don't quote me but AirBnB has a lot of its own good insurance. Landlord insurance providers like Property Insurance Plus (my preference)...
We have never received a kickback on trades. I've never been interested in rebates or secret commissions because it's not in the best interest of...
Absolutely. Di Coad from Coad Real Estate. I am an agent myself and Di's team are looking after two of ours in Fitzroy. HIGHLY recommend :)
We always recommend Property Insurance Plus and EBM. Terri Scheer would be third for us and we generally steer clients away from the big insurers...
PM's can't prevent Christmas vacancies. Consider this: - Landlord buys property in Sep, settles mid Nov. - PM finds tenant in Dec. Aware of the...
Look at their advertising online - that's a good place to start to see some quality. Then, Google their business names and look the google reviews...
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