Who pays Strata Fees?

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  1. Darlinghurst Boy

    Darlinghurst Boy Well-Known Member

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    i have been looking at a Country Area shop.
    Price is $100,000 and rental return is $130 weekly.

    Strata fees are $726 every quarter .

    Can i give these to a tenant as its Commercial to pay ?
     
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    D.T. Specialist Property Manager Business Member

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    If you write it into your lease, sure.
     
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    What does the lease say? it can certainly be part of the outgoings charged to the tenant but only if that's in the existing lease.
     
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    Ok... I was under the impression being Commercial it was automatic.

    If not .. I doubt its a good investment ... $130 week =$520 month minus the agents fees, taxation , etc then Strata.
     
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    Nothing is automatic.
     
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    have you read the lease? start there. agents frees and strata contributions could be paid by the tenant or landlord, it will all be there in plain English.
     
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    Even if there was a serious lease in place, whereby the tenant pays ALL outgoings - a net yield of 6.8% for a C- grade tenant, in a country town, with little to no growth and income growth prospects?

    Yuck.

    pinkboy
     
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    ^^^ What he said.
     
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    Succinct
     
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  10. Darlinghurst Boy

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    You dont think this is good value?
    Would be $520 a month ...
     
  11. Shady

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    Umm no!
    I'd suggest you spend at least 3-6 months learning about commercial property and ask at least another 300 questions before you buy anything....or better yet, pay a buyers agent who knows commercial property and the area you want to buy in.
     
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