Finding the best property for your portfolio and securing it at the best price is just the start of your property investment journey. All that means nothing if the property is not managed well. Get tips and advice about selecting the best manager, getting the best from your manager and even what to be aware of if you decide to manage the property yourself.
Conflicting proposals from the Queensland government on rental reforms and giving bodies corporate more power reflect a lack of understanding about strata properties. The result could be an exodus of property investors from the Queensland market. Grant Mifsud has that story for us. Continue reading Fallout from a dis-functional government – Grant Mifsud
Hailed as the first fully integrated online solution for property owners to manage their own investment properties, Instarent, is gaining serious ground in the Australian market. Launched only twelve months ago, the Instarent platform already hosts over 500 properties and is adding 100 new properties every month. Founder AJ Chand joins us. Continue reading Self-managing your property – AJ Chand
Since the start of this year, we’ve seen interest rates plummet as well as the rental market start to strengthen after a few years of mostly benign results. There are a number of ways landlords can increase their rental yields rather than just letting the market do the heavy lifting. We give you six ways to strengthen your rental yield with Shannon Davis. Continue reading 6 ways to lift your rental yield – Shannon Davis
Is it possible that unit owners in Queensland might soon face rules that will ban dogs and smoking in unit blocks. That is the intention of new legislation there and as Grant Mifsud says, it could spread nationally. Continue reading Ban on dogs and smoking in units – Grant Mifsud
At this stage of the market, the pendulum is on the way back to a more balanced rental situation, which means that tenants may not have the luxury of choosing a property at will. So, with multiple applications becoming more common for rental properties, how do you make yours stand out from the crowd? Shannon Davis has a few suggestions. Continue reading Supercharging rental success – Shannon Davis
The laws around the collection and management of tenancy bonds is something that every landlord needs to be aware of. Bonds are just one of the areas that can cause problems for the landlord and the managing agent. We discuss them with tenancy law expert Margaret Barron. Continue reading Tenancy law covered – Margaret Barron
Hear how over a few days you will be able to hear the thoughts of 20+ property experts. To celebrate the launch of his next for sale website, Liam Austin joins us to talk about the event and how his new site will help locate stressed property for sale. Continue reading Finding stressed property – Liam Austin
Time is quickly running out for property owners in Queensland strata schemes to ensure their units are compliant as new smoke alarm rules are set to come into effect. Grant Mifsud warns that suppliers might struggle to meet the demand. Continue reading Action needed on smoke alarms – Grant Mifsud
We asked Josh Masters to tell us what he has observed, amongst his investors (he is a buyers agent), to be the stumbling block that holds some of them back. Although he struggled initially, he did give us a tremendous piece of advice. Continue reading Just do it – even if it does not fit all the criteria – Josh Masters
Quite often when we talk about Strata rules, we think only of the owner, but what about the tenant? Who has liability? I will discuss that with Grant Mifsud – a strata professional. Continue reading Who is to blame – owner or tenant? – Grant Mifsud
