Time is running out for FREE Property Insulation
The Australian Government has recently released some fantastic news for landlords!!
Under the national building stimulus package, the Government will provide up to $1,200 to cover the cost of installing roof insulation. This means as a M Estate Agent landlord that you won’t have to pay a cent towards improving your property(s) through this program.
Not only will you improve your property(s), you’ll also be doing the right thing by the environment as insulating your roof can lower heating and cooling costs by up to 40%. …Read More
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Why pay bond, how much is it and where is it held?
Tenants are required to pay bond as a security deposit.
If tenants fail to keep the premises clean, cause damage to the property, or don’t pay rent, the Landlord or Agent can claim some or all of the bond at the end of the tenancy. …Read More
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The incentive to succeed
It’s not what you earn but what you do with it that matters.
Many of Australia’s wealthiest people started out with nothing more than a will to succeed. Despite humble beginnings they used their limited financial resources to great effect and built empires. Yet there are many people on high salaries that have little to show for it after a lifetime of work. …Read More
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Market Gone Mad
The market is still very unpredictable, 25 weeks straight in the 80%+ clearance rate which this week being 79%. With interest rates going slightly up and the grant finishing up on 6th December 2009 it will be a volcano with prices to rocket in the next 3-4 weeks. …Read More
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Are you looking to buy a new home and you find your dream home
Are you looking to buy a new home and you find your dream home?
Would you buy before you sell?
Would you risk losing the home of your dreams if the timing was not right?
Some tips for the un- seasoned! …Read More
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Recognising the Difference between Repairs & Improvements for Investment Property Owners
When investors make claims for deductions in their tax returns it is important to know that the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) will differentiate between a REPAIR and an IMPROVEMENT. This is important to know the difference as it could save you thousands of dollars at tax time.
So what is classed as a repair and what is classed as an improvement? …Read More
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Why not become an owner instead of a renter?
Did you know that you can currently still receive the Government’s help in being handed some cash in your hot little hands to put towards your own little piece of bricks and mortar.
Not only are the Government still being reasonably generous with these handouts, but there’s more (just like the steak knives!) however, this will sort of end around the 31st of December 2009 so you have to be quick. …Read More
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Landlords, Tenants and Pets – Providing a Pet Friendly Property
Pets provide an interesting dilemma for landlords. Often tenants with pets have a real struggle to find a suitable rental property. In our experience we have found that people with pets are good stable tenants who remain in a property for longer than the average tenant as they may find suitable alternative accommodation hard to find. So we suggest you do not rule out people with pets, but instead remain flexible and open to prospective tenants with pets. …Read More
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