Is your pool safety up to standard this summer?
November 21, 2017
For many home owners and tenants, pools are a desirable feature in a property, and for some the ultimate luxury, particularly in a long hot summer. Having a pool may attract a larger pool of tenants, especially families, and may have the potential to increase the rental return from your investment. It is vital, however, …more »
Eight seconds to make an impression
November 15, 2017
Depending where you read it, somewhere around 88 per cent, and anything up to 95 per cent, of prospective buyers go online to search, which means images of your property are their first point of contact. Creating the right perception of your property, making it the best on offer they see, is crucial to the …more »
Ask the Questions
November 7, 2017
Go ahead and ask We hear a lot about first time buyers, but what about first time sellers? Once the decision to sell has been made, property owners may feel daunted by the next task – choosing an agent. There are plenty of research methods, with one of the best being to talk with neighbours, …more »
Choosing the right gift
November 2, 2017
Choosing the right gift Real estate agents are amongst many professional who like to thank their customers by giving gifts, in this case it is usually thanking sellers for the listing or celebrating the sale, or a house-warming gift for buyers. Pat Hiban, the author of the NYT bestselling book, 6 steps to 7 figures: A …more »
House or Apartment? The first home owners debate.
November 1, 2017
While blogger, Jennifer K, didn’t buy an apartment as her first home, the apartment-lifestyle has its attractions. When I was younger – I’m talking well before I ever considered buying my first home – I loved the idea of living in an apartment right in the middle of the city, with everything at your …more »
Divide and conquer
October 27, 2017
If you would like the end of your home loan repayments to come sooner, consider this: Do you repay monthly? Divide that amount by two. Then simply change to repaying that amount fortnightly. Instead of 12 monthly repayments, you’ll make 26 fortnightly payments, which is like a whole extra month of repayments. Don’t dismiss the …more »
Consider the strategy of ‘rentvesting’
October 25, 2017
Recent first-time home buyer, Jennifer K, considers the strategy of ‘rentvesting’. If you’re like me, when I was looking at buying my first home I came across the term ‘rentvesting’ quite a bit in my late night trawls for advice from the World Wide Web. I just brushed it off at the time, thinking …more »
Annoy the customer: Why would you!
October 25, 2017
Annoy the customer: Why would you! An Inman story recently explored the top seven ways that real estate agents can annoy their customers. The first three mentioned were not responding promptly, showing up unannounced and having an outdated website. Hopefully you do not recognise any of those traits in yourself! The remaining four were being tardy; missing …more »