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Recognition

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Recently we received 2 awards. It was a real surprise as we have not been seeking these. The companies that awarded them to us, reached out, to let us know. For us our reward is just looking after our landlords and tenants the very best we can. I’d be surprised if we are the best property managers on the Sunshine Coast but what I do know is we work really hard, we work long hours and we really care about our landlords and tenants. So while I am unsure about being the best I know we try to be the very best we can. This week I got a lovely email from the Australian Business Quality Awards to inform me that we have won The Best Property Management for the Sunshine Coast in 2022. I have to admit we had no idea who the Australian Business Quality Awards are but it’s still nice to be recognised in some way. They have said “We have awarded Asset Agents as The Best Property Management in Sunshine Coast for 2022. An overall quality score exceeding 95% was achieved, mak...

Preparing the Home You Live in to be Rented to the Best Tenant Possible

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PREPARING THE HOME YOU LIVE IN TO BE RENTED TO THE BEST TENANT POSSIBLE When you live in a home in Qld  that you now plan to rent there are a few things you need to get organised. Some of this you can do yourself and some you can engage the help from the property manager you choose to engage.   This is a list to point you in the right direction.    RENTAL APPRAISAL Great place to start is to have an experienced property manager let you know what weekly rent might be achievable. These can be done remotely and in person. If you are in business a remote appraisal is a good way to get a start and get an idea. I do a fair few of these and usually they are to people that request them within 24 hours. Using information online about the owner property and then researching what similar properties in the area have been renting for.  CHOOSING A PROPERTY MANAGER Choose a property manager early because they can assist and guide you. Along the way as...

 5 Biggest Mistakes Property Investors Make that Cost Them Tens of Thousands in Lost Profit

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5 BIGGEST MISTAKES PROPERTY INVESTORS MAKE THAT COST THEM TENS OF THOUSANDS IN LOST PROFIT People buy an investment property for 1 reason. To build wealth. As a property investment specialist I’m constantly shocked at how property investors are losing 10’s of thousands of dollars investing in property that could easily be avoided. The thing is they just don’t realise it.   So here is my 5 biggest mistakes property investors make that cost them tens of thousands in lost profit   STOCK MARKET VS PROPERTY INVESTING Have you ever heard an investor who owns PHP shares say to you “PHP wanted to give me a $7,250 dividend this year, but I told them to keep it. It’s  OK they probably need it more than me”. Property investors do this all the time. “Oh they are good tenants. I don’t want to lose them so I will keep the rent low for years and while it means I will retire much poorer than what I’d like. It’s OK.  Compound rent is like compound interest. Have you hea...

What is a rental appraisal ? Explained in detail

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WHAT IS A RENTAL APPRAISAL? I get a lot of first time property investors wondering what the first step is when engaging a property manager. Probably the first thing to do is to get a rental appraisal. I’ve found some investors are not sure what is a rental appraisal, fair enough considering for many this is the first time investing in property. So I hope to outline what a rental appraisal is here in this article.   RENTAL APPRAISAL SUNSHINE COAST QLD If you would like a rental appraisal on the Sunshine Coast please reach out to me. A rental appraisal is where an experienced property manager will give the property investor an indication of what the likely rental income will be on their investment property when it’s rented out. There are a few ways these can be done and prices will be different depending on the property type, location, age, quality of fixtures, number of bedrooms etc etc.    REMOTE OR ON SITE RENTAL APPRAISALS The best property managers on the ...