Be careful and ask the agent you intend to ‘break’ the lease with what they will record on TICA or any other authority.
If you have paid bond and 2 weeks rent up front on new property, any good agent can relet within that time, give you back bond/rent money balance and NOT record anything.
Just keep talking with agent.
Brian

While I would suggest speaking with an accountant/planner etc, I actually did all my stuff off the internet. Complete from start up to through to registration etc. They just sent a folder with all done etc.
Unfortunately, I have lost the bookmark and have no idea of who I used (all my folders etc are with acct). Its just a company that specialises…[Read more]

Had an IP in Cannon Hill Qld that actually backed on to railway line. It was a brand new replica Qlder. Got absolute max rental and couldn’t (well actually they did very reluctantly) get tenants to move cos they just loved the trains. Value was not affected and Govt actually built one of those huge sound barriers so cannot now see trains or…[Read more]

I would try to do it yourself. You can always get a PM later.
When I lived in the ACT I managed 5 properties in Brisbane. I even managed them when I lived in Kunnunurra. If you can learn from a website (like the RTA (Not the RTA in NSW) for Qld) give it a go. We used to fly up from ACT and conduct open houses for rent. You get to meet…[Read more]