My concern is: would all property managers in the area give me ‘best case scenario’ though? If they told me rental market was difficult in the area they’d put themselves out of job.

My point is: how would property managers be objective and independent as they do have a vested interest in the real estate market in the area.

Thank you for your response.

I agree that talking with people on the ground would probably be my best bet.

I still have questions though:
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What do you mean by “independent property manager”?

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“Try http://www.property.com.au and check out the free suburb snapshot, see how the area is faring as far as growth, household occupancy, no. of schools in area, area size etc etc etc.”

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