flochan wrote:
How  do you feel about real estate agents putting tenants into your your investment properties without first having discussing with you, the landlord. Personally I  feel as a landlord I would like to be more involved: to know who my tenants are; how many persons are  moving in etc.  What  and if there are more than one appl…[Read more]

Thanks for the comment Sez, I got one new agent, not a good start at the moment but hopefully it's only a teething problem. I'll give it time for them to proof themselves. I'll be looking to check on my other agents as well. In my tenant life at the moment, I am faced with an interesting situation where I am about to move out to a different…[Read more]

Hi Jamie, It has came across my mind several times but how do you manage the distance? i.e. different state, or in regional area, specially during the letting period where we need to have several open houses with work commitment, study and family?Do you use your lawyer to draft up the tenancy agreement? and even checking the workmanship for the…[Read more]

Thanks John, that's interesting. Do you know where I can find literature about this?I just bought a property in Tassie and on the offer contract there are option whether I need to pay for GST or not, i.e. if vendor is not registered then I don't have to, which is new to me to find such condition on residential property contract. I am thinking to…[Read more]

Corpred has done a really good job for me in melbourne. They want payment made first before visiting the property, but turned out to be fair dinkum.

Hi cmason,I just made an offer for one in Newnham…How about Harcourts Launceston for property management? or has anybody dealt with them before?What sort off management and letting fee should i asked for in this area?…I've been paying only around 7% for my IP in Melbourne. Can I expect the same?

Hi Derek, Thanks for the comment….80% LMI cap is news to me (Is this with the big four banks?). I am holding on one property in Hoppers Crossing and the market seems to pick up well in the last two years. I am ready to add another to the portfolio, but not really sure where in Melbourne to invest it. I cap myself at 400k so I don't over exposed…[Read more]

Thanks for the replay cmason. Who are the RE agents to watch from your experience? Which side is the good side of Ravenswood?What other people think? will that price jump in 2002 happens again as prices in the mainland are reasonably inflated now… Also, I notice when trying to deal with the agents in Tasmania they don't really do much. When I…[Read more]