Hi All,Thank you again for all who responded with advice – well I took it and I dumped our Agent and obtained a wonderful new one who manages a smaller agency that specialise in property rent roll and they have been truly fantastic this week. Turns out that my Property manager at the previous agency left 5 weeks ago and they said that they didn't…[Read more]

Hi all,Thank you for your feedback – as luck would have it I was at the flat yesterday to do a little clean (seeing as it had been vacant for 2 months!) and 2 people walked past and popped their head in. They had seen it on the internet that morning and were keen to look at it. When they called the agent they said they would show them only during…[Read more]

What could a new agent do differently? I must admit, they aren't the most responsive to my queries!

It is in Sandringham. Doesn't have a yard – so probably wouldn't appeal to dog owners.Not a bad idea to offer a weeks free rent…

Has split system, dishwasher – everything is brand new. It isn't the most attractive building from the outside but we felt that the location, the beach, carport and the interior far outweighed the external look of the flat. Truly stumped!!

Many thanks to you all for your advice – this is a great help! We will be meeting with our accountant this coming week. We think that it is definately worth keeping the townhouse as our neighbours in a similar townhouse are currently paying $350 p/w in rent. It is 20km from Melbourne cbd, 10 minute walk to train station, 5 minute drive to beach…[Read more]