This is why I like to manage my own property.  I only had one week inbetween tenants.You can be in control.  Some PMs dont care how much time elapses.

Thanks Paul for all the good sites, I am reading through them all.

I'm going to Carly Crutchfield tomorrow here in Perth WA.  Its a one day Seminar for free.  I hope to do some networking.

I manage my own investment property. May be I have been lucky but I have had good tenants who have looked after the place.  I like to be able to choose the tenants myself and be in control.  I dont find it difficult or time consuming.  I check out the prospective tenants and also go off a bit of gut feeling too when I meet with them and talk to them.

I have been in touch with a couple of people who offer to buy houses.  They want to find a purchaser who puts an option on my house.  These guys get a deposit of $15000 or $20000 (which they keep) but which comes off the price of my house.  I am thinking of doing it myself, finding a purchaser and then going to a Solicitor to draw up the do…[Read more]

I have rented a room in my house.  It has worked out well.  The person is honest, always pays the rent on time and I know she's not going to steal my stuff.  She is respectful of my things, I said she can use anything of mine as I have a house full of furniture etc. Her room was unfurnished and she has put all her own things in  including bed, dra…[Read more]