Vik replied to the topic QLD vs NSW Management Agent Rates in the forum Help Needed! 9 years, 4 months ago
I’ll be certain to shop around Dean. Two agents I spoke to so far in the Narellan area were asking 6.5%. As I said, I do know others with 5% arrangements that were put in place a couple of years ago so perhaps the agents all met at the pub and decided its time for a price hike. Given there has been some turn over in properties lately is probably…[Read more]
Vik replied to the topic QLD vs NSW Management Agent Rates in the forum Help Needed! 9 years, 4 months ago
Thanks Benny.
I am buying properties at the moment so I haven’t got to the stage of actually haggling on the management rate yet.
One property in the deep southwest of Sydney in an area where median rents are about $450pw and there the agent is asking the 6.5% I mentioned.The other one is in Fortitude Valley and is let for $460pw. That’s where…[Read more]
Vik replied to the topic QLD vs NSW Management Agent Rates in the forum Help Needed! 9 years, 4 months ago
I guess I’m comparing Bris v Syd.
You can see it as 2% or you can see it as 23.5% depending on your point of view. Basically it is another weeks rent you loose.
In 1999, last time I had an IP (in Syd), they were only asking 5%, and there was no GST to put on top back then. What has happened that made the management of properties that much harder for them?Vik started the topic QLD vs NSW Management Agent Rates in the forum Creative Investing 9 years, 4 months ago
Why is it that Agents in QLD ask 8.5% management fees whereas in NSW they are asking 6.5%. What is so hard about managing QLD property?
That said, what are people actually paying? Do you find agents are prepared to negotiate on the rate?
Vik started the topic QLD vs NSW Management Agent Rates in the forum Creative Investing 9 years, 4 months ago
Why is it that Agents in QLD ask 8.5% management fees whereas in NSW they are asking 6.5%. What is so hard about managing QLD property?
That said, what are people actually paying? Do you find agents are prepared to negotiate on the rate?
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