RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY INVESTORS
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| IS A MANAGING A NECESSARY? |
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Many new investors make the decision to 'save money' by managing their own investment property. They work on the assumption that once they have selected and installed a tenant the only real work is done. Do they, in fact, 'save money' as they intended? |
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| INVESTMENT FINANCE - CONSULTING THE EXPERTS |
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Most residential property investors throughout Australia and New Zealand are relatively inexperienced in the area of property investment finance – after all, eighty three percent of them own just one investment property. How do they stay abreast of the myriad of finance packages being currently offered by financiers, banks and mortgagees to find out what suits them best? |
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| TEMPTED TO SELL YOUR INVESTMENT PROPERTY? |
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Property investment owners sometimes get impatient. They think the market is going up too slowly, or the rent isn't as high as it should be or the the current tenants are not as good as the last ones.
In most areas there has been a rush on dwellings that fall into the first home buyer category now that governments are offering grants to help first home buyers get into the market. As a result, many investment property owners are thinking of putting their properties on the market for sale while the chances of a high price are looking good. |
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| TEN PERCENT AT DAY TEN RULE |
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Many novice investors think that they would like to hold out for the highest rent possible before letting their property – even if this means losing several weeks rent. Is this a good idea? |
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| VENDORS KEEP ABREAST OF SALES PROGRESS |
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Once the marketing programme of a property is underway, it usually takes about two weeks for a vendor to get a feel for how the property is faring in the marketplace - and just how well the agent is doing his or her job. At this point, it is a good idea to ask your agent to schedule a performance review.
What is a performance review and how can this improve a vendor's sale outcomes? |
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| GETTING A GOOD TENANT |
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Nowadays, in many areas, landlords can afford to pick and choose amongst the increasing numbers of tenants looking for somewhere to live that doesn't cost and arm and a leg. This should make it easy for landlords to be sure that any tenant taking over their property is a good one. But many property owners focus on the wrong questions and fail to get the information they need. What are they doing wrong? |
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