Archive for April, 2017

How to spot the dream tenant as a landlord

Investment

Once they’re living in your place, it’s dead easy to spot a bad tenant. They’re usually the ones paying late, causing havoc with the neighbours, treating your place like a tip or demanding endless costly repairs.

In short, making your life – and your property manager’s life – hell.

But if you can select a great tenant from the outset, you … Continue Reading »

Do you have enough money to invest in real estate?

Buying

 

New investors are always asking how much money they need to buy a property, but there’s no one-size-fits-all with real estate.

Domain spoke to some of the leading property buying experts to find out what they would recommend when getting started.

 

The size of the deposit and costs

The most significant consideration for most first-time investors … Continue Reading »

Melbourne vacancy rate hits 10-year low, translating to rental price rises: SQM Research

Investment

 

MELBOURNE’S vacancy rate has dropped to a near 10-year low, reflecting an increasingly unaffordable “landlords’ market” in the city.

SQM Research figures show just 1.7 per cent of the properties being offered for rent in the city remained available in February, equating to 8693 residences.

This was down from 2 per cent in January.

SQM managing director Louis Christopher said the last time … Continue Reading »

The Biggest Fears Of Landlords & Tenants

Investment

FEAR is a driving force in the world of real estate: fear of missing out, fear of losing money, fear of accidentally raising your arm at an auction.

Landlords and tenants comprise a huge slab of Australia’s property scene and each group has their own specific fears. If they knew what scares each other the most, they … Continue Reading »