MILLIONS OF DOLLARS IN UNCLAIMED TAX – Five ways you can improve your Investment Profits
With the End of Financial Year fast approaching, now might be the time to consider your claimable items for the last financial year. Here are some items which many investors miss claiming each year! 1. Not claiming enough As an investor it is important to be thorough with your returns. Items such as smoke alarms, […]
7 Most Common Investment Mistakes
Buying an investment property without thoroughly looking at capital growth and rental return potential. Research is critical when buying an investment property. Most real estate institutes and real estate listing websites throughout Australia provide free online information about the long-term performance of individual suburbs in terms of capital growth, which is a good resource for […]
Beneficial changes to ‘EBM Landlord Insurance’
We are delighted to announce the introduction of significant changes to the RentCover range of landlord insurance policies. The new policy features and increased limits will apply from 1st February (new policies) and for existing policies renewing from 1st April. Although there will be a small premium increase we are confident that the new features […]
Top 10 Property Investment Tips
Buy, Don’t Sell – Buy a quality property in a blue-chip area and where possible, never sell. Once you have one appreciating asset you can build up equity, which you can use to purchase your next property. Buy blue-chip – As mentioned, it’s worth paying market value for a better property in a top suburb […]
The MYTH about the First Two Weeks Rent in Advance…
There is a well-known joke in the property management industry that occurs quite often at the end of a tenancy where a tenant states “What happened to my two weeks rent in advance that I paid when I moved into the property?” It is at this point when we have to take out our calendar […]
What you need to know about increasing the rent
Are you investing in property with planning, purpose and direction? Property investing is about making money. There are short-term returns and long-term returns. Long-term returns relate to capital gains achieved over a long term and short-term returns are the profits you make from the rent less expenses. The obvious way to increase short-term returns is to minimise expenses […]
4 Tips to get the most out of a Property Manager
Here is a great little excerpt we found on Realestate.com.au and just couldn’t help but re-blog it. Property managers come in different shapes and sizes. Just as you research other aspects of investing in property, you should look carefully at the different types of managers out there and the different ways they can support you […]