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WhyNot, Thank you very much for your response and the link, this is exactly the kind of information I was after. :)

Hi Dazz, I have no intention of discussing 'unlawful' procedures or stepping outside 'the envelope of the RTA'? There are things that are relevant to self-managing landlords that have little to do with the RTA. For example, what do I do if my most promising application is from a person with...

Thank you all for your replies so far! Dazz, that is very true and we all need to understand it in detail, but I am interested in sharing tips beyond just what the law says. Belbo, I am not sure I understand your question? I'm not a student, therefore don't have assignments? :confused...

I am interested to find out what resources self-managing landlords use other than this forum? A lot of the discussions on here are about property managers, and I would like to interact more with people who manage their properties themselves, like I do and have done for a long time. Are there...

Hi jigglypuff, When you find out who has been paying your strata levies, can you pm me with the name, as I have a couple of units that could do with the strata levies being paid by a donor. Especially the one where we are renovating the building and my share is about $35k :D

Hi Silje, I certainly hope it will go to Karratha or Port Hedlands levels :D, although it might a little longer. As mentioned, the yield has been very good (with one hick-up), but capital growth has lagged, especially in the past two years.

Hi Silje, I bought a house in Roxby Downs 4 years ago. It certainly is a roller coaster ride. Yields can be very high, and then something happens at the mine (which it did a couple of years ago, when one of the main shafts got damaged), all the casual workers disappear and all of a sudden...

I had a call a couple of years ago that there was sewerage flowing through my property. Tenants had to evacuate, insurance and council spent a while investigating and in the end they found out that there were two large parrots stuck in the sewer pipes which appeared to have been flushed down the...

Have once again been given notice of one of my tenants leaving and just wanted to check something with the other self-managing landlords here. I'm planning on using Landlords Choice again, as I have been using them for a while, and they are advertising on realestate.com.au again. However, they...

Hi Bazza, I just checked with Landlordschoice, as one of my tenants has once again given notice, and they can now list on realestate.com.au again, although not in all states. My property is in Queensland, and they said they can get my listing up on domain and realestate within a few hours...

Also, it is a UK site. Or am I missing something? :confused:

A friend of mine used their service just last week, so they are definitely operating. They still offer everything they used to, except the re.com.au listing. My friend found new tenants in exactly 3 days just by advertising on domain.com.au, and said to me she couldn't undestand what the big...

Hi Jaycee, why are you waiting and not advertisin it with Landlordschoice? I have used them in the past and rented out my property in no time. Every day of lost rent counts in my humble opinion.

Hi Nek, as I mentioned, I didn't use an agent, but still managed to sell too early all by myself. Of course, it seemed a great price back then, until I found out that half a year later two units in the block that were much, much worse than mine, sold for a higher price.

Hi, there is a recent thread on this, sorry, not sure how to copy it. :confused: I listed my property on re.com.au through www.landlordschoice.com.au.

Hello mickstar, I have sold privately, and it was pretty easy, although I sold too early, as I found out later :( Anyway, I used www.landlordschoice.com.au and it cost me $299. They advertise your property on domain and realestate.com.au.

I have it in one of my properties. It was put in at the request of the tenats and has worked well. This property is in the SA outback, with very little rainfall and a lot of sun, where maintaining a proper lawn is very expensive. Not sure what brand it is, but I've had it for 3 years now and no...

So how did you go with the big decision? It's not easy making the move to self-managing, but I have found it is worth wile. That's true of course until you meet the horror tenant :D

Fortnightly, and in advance. The reason being is that weekly is too much hassle for both parties, and monthly is too long to find out they are going to fall behind.

I think it depends on the area and type of property. 100% agree that you need bulding insurance, but I have a couple of properties where I don't have landlords insurance. They are in capital cities, and I've never had an issue. The one where I have landlords insurance is in a small regional...