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Hi All, I've not really posted about my personal situation before - and have focused on dishing out my $0.02 to others :). Now seeking some thoughts... Here's our position: My partner and I are both 25, and have a combined income of $127K before tax and we have: 1. IP - St George IO...

Hi all, I have an overall understanding of depreciation, scrapping, usable life of things etc, and I can give some really basic and general advice to my clients before telling them to ring a professional. One of my owners has a unit that is 5 years old, and has been claiming according to...

So I am sitting in my office, doing rent arrears. I just thought I would write down some of the excuses I have heard this morning. 1. "I am on holidays and not using the property" - 25yo Australian lady thinks just because she is not sleeping in her unit, she does not need to pay rent. She...

All PMs knew this was coming, but some private landlords may not: The RTA has again refreshed ALL the forms associated with a tenancy in Queensland. This is to coincide with changes at the RTA - notably they are no longer working with Australia Post to facilitate Bonds. All lodgements and...

Got your attention? Thought I might share a tip that has served me well recently. Many of our rental managements are in areas of high supply and low, slow demand. Trying to rent a brand new 2 bed, 2 bath, 1 LUG when there are 30 other brand new, identical units in the surrounding blocks can...

Hi All, I just wanted to share my recent experience that relates to a landlord accepting rent up-front, and share a general warning regarding this common practice. When people apply for properties through our agency, they often will ask if the owner would be likely to accept their...