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I feel the need to try and help friends to open their eyes to this, but delayed gratification is often a pretty hard sell. However I guess the way we have to look at it is that if everyone saw the same then there would not be the same opportunities.

The 12 months was locked in to firstly fix the rent, but also importantly to lock in some stability, as I don't want to be moving again in 6 months time. Rent is currently $500wk, which is maybe slightly above market. I would be surprised if things didn't go to $515-525 in 12 months time, which...

Was without the internet for a couple of weeks while we moved, so no time to check up on this thread. We have met the owner a couple of times now as he is organising a repaint of the front of the house. I suggested to the agent when we signed the lease that if the owner pays for paint I am...

Signed, sealed, delivered. Big plug to LJ Hooker Carlingford, where I have dealt with 3 staff from the property management team and they have all been extremely helpful and not even once did they question if I am a criminal. Hopefully the end of this thread now :D

With this week's heat wave I may have to ask for an in ground swimming pool to be installed too. It is only fair!

We may have a good ending to the story. Turned up to the inspection that I booked yesterday. Agent was very friendly and said to drop by the office if I was interested to speak to the main PM, this guy was just her assistant who does the open houses. Filled out the application form at their...

Would you sell a sculpture of an animal on eBay but in the single photo just show the foot? "I want to know what it looks like on the inside" should be a pretty reasonable request and not require a physical visit to the property in this day and age.

Then tomorrow I shall just not turn up to the appointment so that I blend in! :p

In Sydney and looking around the Epping area. Feeling much more positive tonight as some more stock hits the market!

haha yeah it sucks for sure! Unfortunately my reliable PM contacts are on the central coast. Never fear, the tables have turned yet again and I have found an agent who is giving me a private inspection tomorrow of a bigger and better place. She seemed surprisingly eager to help me out, so maybe...

After several missed promises that I would be called back over the last 2 days I have been rejected by SMS. Double incomes with long tenure, no dependents, strong bank statements and investment properties doesn't cancel out not having a rental history. Awesome. Back to Domain and...

According to the agent this morning the LL was given the rundown on all of the applications and is still yet to make a decision. Maybe I am different, or a cowboy, but if I am given a few applications to review then I will usually make the decision within 5mins. I'm not very good at...

We now appear to be a front runner for a place that we saw yesterday, especially as we have offered over the asking rental amount (still a pretty fair price for the area though). I think that the overgrown garden turned a lot of the people away, I have no worries looking well beyond that...

Unfortunately I don't own property in the area where I want to live, or that would have been my first call too :) The dramas continued after my post earlier today. The nice agent called back to say that the property had sold today, I didn't even know it was listed for sale! However, it seems...

I'm not fussed at all who is renting it out, as long as they advertise on Domain or RealEstate.com.au so that I can find the ad!

To avoid the frustration of "not knowing" I can completely understand that. We are under 30 and have no dependents, so moving around a bit for the next few years won't be too much of a nightmare. In the end the reason why we have decided to rent rather than buy comes down to the numbers...

The most frustrating one didn't have any of the forms available online. They state on their website that they are only able to hand out the forms at open houses. Just like everyone else here I would expect that being prepared and having all my forms and documentation ready would be a plus! I am...

Sometimes you are thrown to the other side of the fence and realise what everyone else has been complaining about, earlier this week was that day for me. I have had plenty of dealings with agents for many years, I even was one for a few years. But, my dealings from the "customer" side were...