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Are you getting what you pay for?

Are you getting what you pay for?

This question couldn’t be more important, when considering the professional property management you employ for your investment.   We recently had a conversation with some friends who are renting a home in Lake Macquarie.  With no rental history (as previous home owners), they had little to offer by way of evidence to support the fact they would care for the home. As expec...

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Property Presentation Tips When Selling Your Home

Property Presentation Tips When Selling Your Home

10 tips for property presentation  A presentation is one of the most important keys to achieving a top sale price for your home. Great presentation showcases the space and light available and puts buyers at ease. Buyers will stay longer at your inspections if the property is presented in a pleasing way.    Please understand our styling and presentation recommendations do not...

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Protecting your Property Investment

Protecting your Property Investment

Protecting your property investment is your number one priority.  A property investment is likely going to be the most significant asset purchase in your life time.  To get the most out of your property investment you need, firstly, a property manager that you can trust and is focused on your needs, and also the right insurance cover.    Often overlooked, but most necessa...

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Tenant Screening - Protecting Your Investment

Tenant Screening - Protecting Your Investment

Getting the best tenant for your property requires more than just property marketing.  It requires diligence by your managing agent.  As the Property Manager and Licensee of Newcastle Property Investors you will deal with me personally at all times.   I take the time to conduct extensive screening on all applications submitted for a property.  The screening process goes be...

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When to Sell?

When to Sell?

  When to Sell? It is a long held belief that the best time to sell property is toward the end of the year, in the spring/summer period.  While the current high demand, low supply of residential property combined with low interest rates is fueling a stronger than normal winter period, making this winter a little different, it is still fair to think that the end of the year will be w...

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Making the most of your backyard

Making the most of your backyard

Do you want to know how to make money in your backyard? You don’t need a massive block of land, we’ve done it with less than 500 sqm. You can build a brand new quality 2 Bedroom home for under $130,000 which will give you a rental return of $350 - $400 per week. This is a great ROI and would be a massive advantage to most Mum and Dad property owners or investors. Think of wh...

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Quality versus Quantity in Property Management

Quality versus Quantity in Property Management

HOW MANY PROPERTIES DOES YOUR AGENCY MANAGE? This is a question that each and every landlord or real estate investor should ask themselves before deciding on what agency they chose to manage their investment.   Your managing agent may have hundreds of residential properties on their books while employing a limited number of Qualified, Licensed Property Managers to manage those propertie...

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Why use a Professional Property Manager?

Why use a Professional Property Manager?

I know of many people who manage their own investments. Is it worth the money they save on management fees? That’s a question for each individual and comes down to what you think your time is worth. Sometimes I see that the relationship between an owner and tenant in these scenarios become personal, making it difficult to obtain the maximum return on the investment. While I manage your...

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Choosing your Managing Agent...

Choosing your Managing Agent...

Do you want to be a number in the very long list of properties many property manager’s look after? A vast majority of Real Estate Agent companies have hundreds of properties to manage. At times these properties slip through the cracks and the owners don’t receive the service they pay for, or deserve.   Recently, I received a property to manage where it had been with two diff...

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The small things are important...

The small things are important...

Landlords and Tenants are the valued clients of our NPI. They are the ones we want to make sure are happy and relaxed with their property, both as owners of the home and tenants of the home.   Have you ever noticed in life that it's the small things that often make us the happiest and at the same time other small things make us the crankiest. It all depends which side of the situation we...

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