All Entries in the "Property Investment Tips" Category
Investing In Property Security
Owning investment properties is not all about making money, but with that in mind there are many issues that can be overlooked when it comes to building wealth with property investing.
Property Investment Security
Note I am not saying secure your property as in have asset protection but making your property secure so that the tenants are [...]
Fixed Interest Loans Help New Property Investors
When an investors buys their first property there is no doubt that quite a lot of stress is involved. There is so much to research and there is so much to learn.
Then on top of that there is the decision to make about which property to buy, and then there is the decision on which [...]
Pest Control In Rental Properties
A situation has come to my notice that I believe is worth sharing and that is the use by some landlords or property managers of unlicensed pest management technicians(PMT) for pest control.
What has been happening in some instances is that carpet cleaners and other property cleaners have offered pest control services in rental properties. When these services [...]
Tips For Self Managing Investment Properties
When an investor decides to manage their own investment property/s the process needs to have a set of steps set up and the investor needs to ensure that they are familiar with the rental laws in the particular state that the property is in.
1. Know the law. Managing your own investment property can run quite [...]
Open Home Etiquette When Viewing
I read an article the other day which I thought was worth giving some thought to. It was about open home etiquette and also house inspections. Here are some points to consider, some of them benefitting you as a buyer and some just a matter of courtesy:
If you are serious about viewing houses then it [...]
Invest in What You Know
It can be quite stressful to start property investing so when starting out it is a good idea to invest in property that you know.
What I mean by this is that if you have only ever:
owned residential property then it is more than likely less stressful for you to buy residential property initially – also [...]
Tips for Styling a Property Investment
When replacing items in an investment property or when refurbishing an investment property here are some style tips that will help:
curtains – make sure the measurement just skims the floor because curtains touching the floor will be ruined much quicker
curtains – choose fabrics or coverings to suit the room – for example chose curtains that [...]
Looking for Property Tenants
The REIQ Journal states that most real estate offices now have landlords as tenants in their rent rolls. A growing trend is where landlords are now renting properties that suit their needs and own properties that they are renting out.
Reasons for landlords renting.
An interesting development is taking place where many ‘jobs’ are now contract positions. [...]
What To Do With Spare Cash and Your Investment Properties
I have just been reading an article regarding finance and some very interesting points came to my attention. Essentially the article was about financing and refinancing properties for investment but the point that I would like to bring up is the one regarding ’spare cash’.
Strategies used to build equity in investment properties are many and varied [...]
Do Your Property Tenants Receive ‘Customer Service’
Interesting concept isn’t it? But I wonder how many property investors actually view their tenants as customers.
Often in the blogs there is reference to running property investing as a ‘business’ and taking the view of looking after tenants receive ‘customer service’ is taking that view one step further.
When was the last time you unexpectedly received [...]
