As property managers, we are in a unique position where we have more access to people’s lives and homes than most. We get to glimpse “behind the doors” of what goes on in someone’s private life. It is very much a privilege. Unfortunately, Domestic and Family Violence is something we see all too often…
If you were to use Eisenhower’s Matrix to help prioritise preventative maintenance for investment properties, we believe cleaning the gutters of a property would make the top right hand corner quadrant under the “significant” banner. Nothing screams “rental property” more than small shrubs growing out of the gutters on a roof. It’s unsightly, but more…
Decisions, decisions, decisions! Who would have thought being the owner of an investment property would require so many decisions? It seems every time you turn around, you are being asked to decide what you would like to do. And decision fatigue… well it’s a real thing. Apparently, the average person makes about 35,000 decisions in…
In the realm of securing new tenants for your investment property, or as a tenant, preparing to move home you may feel distracted and devote the time to devote attention and care to a very important document – the Ingoing Condition Report In our opinion this document is a critical part of setting up for…
As we embrace those new year feels, we are pleased to report that the local rental market is as strong as we can remember seeing it. I was talking with Kim Williams, our Senior Property Manager with 40 years of experience in the local real estate rental market, and she tells me that she cannot…
As we eagerly anticipate the arrival of summer, a pertinent topic is on the minds of landlords and tenants alike: the role of ceiling fans in rental properties. During open houses, we’ve been fielding inquiries from potential tenants about the availability of air conditioning or ceiling fans, signalling the approaching hot summer days. Today, let’s…
Accidents happen. We are humans after all and as much as it is difficult to accept at times, not perfect. A bowl or glass jar slipping from our fingers onto the kitchen tiles is something most of us have experienced personally (sometimes more than once). And who hasn’t witnessed a wayward throw during a hotly…
Demand from Tenants has been soaring and with short supply we have seen a surge in weekly rents in the past few weeks. At the time of filming there were actually more properties to buy in Manly than there were available to rent – which really is an extraordinary shift in the market dynamics! Its…
When it comes to being a Landlord there are can be many responsibilities and considerations to address. One common question that owners of rental property grapple with is whether they need to provide a clothes dryer for their tenants. Given that Rightside is based in the Norther Beaches of Sydney in New South Wales, so…
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