Do You Realise What Your Property is Worth in Today’s Market?

Sales values have moved rapidly in recent times. Not knowing the value of your investment property could be costing you money and the opportunity to expand your property investment portfolio. Are you aware of the...

Time to Review Your Cover

Now is the time to check the extent of insurance cover that you have on your investment property. Things to check are: 1) The extent of cover. Does your policy include building, contents (in the...

Increasing Return on Your Rental Investment with a Garage

Adding a garage or carport can be a great investment If you have the space and the budget, adding a garage or carport on to your property can be a great way to increase its...

3 Qualities of a Dream Tenant

If you’re buying for investment, there is still the task of finding the right tenant to sign your lease. There are many ways of going about this, from searching through the internet, to asking around...

Too Busy to Grow Your Auckland Portfolio?

When you look at the average Property Management portfolio, most landlords get stuck on one or two properties and fail to grow their portfolio to the levels that they could. Why is it that so...

September 20, 2015

Bright-line Test for the Sale of Residential Property

Effectively means from 1st October 2015 tax is payable on any profit on the sale of residential property where the property has not been owned for two years. There is and always has been a statute...

Changes to Tenancy Act Puts Pressure on Compliance

Early in July, Housing Minister, Nick Smith announced significant changes to the Residential Tenancies Act that will see a greater emphasis on compliance. The changes are predominantly around insulation of rental accommodation and smoke alarms...

Vital Paperwork Required During a Tenancy

Other than the tenancy agreement, the ingoing and outgoing condition reports are two of the most vital documents to be held during the management of your property. We pay great attention to detail in our...

October 15, 2013

Checklist for Renting Property in Auckland

Checklist for Renting Property For many people, renting property is their first real estate experience after moving from home, the first step along the road to acquiring property. Renting gives you the time you need...

October 15, 2013

Rental Property Nightmare!!

For as long as I can remember, I have always been asked, by friends, clients, potential clients and tenants,… what is it you do for your commission as a property manager? One of the things I do as...