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minimum housing standards

Minimum Housing Standards Have Commenced!

New rules around minimum housing standards for new and renewed tenancies have come into effect as of 1st September, 2023, and will apply to all tenancies from 1st September 2024.  This new legislation contains some standards that you may find...

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Landlord Rights and Responsibilities in Queensland

There are many landlord rights and responsibilites for a new investor, or even an experienced one, to understand when it comes to gaining success in real estate investing. Rental property investment success relies on understanding your basic rights and responsibilities...

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When and How to Sell Your Rental Property

Like any investment, knowing WHEN to sell your rental property can be a tricky call to make. You may consider possibly selling; when your local market has had big gains, or when your rental property is costing too much in...

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Is Air Conditioning a Good Investment for a Rental Property?

Ever have those hot sticky nights where you feel you have no other choice but to run the air conditioner all night? Suffering in the QLD heat especially during the Summer months is not pleasant , and we can all...

investment property

Is your investment property’s rent in line with today’s market?

Rent prices have increased a lot in the last 12 months - are you currently getting the correct market rent for your property?   With the drastic changes moving in the market and with median rents climbing over 10% across...

The 3 Most Confusing Issues for Tenants

Now, this list could easily be 5 or even 10 topics long, but we tried to narrow it down to the top 3 things that are both very common questions or issues and also ones that tenants seem to find...

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What happened to my “two weeks rent in advance”?

If you’re currently a tenant, then you may be wondering why there was a two-week rent in advance payment that was required to be paid before you could move in. To secure a property, you are required to pay two...

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How to Buy and Sell at the Same Time

So, you want to buy a new home, but you need to sell yours to fund the purchase? How do you do it? How do you buy and sell at the same time? Unless you are fortunate enough to have...