Property Management - Investment Strategies

• Secrets to saving money as a DIY landlord

  Many landlords are looking for opportunities to claw back profits any way they can. One way to minimise their real estate overheads is to self-manage investment properties – but do the pros genuinely outweigh the cons? read more

• ‘Self-managing his property cost him $10,000’

  Xenia Ioannou has worked with plenty of self-managed landlords who have turned to her for help after landing in sticky situations. This one was having a particularly tough time read more

• 8 questions to qualify your property manager

  Do you have a policy to never, ever hand out keys to prospective tenants? read more

• Can you save money as a DIY landlord?

  As rents stabilise in many markets across the country, landlords are looking for opportunities to claw back profits any way they can. One way to minimise your real estate overheads is to self-manage your investment property – but do the pros genuinely outweigh the cons? read more

• Property manager tries to clean out investor

  Think your property manager is a useless rotter? Spare a thought for WA investor Bronwyn Holmes who says she’s had to deal with levels of incompetence that go beyond belief read more

• 6 signs your property manager is doing a bad job

  Most investors would be surprised at just how bad a lot of property managers really are. But is yours one of them? read more

• Danger suburbs in largest capital cities

  Watch out! Any investor that purchases property in these urban areas is likely to see their property values tank on the back of lackluster demand and a steep oversupply of housing read more

• How to save big on maintenance costs

  Low capital growth getting you down? In the spirit of the old saying ‘a penny saved is a penny earned’, Your Investment Property takes a look at some of the often overlooked ways investors can save money on maintenance read more

• 10 cheap, easy ways to boost your rent

  RUN Property chief executive Rob Farmer shares his top 10 tips for maximising the rent you get from your investment property read more