It’s officially autumn – while the beautiful turning leaves signify a move to colder weather, they also signal a need to schedule a not-so-pleasurable but essential maintenance task for your home: gutter cleaning. Gutter cleaning and gutter maintenance are an important part of home ownership. Your gutters are the collection system, on the edge of your roof. They are designed to divert water that is running …
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Many landlords don’t think about the immediate dangers of self-managing their investment property and sometimes think it is as simple as collecting the rent from their tenants. This couldn’t be further from the reality of what it takes to manage the tenancy of your investment property… Can you afford to take the risk? The immediate dangers in self-managing are leaving yourselves open to many risks …
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The Australian Tax Office (ATO) will look closely if it knocks on your rental property door. Knowing what can and cannot be deducted as a legitimate tax expense can be a minefield when it comes to investment property. Late last year it notified tax agents of the continuing rental audit program of their clients that aims to ensure taxpayers do not over claim rental deductions. …
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Keeping a vacant property well presented and kept to exceptional cleanliness standards particularly through the Summer season, where Wagga’s market shows a dramatic incline in tenant vacation, is extremely beneficial to leasing your property to prospective tenants. When attending an inspection, our leasing consultants ensure that they present the property well – including: Taking in garbage bins Cleaning the mail box of any junk mail/ previous tenant mail …
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As inevitable as death and taxes, in all rental properties some type of maintenance issue will arise from time to time. Just as you would take care of your own home, you need to ensure that your rental property is kept in good working order. This is not only financially beneficial, as it will ensure the value of your investment is upheld, it is also …
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