PropertyInvesting.com | JamesC | Activity https://www.propertyinvesting.com/members/jameschappie/activity/ Activity feed for JamesC. Fri, 01 May 2026 19:14:28 +0000 https://buddypress.org/?v=2.8.1 en-US 30 hourly 2 0e01e189470d1988ab2a29e02c762a6b JamesC replied to the topic Vacancy rates & choice of PM / agent in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5014165-vacancy-rates-choice-of-pm-agent/#post-5014233 Tue, 06 Oct 2015 08:31:40 +0000 Hi Richard, thanks for your response. My unit is in Bowen Hills. With such low vacancy rates within the building, it makes no sense to change my property manager. However, I have noticed an increase recently in websites offering DIY property management. Do you see these a threat to the resident-PM business model, or does the prospect of vacancy…[Read more]

]]> 1a774f4fd38208f2e48c6116f6024d1c JamesC started the topic Vacancy rates & choice of PM / agent in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5014165-vacancy-rates-choice-of-pm-agent/ Sun, 04 Oct 2015 02:48:46 +0000 I have a relatively new apartment in Brisbane and the forecast over-supply is quite a worry. My resident PM maintains a zero percent vacancy rate in his building, while the neighbourhood vacancy rate hovers around 6%. The building is new, so for how long this great record will last I do not know. My question is, are those who invest in new…[Read more]

]]> c0f40c72a02c038b9e4727f03ccee9a1 JamesC replied to the topic Sharing news about bad tenants in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5014090-sharing-news-about-bad-tenants/#post-5014100 Thu, 01 Oct 2015 22:12:44 +0000 Hi Corey, thanks for your feedback. While on the one hand I agree, I also do not think these people should get away with it so lightly. Is there any law preventing me from creating a database-driven website into which landlords might share input their experiences in a factual manner e.g. tenant name, lease type, dates, damage caused, costs of…[Read more]

]]> 6c317c5707c45a498b51042f087b5290 JamesC started the topic Sharing news about bad tenants in the forum General Property https://www.propertyinvesting.com/topic/5014090-sharing-news-about-bad-tenants/ Thu, 01 Oct 2015 11:09:54 +0000 I had a bad tenant and I don’t want him to get away with that kind of behaviour so easily. What can I do?

In short, he thought it was fine to leave without paying the balance, leaving me out of pocket $1,000. I couldn’t be bothered going through QCAT, as I was told its powers are limited in recovering money. Eventually, thanks to my excellent…[Read more]

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