Trust me – haven’t had a tv for 11 years and it’s great. Every so often when you feel like doing nothing you miss it but as my wife says “we’re only just married[:X]” (11 years and only 2.5 kids[^]).

Does anyone know if another one will be run. I had to work last night

As the saying goes – “Dont leave home without it”.

We’ve had some absolutely brilliant tenants who we thought were so good that we didnt need landlords insurance for……$12 000 later we learnt an expensive lesson. Always have it. $300 per year is nothing compared to the loss of having to refit a house, rebuild the backyard and not have any…[Read more]

Not all “newbies” are “newbies”. Some of us have been reading this site for a while but it took time before we had the courage/knowledge to post anything. You will also find that some newbies have been investing in +ve cashflow properties for years (this wasn’t some secret principle only known about by people on this forum) and may be able to…[Read more]

If we are all so unhappy – there must be others that think the same, why dont we get together and start our own property managing company down there. We could employ someone like Jeff (maybe even him). That way we get someone who sees the tenant as an asset, will look after the property correctly and also communicate properly with the landlords.

We own several properties in Housing Commission areas and I wouldn’t say they have caused more or less problems than in other areas we own. It all comes back to having a good property manager (or being one yourself) and keeping a good eye on what’s going on yourself. After all – no matter how rich or poor you are most people just want to live in…[Read more]

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With a fixed term tenancy you cannot raise the rent until after the lease has expired. You also need to give notice prior too raising the rent – this used to be 3 months prior but has changed recently i think to 6 weeks but you may need to check that. Get hold of the tenancy booklet (from any r/e agent or tenancy tribunal) it outlines…[Read more]

Love to have a look at it.

pepptalk at yahoo.com

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There are 4 in Morwell. The S one, BJ Bennett, Keith Williams and Ross Madaluno. Of them all BJ Bennett is best and unfortunately as I said Jeff is not hands on anymore. However, I would suggest that you talk to him as he is very obliging and will do what he can to look after you. I actually talked to a friend of ours who has said…[Read more]

We’ve had several properties in Morwell for many years. We changed to BJ Bennett about 18 months ago under Jeff White who is exceptional[]. However he has recently taken a promotion to management and isn’t hands on anymore and his replacement leaves quite a lot to be desired[]. However, she is still the best of a bad bunch and the best thing is…[Read more]