The kitchen is the one room that can make or break a sale. It is usually the most expensive room in any house, so, if you are selling your home, prospective buyers don’t want to see a kitchen that needs a total upgrade. This doesn’t necessarily mean a total re-fit; there are some small things you can do to make your kitchen immediately more appealing to buyers. Continue reading Preparing Your House For Sale – The Room That Sells
Category Archives: Tips & Advice
Tips for Renting Property
For many people, renting property is their first real estate experience after moving from home, the first step along the road to acquiring property. Renting gives you the time you need to save the deposit for your first home and to get a feel of where you want to live. It is also an ideal time to build a relationship with your local agent regarding help in buying and financing your first property. Continue reading Tips for Renting Property
How Aussies like their kitchens and bathrooms
In 2 words?
Bigger and better, that’s how Aussies like their kitchens and bathrooms.
Just to give you an idea of what people are prepared to spend on their kitchens and bathrooms, here is a quote from the HIA report: they predict that the amount spent on renovations and installations of kitchens and bathrooms will hit a record $12 billion by 2012. Continue reading How Aussies like their kitchens and bathrooms
Plan before buying a house
When you are thinking about a budget for a house you’re going to buy, there are 2 main money questions to think about.
The first question is “How much?” and the second is “When?”. Continue reading Plan before buying a house
Improving Resale Value With A Carport
Adding a carport to a property has many benefits for homeowners and individuals.
A carport can improve a home’s resale value, lower insurance premiums, protect a vehicle from the environment, and reduce the risk of crime when going from the car to the house. Continue reading Improving Resale Value With A Carport
Census 2011 – know your area
Here’s the link to a handy tool which uses the 2011 census data to provide you with a snapshot of your local suburb, or any suburb that you may be interested in buying or renting a home.
Nine devastating mistakes homebuyers must avoid
Buying your first home can be a daunting task. It’s by far the largest financial transaction you’ll ever make. Yet many are woefully ill prepared to ensure they make a good purchase decision.
Because the stakes are so high, one bad mistake can be financially and emotionally devastating, ranging from losing all your money to missing the house of your dreams over a simple oversight. Continue reading Nine devastating mistakes homebuyers must avoid
The what, why and how for smoke alarms
In most states across Australia smoke alarms complying with Australian Standards must be fitted in all rental properties and in accordance with the Building Code of Australia (see below for the individual state requirements).
Fire and rescue emergency services across Australia are urging landlords to install the new photoelectric smoke alarm. Continue reading The what, why and how for smoke alarms
How to maintain a tenant and improve your rental return
We all want a great tenant and the rent on our investment property to go through the roof. Both can be hard to find and in terms of rent, even harder to keep increasing.
For example, you might get the great tenant but then be reluctant to notch up the rent in order to keep the tenant happy. Or you might be achieving a good rental rate but feel obliged to continue the same rent year after year. After all, some rent is better than none at all, right? Continue reading How to maintain a tenant and improve your rental return
What not to DIY with plumbing and electrical
The law is black and white when it comes to working on the electrical and plumbing systems in your home.
If it’s much beyond changing a light bulb or a tap washer, you will probably need to get the relevant licensed tradesperson onto it, if in doubt call a tradie. Continue reading What not to DIY with plumbing and electrical