5 professionals every landlord needs in their corner

For busy landlords, the duties of tenanting and maintaining a property can be simultaneously time-consuming and stress-inducing. By law, Victorian landlords are required to ensure that their rental properties meet standards around amenity, safety and privacy. Plus, recently introduced legislation…

How to avoid real estate scams in 2022

While there are many fantastic things about living in the era of digital transactions, there are definitely reasons to be wary. The incidence of cyber scams, phishing, hacking, data breaches and online fraud seems to be rising all the time.…

Does your property meet rental standards?

In Victoria, all rental properties need to meet a set of living standards for tenants relating to amenity, safety and privacy. Does your property make the grade? “A detailed risk assessment by a qualified inspector is a great way to…

How does negative gearing work?

What does this property buzzword mean and how does it actually work? Here’s what you need to know about negative gearing. Jump to each section: What is negative gearing? Gearing simply means borrowing money to buy an asset. Negative gearing can…

A guide to investment property depreciation

Depreciation is something that will help your bottom line come tax time.  Just as you can claim wear and tear on a car purchased for income-producing purposes, you can also claim the depreciation of your investment property against your taxable…

5 things first-time investors should know

Buying property for the first time can be difficult to navigate and investing for the first time is a whole other beast. According to realestate.com.au‘s Property Seeker 2020 report, investors are now starting younger and most don’t have the high…