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9 tips on how to deal with angry tenants
There’s no doubt about it. Customer service is crucial to every successful business. Real estate is no exception. By delivering the best possible service to your customers, you can: Increase tenant retention and occupancy rates. Reduce the likelihoo…
Housing Affordability: Is Build-to-Rent part of the solution?
Many say Build to Rent is in its infancy in Australia, a pipe dream not ready to be taken seriously by this generation of residential property professionals. Yet recent reports show the new residential asset class expanding much faster in Australia t…
Is Build to Rent a threat or opportunity to the rental market?
With a growing build-to-rent sector and an estimated $10Billion pipeline, purpose built rental apartments will change how spaces are designed, developed, owned and how engagement with tenants is managed. At MRI Ascend APAC, industry experts John Minn…
Property management accounting: beginner’s guide to managing your accounts
Whether you’re running a business or managing a personal portfolio of properties, managing the books is a critical part of property management. Property management accounting has many similarities to general accounting. One of the key differences, ho…
How to handle late rent payments: a thorn in everyone’s side
Late rent payments can significantly affect a property’s cash flow. If a portion of your tenants are habitually late at paying their monthly rent, you may have trouble paying your bills and covering expenses. Which will soon have serious implications…
Renter scams – How to prevent tenant fraud
As a property manager, there’s no question that you need systems in place which can help you stop renter scams before they happen. After all, whoever originated the phrase “there’s no such thing as bad publicity,” clearly never saw their property ass…
The best way to collect rent as a landlord
Imagine, for a moment, that you’re a tenant. You’ve gone to pay your rent – a few days early – only, you’ve mistyped your password and been locked out of your account for the next week. It’d be worrying, right? Already, you’d be spiraling…
What is Build to Rent?
While still a relatively new concept in Australia, Build to Rent or BTR is an alternative residential asset class that is gaining traction, with growth estimated at a $10 billion pipeline. Purpose built rental apartments are changing how residential …