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Three reasons why investment property repairs should be left to the professionals

Exchange licensee Ian Comyns shares a recent case which shows what can go wrong when landlords do their own maintenance on rental properties, and highlights the importance of having professionals carry out repairs. What happens when you do your own re... Read >

Inner west property management: Choosing your tenants

If you own an investment property, naturally you want the best tenants you can find. But how much say do you really have in choosing the people to rent your property to? Can you just jilt anyone at the rental altar for any reason at all? As property ma... Read >

How to make 11% a year on your investment property

With a 'soft' market and an economic downturn touted to soon occur, it could be a good time to invest in the property market. Many self-made millionaires and savvy investors will tell you that it's during downturns that the best opportunities arise. R... Read >

How to grow without breaking

How’s your business going? Are you growing? With small business failure rates maintaining their 2010 highs, leading business commentators are advising business owners to plan for growth or risk failure. Business coach, financial planner and commen... Read >

Queenslanders can save $14,000 off new homes

The Queensland government has just announced that new home-builders and buyers may be eligible for a $10,000 grant, and Indigo Homes is putting the icing on the cake with an extra bonus. The award-winning Queensland builder is offering $4,000 cash back... Read >

Property experts say there are four property sales mistakes all sellers and agents must avoid

Sydney property management agent Ian Comyns and independent buyers agent Amanda Segers warn that vendors will lose buyers and money if they don’t avoid four common property sales mistakes. They say that while the majority of sales mistakes are related ... Read >

Get on track for FY12 by answering three short questions

Small business expert Amanda Falconer says that there are three key questions that every business owner needs to answer at the end of FY11 to help develop their financial management skills. "Small business owners tend to be good at what they do in the... Read >

Marketing expert releases 5 step guide to PR success for small business owners

With an increasing number of small businesses opening in the greater Sydney area, focusing on product and customer service is no longer sufficient. Small business owners need to engage with a variety of promotional activities in order to be competitive, a... Read >

Catching quality customers, hook, line and sinker

Small business owners can costs themselves good business and quality clients by marketing their business to every fish in the sea. Marketing expert and Sydney Small Business Centre founder has four top tips for small business owners looking to catch quali... Read >

Recent court ruling makes clear the duty of care landlords have over their tenants

A recent NSW court decision makes it clear that all owners throughout Australia have a ‘duty of care’ to tenants to provide a safe and habitable property, after more than $840,000 was awarded to a tenant injured by broken glass. The ruling has made cle... Read >

Inner-West Property Manager reveals six tips for buying a great home at a great price

Buying a new house is one of the biggest investments a person will make in their lifetime. With climbing interest rates and supposedly one of the most over-priced markets in the world, Sydney home-buyers are constantly on the look out for ways to get a ba... Read >

Sydney Accountant warns landlords to keep up to date with tax considerations

Investment property owners are risking paying more tax than they need to by not being aware of the tax considerations they can claim, Principal and Chartered Accountant at Fletcher Tax Janna Fikh says. In a new report released today by Queensland home ... Read >

Three new tips revealed for owners of investment properties

Every home-owner’s worst nightmare is having bad tenants who trash their property and don’t pay rent on time. According to Brisbane-based home builders Indigo Homes, there are three key things every home-owner should consider when searching for a prope... Read >

Inner West Property Manager says charging an extra $10 per week could cost $2,800

Inner West Property Manager Ian Comyns has warned landlords against overpricing their rental properties, stating there are significant risks posed by holding out for an extra $10 per week. Comnys, who is the licensee of Exchange Property Sales and Mana... Read >

Free report & what NASCAR and engine blueprinting has to do with business

If you could seriously accelerate the growth of your business while still keeping the basics intact, wouldn’t you want to? If you answered yes, then blueprinting your marketing engine is something to get on top of. While it may seem a little unrelated ... Read >