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Landlord Vs Tenant – Reaching an Agreement Through Mediation

In this post I describe my Experience of Swift Phone Mediation through Tenancy Services, the Department of Building and Housing. Continue reading

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I Don’t Do Rentals or Rental Appraisals…

Introducing Darryl Goode of Goode Rentals, winner of the real estate institute of New Zealand (REINZ) Property Manager of the Year Award.Darryl provides casual lets, property management, rental appraisals, rental property inspections, advertising of your property for rent, carefully screening potential tenants and other tenant/landlord/rental property related services like dispute resolution, dealing with rent arrears, repairs and regular rent reviews. Continue reading

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How to determine rent on investment property

Setting rent on an investment property is often a difficult decision, as you want to maximize profits without scaring away potential tenants. If you don’t do sufficient research, it can really impact you in the long run – both in … Continue reading

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How Can I Charge More Rent And Keep My Tenants Happy?

Simple. Ask your tenants what they want. “How can I improve the property to better suit your needs?” and “Will you be willing to pay an extra $10/$20/$50 per week if I did?” You may think you should change the … Continue reading

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Property Investment is a Business – On Raising Rents

I see that a survey of 2,459 landlords has found just under half say they plan raising rents as a result of the Budget. My first response to that is that the over 50% planning to leave them unchanged illustrates … Continue reading

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