Is It Time For a Rent Increase?
Optimising your return is about maximising the rental return you receive whilst minimising your risk, in line with your investment goals. One thing to consider is a rent increase. Increasing rent on your investment property ensures strong cash flow to not only go towards maintaining your property but potentially completing renovations or improvements that will…Read More→
Renting Your Property: How to Calculate Rental Yield
Make Better Investment Decisions By Understanding Rental Yield When looking at investing in property it’s important to understand a number of critical factors for your return on investment, including how to calculate rental yield. Understanding what rental yield is and how you can calculate it can significantly impact your decision to invest in a property….Read More→
Preparing a rental property for sale
If you are considering selling your investment property and want to get the maximum sales price possible, there are several factors that need to be considered and undertaken before putting it on the market”, advises Pippa Rose, Lead Investment Services Manager.
What is Rentvesting?
Steeply rising property prices & difficult economic conditions have would-be buyers looking at alternative options like “rentvesting” for entering the Australian property market. What is “rentvesting”? The term might sound confusing, even counterintuitive at first, but there’s a reason many Australians (young people especially) are choosing this method of property ownership. Leah Jay’s Investment Services…Read More→
Buying Your First Investment Property
If you’ve heard about rentvesting, you might be one of the many Australians considering buying your first investment property while still renting a place to live.As an aspiring rentvestor, though, you’re new to the property market. For this reason, beyond basic factors like deciding how much to spend and where to invest, there are likely aspects of the…Read More→
Apartment Investing – New vs Older Apartments
If you’ve driven through Newcastle recently you would have been hard pressed not to notice the towering cranes across the skyline. The CBD and inner city are in the midst of a development boom, with more than 30 residential projects, worth around $1.6 billion, either approved or in construction. This equates to around 3000 apartments…Read More→
Investing in a Granny Flat
Here is what you should know about investing in a granny flat and some of the ways it can add value to your property. A granny flat – self-contained secondary accommodation within, attached to, or in the backyard of an existing property – can be a source of additional rental income and a way to…Read More→
Investment Services Case Study: Improving Return Through Renovations
Our Investment Services Team help clients renovate for returns. When renovating your investment property, all changes should be made with the market and potential tenants in mind, rather than personal preferences. Contents The Challenge The priority for any renovations should be areas that need repairs, are due for maintenance, or might be worth replacing entirely….Read More→
Maximising Investment Returns
As living costs escalate, interest rates fluctuate, and annual financial reviews come into play, many investors find themselves at a crossroads, evaluating whether their current property investments are still yielding the desired results.
Tax Benefits for Property Investors Australia
As an investor, take advantage of the deductions and government tax benefits available to property owners this financial year using these helpful tax tips. Contents Homeowners, Tax Benefits, and Investment Properties Before you begin reconciling receipts, you should understand what taxes are applicable to you as a property owner. Property taxes for a primary residence…Read More→
Asset Management vs Property Management
Two terms often come up in conversation when it comes to the real estate industry: asset management and property management. While they may sound similar, these two roles play distinct parts in the property industry. At Leah Jay, we understand that navigating these differences can be confusing for property owners and investors. That’s why we’re…Read More→
Investment Services Case Study: Capitalising on Renovations
A Fresh Breath of New Life to North Lambton Home Allan* came to Pippa Rose, our Lead Investment Services Manager, with his property. The three-bedroom, one-bathroom house on a 516m² block in North Lambton had been in the same family for generations, with Allan and his brother inheriting it from their father. The well-established suburb…Read More→