With less than a month to go until spring, we’re starting to get excited for longer days and warmer weather here at Think Property & Co HQ. Winter is a time for hibernation, staying in and enjoying home comforts, but there comes a time when we must crawl out of our cosy snugs and prepare […]
Being an entrepreneur in startup is an exciting time: you’ve got an amazing new idea to bring to market, and you’re neck-deep in new logos, product design or digital campaigns. You’ve also got decisions to make about where to base your business from. Whilst going ‘all in’ and purchasing a commercial property might be on […]
Tax time can be stressful for everyone. Deadlines, expenses, boxes of receipts and a sense of gnawing uncertainty cast over each deduction you hope to make. Imposing and unknowable, landlords often view the tax office as a scary beast – but really, it’s not so bad. With the right support, resources and understanding, tax time can be […]
Are you a landlord or would-be property investor in Victoria? The Government’s upcoming changes to property tax may concern you – which is why Think Property & Co have focused on all things stamp duty and vacant property in this month’s blog. Changes to Stamp Duty Exemptions The first notable change surrounds stamp duty exemptions: property transfers between […]
If you’re a landlord and you’re considering selling your investment property, there’s an important choice you’ll need to make. You can take steps to move your tenant on as your lease dictates, listing the property once it’s vacant – or you can undertake the sales process with the tenants in place. As with any major decision […]
With Victorian landlords already bound by a number of obligations, property investors have been put on edge by a new proposed set of restrictions to add to their concerns. Think Property & Co report on the proposed changes to the RTA in today’s in-depth blog. Over the past year, the Victorian Government has been undertaking […]
As a landlord, it’s easy to become the victim of bad property management. To avoid losing managements, less-than-sterling property management businesses will play upon the common leasing misconceptions to coerce landlords into staying put. They might suggest that you must wait until the end of an existing lease to move your management to another agency – we’ve […]
Tis’ the season to eat, drink and be merry – and what better place to partake in Christmas festivities than in the ‘World’s Most Inspiring City’? Melbourne is the heart and soul of Think Property & Co, but it’s also an urban playground, brimming with arts and culture to delight people of all ages. Here’s […]
When it comes to confidence in the Australian property market, there’s as many naysayers as there are rabid enthusiasts. As a nation of ‘bricks-and-mortar’ lovers, the fortunes (and superannuation) of the population rides more on the value of residential property growth than it does on the back of the sheep as in days of yore. […]
In real estate – as in life – we’ve all got to start somewhere. And that somewhere (more often than not) is with a modest investment: the one bedroom apartment. Much maligned for all the wrong reasons, in today’s Think Property & Co blog we show you why buying a one bedroom apartment is the very best […]