The decision to utilize Advanced Properties & Management P/L represents the most discerning of choices. Built on the foundation of experience, our complete list of Management Services reflects our continued commitment to our clients. Each step in the process is designed to maintain clear lines of communication, ensuring that your needs are always known to us and that our management process is tailored to provide the level and type of service you require.

To make sure you are fully aware of all services and that you are familiar with all your options as a landlord/vendor we have included a complete list of services covering every facet of Property Sales and Management.

Marketing

To provide our clients with the greatest choice, our marketing campaign will expose your property to the widest number of prospective purchasers and tenants through our internet website and window displays. Newspapers advertising can be arranged upon request. Our internet site is the most progressive in the industry today, utilizing innovative graphics and up-to-the-minute leasing information. Advanced Properties and Management Signboards - Recognized as the best in the business offer greater visibility and new "brochure boxes".

Tenant Selection

Our team will "go the extra mile" to match the right people with the right home. Our Property Management and Executive Leasing specialists are completely dedicated to securing the very best tenant for your investment property. It is not enough for us to know that your tenant is capable of paying their rent on time. Our thorough screening process ensures that the chosen tenant meets all your expectations. We ensure they have stable employment and that they have the ability, and desire, to maintain your property at a high standard. We also ensure that all prospective tenants undergo complete reference checks.

Tenant Management

It is our experience that the best way to protect the interest of our investors and landlords, is to maintain a strong relationship with our tenants. As such, we make sure to keep tenants informed of their rights and obligations under the Tenancy Agreement.

Annual Statements

To assist you with taxation issues and accounting, the Advanced Properties & Management team upon request will prepare and provide you with an annual rental receipts statement at the end of the Financial Year. By "going the extra mile" here, we will hopefully save you a great deal of time and unnecessary stress.

Reviewing Rent

Getting the most from your investment often means getting the highest rent for your property. Our team will constantly monitor market fluctuations and values, taking into account similar properties in your area, general condition and property maintenance and local vacancy rates. As we treat each person individually, we will also consult with you, discussing the quality of the tenant and the length of tenancy before suggesting a justified increase in rent.

Legal and Insurance

As previously stated, the Advanced Properties and Management team are fully conversant with all legal aspects and requirement directly related to your investment property. We will ensure that your property and your tenancy agreement is compliant with all government legislation. We will also keep you informed of your choices within the property insurance sector.

Agreement Preparation

After the tenant has been selected and "screened", the Advanced Properties and Management team will immediately seek your final approval before preparing the necessary Residential Tenancy Agreement documentation. Our primary concern at this stage is to ensure that your rights as an investor and landlord are fully protected. Therefore, our team is fully conversant in all related legal matters, and will thus ensure that the Residential Tenancy Agreement and the lodgment of Rental Bond are completed accurately and efficiently.

INSPECTIONS

Initial Inspection

- To protect your investment, Advanced Properties and Management will conduct a thorough condition report prior to the signing of The Residential Tenancy Agreement. If so instructed, our team will compile photographic and video records of the property to be used as a reference during the tenancy period. The Initial Inspection report and photo/video reports will be referred to at the end of tenancy to guarantee that the distribution of Rental Bond is fair and accurate.

Pre-vacation Inspection

- Termination of a tenancy can often be a trying period for investors. At Advanced Properties and Management, we prefer to view termination as an opportunity. Our pre-vacation inspection ensures that suitable access and inspection times can be arranged. It allows us to re-evaluate rental value, and to adjust in accordance with local market values. It also gives you plenty of time to consider any necessary renovation or maintenance tasks that may be needed prior to new tenancy.

Final Inspection

- To determine an accurate Rental Bond refund, the Advanced Properties and Management team will conduct a thorough Final Inspection. Again, photographic or video evidence may be compiled to ensure that your rights are secured.

Collecting Rent

Advanced Properties and Management give tenants no excuse when it comes to prompt and regular rent payment. All Advanced Properties and Management tenants are supplied with a Commonwealth Bank of Australia deposit book which they can use to pay their rent directly into our property management trust account.

Hello and welcome to the Advanced Properties and Management Pty Ltd Home Buyers/Selling Guide.

Finding the ideal home, or investment property, to suit your needs and lifestyle can often be the most difficult and daunting task imaginable.

To assist you in your search, we have compiled a useful checklist of tips including points on financial arrangements, ascertaining your highest price and gaining the right advice.

As a practical addition, we suggest you bookmark or print this page so that you can return to it during the house-hunting process. You might even like to tick each item off the list as you get closer and closer to owning your dream home.

Keep in close contact with your Advanced Properties and Management P/L Financial Expert or your personal financier. Make sure arrangements are made to secure the best loan for your specific needs. After all, you are ultimately the one footing the bill.

Know what you want. Become familiar with what it is you are looking for; make a list of preferred districts and streets. Aim to secure your dream home but know your limits. Always consider affordability and accommodation requirements when creating your shortlist.

Do the research. Use all available information in researching the sales in your preferred areas. Become familiar with the Sydney Morning Herald Price Guide, Advanced Properties and Management P/L Sales Data and Demographic breakdowns. Sit in on all auctions and inspect as many properties as you can in your desired district. Know exactly what your money can buy.
Build a rapport with the Advanced Properties and Management agent that best knows your preferred area. Use their knowledge and make the most of their informed advice. A strong relationship with an Advanced Properties and Management P/L agent will provide you with new listing information prior to the commencement of an advertising campaign. Use this advantage.

When you find a property. Be sure to have strong ties to a solicitor or conveyancer you can trust. When you find that home that meets all of your needs, have your agent send a copy of the sales contract to the trusted party.

Arrange for thorough inspection. It is a good idea to organize both building and pest inspections. Before you consider making an offer, you should be aware of any existing defects and major pest issues.

Follow informed advice. Collate the results of building and pest inspections and follow your solicitor's or conveyancer's advice. With the right people behind you it is natural to feel confident. Make an informed choice, and if everything is to your satisfaction, make an offer on the property through your agent.

Signed and Sealed. When negotiations have reached their final stage, you will be required to sign the sale contract and arrange payment of the ten percent deposit. Upon request your deposit will undoubtedly be placed in an interest bearing account until final settlement, with any accumulated interest being, in most cases, divided equally between you and the vendor. The vendor will sign their sale contract and the solicitor or conveyancer/agent will exchange the contract.

Use your time productively. The period between exchange of contracts and settlement is usually six to eight weeks. Make the most of the wait, and if it is agreeable, arrange for your architect, builder or interior designer to make their assessments. While the vendor is under no obligation to allow access, apart from a pre-settlement inspection, your agent should be able to arrange reasonable additional access.
Settlement Day. Your solicitor's or conveyancer's will, no doubt request that you conduct an inspection prior to final settlement. Take this opportunity. It will ensure that the property and subsequent inclusions are in the same state as they were during your previous inspection.