About this episode

The episode discusses landlord mistakes, property management insights, and support for domestic violence survivors in accessing rentals.

In today's episode Rachelle & John are joined by Laura Valenti, managing director of McGrath North Lakes and board director at the Real Estate Institute of Queensland. With more than 20 years in property management Laura shares what really happens behind the scenes of managing investment properties and her top tips for investors. They touch on: 👉🏼 what is REIQ and its purpose? 👉🏽 challenges of running a large property management business 👉🏾 balancing landlords, tenants and legislation 👉🏿 advice for first time investors 👉🏻 vacancy rates and rental demand right now 👉 how investors can choose a good property manager 👉🏼 should your property manager be local? 👉🏿 outsourcing in property management 👉🏾 The Priority Project helping domestic violence survivors access rental housing Learn more about The Priority Project: https://youtu.be/3Trx-mzGI18?si=QqgC7xd1zPb2lZS8 Connect with Laura on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laura-valenti-91823437/ Join our Facebook community, Australian Property Chat: https://www.facebook.com/groups/2324273761134945/ We're on Youtube! Subscribe to this is property: https://www.youtube.com/@thisisproperty Need clarity on your…

People in this episode

Hosts: John Pidgeon, Rachelle Kroon

Guest: Laura Valenti

Topics covered

• landlord mistakes
• property management
• supporting domestic violence survivors
• investment property tips
• vacancy rates
• choosing a property manager

Keywords

• landlord mistakes
• property management
• investment properties
• vacancy rates
• domestic violence
• property manager
• REIQ

Sponsors

Sphere Home Loans

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: McGrath North Lakes, Real Estate Institute of Queensland

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