Renting With Harbourline

Harbourline Real Estate specialises in attracting, selecting and retaining the right tenant for your property.

Our service includes:

Rental

  • Advice on setting an appropriate rental for your property.
  • Our local knowledge and experience give us a big advantage.
  • We aim to get you maximum returns for your property.

Marketing

  • Marketing and advertising your property in the most cost effective manner.
  • Your property will be advertised on our website and we will refer to our tenancy database.
  • Sending your property information to a number of our executive relocation contacts as well as calling a number of international companies who are seeking to relocate their executives.
  • Prospective tenants can view your property 24hrs a day, 7days a week, world wide, by advertising your property on www.realestate.com.au and www.domain.com.au. These have proven to have a very high success rate as they are the first stop for prospective tenants.
  • FOR LEASE sign at the property.

Presentation

  • Advising on how to best present your property for marketing and photography in regards furnishings and lighting, with garden and outdoor areas well presented.
  • Minimising and putting away items such as toys, garden hoses etc. for ‘open for inspection’ times.
  • Promoting your property to prospective tenants.

Inspections

  • Organising open for inspection times that suits the owner and the tenant.
  • Conducting and supervising prospective tenant inspections.
  • Being available to show prospective tenants the property after hours or on Sundays.

Selection

Selecting the appropriate tenants to rent your property by comprehensive screening, such as:

  • Rental references with current or past property managers to ascertain their suitability and good record of rental payment, on time and the care and condition of the property that they rent.
  • Employment references are done with their current employer to confirm salary and length of employment.
  • If self employed, copies of their tax returns are taken and confirmed with their accountant.
  • Personal references are followed up checked thoroughly.

Lease Documentation

  • Negotiating rental contracts and organising the lease and bond lodgement.
  • Once we have found a suitable tenant, a Tenancy Agreement is drawn up and signed along with the first weeks rent taken as a holding deposit.
  • The Bond monies are secured and lodged with the Rental Bond Board.

Legal Requirements

  • Harbourline Real Estate will ensure compliance with all Government laws and regulations relating to your property.

Insurances

  • It is important that your investment property be fully insured. Making sure that your policies are up to date and the property insured for the current cost of replacement as well as public liability.