Jas Stephens Magazine 1 February 2014

1st February 2014

IS YOUR PROPERTY A POTENTIAL HOLIDAY RENTAL? You’ve booked to go away on a long holiday and the thought crosses your mind: ““Why not rent out my property and use the rental to cover my mortgage/rent.”

It might be a feasible approach, but rent-a-home.com.au – holiday rental and corporate accommodation specialists – recommend considering some important things well in advance: 1. Proper Authority Do you have the proper authority? If you rent the property, most likely you will need written express permission from your Landlord or Property Manager. If you co-own the property you may also need permission from the other owner. It’s imperative that you obtain property authority as you may breach listing terms and the booking may fall through, funds would be withheld and the landlord or owner may take action against you.

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Williamstown 1/66 Douglas Parade (Corner Stevedore Street) 9393 1600 www.jasstephens.com.au

2. Feasibility

CRAIG STEPHENS

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booking, payment, arrival and departure as well as any maintenance issues during the stay.

Email blemaic@jasstephens.com.au

Managing a property involves significant responsibility. It’s not something you can ask as a favour from a friend. From tenant selection and emergency repairs to rent collection, these things are best handled by an expert.

4. Preparation There are several things that need to be prepared such as storage of personal effects, cleaning, preparation of instruction manuals, auto utility, bill payment, mail forwarding.

5. Lead Time Most customers book properties well in advance. So you’ll need to consider your lead time.

For peak periods such as Christmas time you’ll find customers book from July onwards so listing during November will not achieve the best results.

Listing at least 3 months prior to your departure is ideal.

TATE MOORE

GREG CARRUTHERS

CHERIE BURKE

Senior Sales Consultant

As a service to our vendors, we will require names & phone numbers on entry of all inspections.

Privacy Act 2000: We use personal information collected from you during open for inspections for security purposes. We may also use that information to contact you with respect to this property and others we believe may be of interest to you.

Also, we may contact you in relation to other services provided by us or our associates such as insurance, mortgages and loans. By providing your information to us you agree to our use of it as described above unless you advise us differently. If the information is not provided we may not be able to provide an effective and comprehensive service to you. (Your personal information will be collected and held in accordance with MARK HUTCHESON provisions of the Information Privacy Act 2000).

JUSTIN TONG

ASTRID JANE

Mobile 0431 179 619

Mobile 0402 211 660

Email jtong@jasstephens.com.au

with our representative at the open for inspection, so that in Email Email the event of a sale being imminent, your position is protected. ajane@jasstephens.com.au mhutcheson@jasstephens.com.au

In Summary Senior Sales Consultant Senior Sales Consultant Senior Sales Consultant Senior Sales Consultant Sales Consultant Sales Consultant We have obtained all information in this document from can be very rewarding renting& out your property when you go away on holidays but you’ll need to plan and prepare thoroughly to ensure Auctioneer & It Auctioneer & Auctioneer sources we believe to be reliable, however, we cannot the rental of your property runs smoothly and you can enjoy a great time away.

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guarantee its accuracy. Prospective purchasers are advised to Mobile carry out their own investigations.

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We strongly recommend that you clearly register your interest

We make every effort to contact all interested parties prior to a property being sold.

ALEX TEEUWSEN

NATHAN GLEESON

REECE GOSSTRAY

HELEN CORALLO

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MAREE CECCHIN

NICOLE GRECH

LACHLAN MCCRAW

TARA GOSS

SUE STEVENS

MAX WALLER

Phone 9316 9025

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More and more property buyers are discovering the joy of living in the Inner West, and who better to encourage them than Jas Stephens. We’ve been here since 1923 and have loved every minute of it.

Seeing the ‘sold’ sticker on our boards never gets old – it only drives us further to spruik the benefits of the Inner West. Call us for a market appraisal. We’d love to show why you get more with Jas Stephens.