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Harcourts Pinnacle Property Management
Launching & Advertising Your Investment
Have technical knowledge & experience to carry out the below criteria;
- Supply modern & up-to-date resources, extensive technical support & expensive yearly subscriptions for appropriate industry websites
 - Regular research of the current rental market to provide honest & realistic rental appraisals
 - Confident rental research & organise current CMA reports (comparative marketing analyst)
 - Introduction meet & greet with the Owner to further explain your legal obligations
 - Thoroughly explaining the compliance laws and your legal obligations in full
 - Thoroughly explaining the Form 6 – Management Agreement, before signing
 - Photography (take in-house photos OR organise a professional photographer)
 - Organise script writing & advertising presentations with technical support (7 websites)
 - Organise rental signage for the property technical support
 - Organise private viewings & open home inspections
 
- Organise keys for inspections, photocopy & document for security
 - Ring every tenant enquiry & screen accordingly
 - Follow up tenants after every inspection
 - Organise cleaning & carpets on behalf of the owner, in preparation for tenants moving in
 - Organise repairs or maintenance on behalf of the owner, in preparation for tenants moving in
 - Organise yard & garden maintenance on behalf of the owner, in preparation for tenants moving in
 - Arrive 5 – 10min early to open curtains / doors / lighting etc. to display the property
 - Register tenants upon entry at every inspection with technical support to ensure security
 - Communicate with tenants, during their inspection to obtain further information
 - Close up the house, close all doors, blinds etc. and leave property the way we find it
 - Follow up potential tenants the next day to obtain their feedback
 
Application Process
Supply technical knowledge & experience to carry out the following information & credential checks;
- Check all applications (one per person) to ensure it’s filled out correctly, signed appropriately, including the privacy disclosure
 - Ensure 100 points of ID for each person is obtained and checked thoroughly
 - Carry out and confirm credit checks on TICA (Tenant information checking association)
 - Carry out and confirm credit checks on VEDA (Tenant data base – work visas / bankruptcy)
 - Carry out and confirm employment references – current and previous employers if necessary
 - Carry out and confirm rental references – current and previous agencies if necessary
 - Personal checks with technical support
 
- Prepare all the required  Tenancy Documents to commence your tenancy:
- The RTA Form 18a – The General Tenancy Agreement
 - The RTA Form 2 – Bond lodgement form
 - The RTA Form 1a – Entry report
 - The RTA Form 17a – the information statement
 - The Body Corporate by-laws (if applicable)
 - Lodgement of the required documents with the RTA (Government Department)
 
 - Prepare all keys and remotes for property – photocopy and document for a tenant handover
 - Prepare a thorough entry condition report – approximately 2-5 hours plus photos
 - Prepare and arrange a meet and greet with your tenant to sign the lease agreement and further explain their obligations, as per the legislation (approximately 1/2 hour)
 
During the Tenancy
Have technical knowledge & experience to carry out the following criteria;
- Ongoing, comprehensive, regular emails of communication with the owner and tenant
 - Carry out daily trust accounting & rental receipting & reporting
 - Communicate with late rental payments either: phone call, text message or email (this is done on a daily bases)
 - Knowledge & experience to read a trust account statement & to explain further if necessary
 - Knowledge & experience to communicate either in person or over the phone to further explain a trust account rental ledger – to an owner or a tenant
 - Organise, type and send out remedy breaches if necessary (different legal obligations are necessary for each circumstance)
 - Check and pay owners invoices i.e.: rates, water, power, insurances etc.
 - Carry out & pay regular repairs/maintenance invoices for tradespersons
 - Knowledge & experience to carry out a mid-month & end of month trust rental disbursements
 - Organise regular entry notices for inspections or maintenance (different legal obligations are necessary for each circumstances)
 - Carry out regular routine Inspections every 4 months: Attend the property and inspect accordingly, take photos if necessary (approx. time is 20 minutes per property), and further discuss tenancy & property condition with tenants, if present
 
- Complete a written routine report and attach photos accordingly, emailing the completed report to the owner along with the photos
 - Organise and attend to any maintenance or repairs, as per an owners instructions, with informed, professional advice if requested
 - Obtain quotes for repairs if necessary and arrange the entry notice between the tradesperson & the tenant
 - Tenancy renewals, negotiation and mediation with tenants to maximise your income
 - Conduct regular research of the rental market to optimise your rental income
 - Contact owner to confirm instructions to renew or vacate the tenant accordingly
 - Organise and communicate with the tenant for a new lease offer or follow up with a notice to leave
 - Negotiating rent adjustment between a tenant and an owner if applicable
 - Organize further paper work for a new tenancy renewal – RTA Form 18a Tenancy Agreement
 - Lodging a bond increase if application and if the rent has been increased
 - Scan all documentation for each owner, property and tenant in the appropriate file
 
Tenant Vacating Process
Have technical knowledge & experience to carry out the following criteria;
- Complete a thorough exit condition report – approximately 2-5 hours + photos
 - Communicate, mediate & negotiate with the tenants before the their bond is refunded
 - If necessary & applicable, prepare legal documents with the RTA for a dispute resolution
 - Be accessible & professionally prepared for a conference call with the RTA & the tenant to resolve a dispute
 
- Prepare all relevant QCAT documents, photocopy all necessary documents and lodge with QCAT
 - Help organize owners Landlord insurance if necessary
 - Prepare a thorough entry condition report for your new tenant moving in – approximately 2-5 hours + photos
 
Further knowledge and Experience
- Water compliancy laws
 - Smoke alarm compliancy laws (New & old)
 - Blind compliancy laws
 - Swimming pool compliancy laws
 - Knowledge & experience of current rental market
 - Landlord insurance knowledge (tenant protection)
 - Body corporate by-laws
 - RTRA regulations / tenancy rules
 - RTRA ACT / Legislation for Landlords and Tenants
 - Property Occupations Act / legal forms used for your legal obligations
 - Mediation dispute resolution & consultation
 - QCAT documentation for court hearings
 - QCAT proceedings & attendance
 - Centrelink payments / statements & tenancy procedures
 - Defence procedures and regulations
 - Familiar with the Building code regulations / health & safety
 - Familiar with the fencing / tree acts
 
Our High Expectations and Promise to You
- Outstanding and extensive communication skills
 - Knowledge & experience with regular & thorough legislation training
 - Zero tolerance for rental arrears, maintenance & maintaining your property
 - Maturity, wisdom & common-sense
 - Complete honesty & integrity
 - Team work & accountability
 - Personal approach – always
 - Diligent & efficient work policies & procedures
 - We work & think outside the square
 - Our industry passion
 
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