In this edition: How long will it take for your prop-erty to rent? What’s the Best Paint to Choose for Your Post-Bond Freshen-Ups? Keeping Our Kids Safe – Pool Safety Checklist!

February 2016

A Selection of Properties Recently Leased Another happy customer—Wow Moment Quote Calendar of Events

Dear Landlord,

Wow, how fast has January flown

by?! So much has been

accomplished here at RE/MAX

Profile. It's been an amazing

month for us, we've rented an

awesome 30 properties, the team

has done an amazing job.

We have found the market not to

be so strong in terms of rental

amounts achieved, but we're still

getting properties rented very

efficiently and the team are

working very well together. It's

probably been one of the

Rental Market and Team Updates

smoothest yet craziest January's

we've had in years. So,

congratulations to the amazing

team we have on board!

It is of course storm season, so

please don't forget to make sure

your Property Manager has

organised your gutters to be

cleaned and any other jobs ready

in preparation.

Given it's the start of the year, it

would be a fantastic time for you to

review your investments and

strategies for 2016. Christina will

be in touch to discuss what your

plans are and how we can assist

you in achieving your objectives in

terms of your property goals for

2016. Feel free to call her to

discuss any time, on 0418 737

327.

Have a sensational 2016 and

thanks again for giving us the

opportunity to look after your

property.

Your Property Management Team,

Christina, Helen, Iszabel, Alex,

Kobe, Freda and Katrina

Our finance specialist Joshua Vecchio can help with;

Interest in Advance, Home Loan Health Check,

Depreciation Reports and much more.

Call him now on 0432 989 866

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How long will it take for your property to rent?

That of course depends on the time of the year so here are the latest statistics for January.

BRISBANE STATISTICS The Market

Source: rentfind.com.au

Brisbane, QLD January 2016 Annual Change

Median Weekly Rent - House $420 0.0%

Median Weekly Rent - Unit/Apartment $390 1.3% decrease

Days on Market (Avg) 31.9 1.5 increase

Days Vacant (Avg) 18.1 1.0 increase

What’s the Best Paint to

Choose for Your Post-Bond

Freshen-Ups?

As you would already be aware,

when a tenant vacates a rental

property, they are obliged to

leave the property in the same

condition as when they moved in,

after allowing for fair wear and

tear.

In between tenancies offers the

perfect opportunity to do some

“freshening up” of the prop-

erty. Not only does such attention

maintain and improve the attrac-

tiveness of the property for

new tenants, regular mainte-

nance and improvements

such as this is wise for the long-

term protection of your as-

set.

A good place to start can be the

internal walls. But exactly how

many times can you scrub a

wall?

Interior paints have a scrubbabil-

ity rating, established through

standardised testing. This is a

good indication of a paint film’s

toughness and ability to with-

stand physical abuse. Though

this rating may not be posted on

the can, a paint retailer should

have information on the rating.

By comparing these, you can get

a good idea of the paint’s qual-

ity.

One problem with using a flat

paint on interior walls is that it

can be washed, but it doesn’t

take kindly to scrubbing. If you

scrub it with a damp cloth, you’ll

remove the dirt or smudge, but

exposed pigment particles actu-

ally become burnished or pol-

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ished, which ruins the finish. To

avoid this, it’s better to choose a

high-performance eggshell (not

flat) paint. Some new high-

performance finishes are amaz-

ingly easy to clean – you can just

sponge them off as if you were

wiping off a benchtop. To-

mato sauce, food, scuff marks,

mud…. all of these things just

wipe clean.

The time, effort and money in-

vested doing such tasks as this

can usually be justified when you

consider that in 7 years time,

your investment property will still

be looking sharp, neat and attrac-

tive for new tenants.

Source: Rose Kelly

Keeping Our Kids Safe –

Pool Safety Checklist!

Coming into the warmer months

in Australia, now is the most ap-

propriate time to ensure that

you understand pool safety, and

practice it.

Did you know that drowning is

the greatest cause of acci-

dental death in children under

five in Australia? Each week, on

average, one child drowns.

Poolwerx have developed a great

checklist to reduce the risk of

preschool aged drowning.

FENCE THE POOL

Make sure that the fence

around the pool is in good

working order and that the

area around the pool

fence is clear. If you are

ensure of the safety of

your fence, contact your

Property Manager.

SHUT THE GATE

Make sure the gate can

be and is secured. It

should be in good work-

ing order and kept shut so

that little ones can’t get

into the pool area alone.

TEACH YOUR KIDS TO SWIM

Learning to swim has

many benefits for our chil-

dren. It’s great for their

health and wellbeing.

It enhances their self-

esteem and importantly

teaches them respect for

the water.

SUPERVISE

It is essential that you su-

pervise small children at

all times whether they are

near a pool or other bod-

ies of water. Young chil-

dren are naturally curious

– they are drawn to water.

They can easily over-

balance and topple in, so

supervision around water

is necessary.

LEARN TO RESUSCITATE

To prepare yourself for an

emergency, learn resusci-

tation and first aid tech-

niques. Performing first

aid at the scene may in-

crease the child’s chance

of recovery or even save

a life.

Source: Poolwerx Pool Safety

Checklist, Poolwerx

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A Selection of Properties Recently Leased

Sinnamon Park House $870 p.w.

4 bed, 2 bath 2 car accommodation

Quote

“We are not makers of history. We are made by

history.”

—Martin Luther King, Jr.

Auchenflower House $880 p.w.

4 bed, 3 bath, 2 car accommodation

RE/MAX Profile Real Estate 141 Boundary Road TEL 07 3510 5221 FAX 07 3876 5544

www.profilerealestate.com.au Bardon QLD 4065 Helen helenbryan@remax.com.au

www.propertyrentalsbrisbane.com PO Box 388, Paddington, 4064 Iszabel profilerentalsteam@remax.com.au

Alex profilerentals@remax.com.au

Kobe profilepm@remax.com.au

Errors & Omissions: These details have been prepared by us on information we have obtained and while we trust it to be correct, is not guaranteed by us and you should rely on your own enquiries.

Kenmore Hills House $1,000 p.w.

4 bed, 3 bath, 2 car accommodation

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Helen and her management team have looked after our property in Bardon for

many years in a dedicated and professional manner. No task was ever too small

or large for her to complete in a timely manner. We were always fully informed as

to the state of the property and the comfort of our tenant.

Rhonda and I would recommend Helen to anyone wishing to have a trouble free,

professional management carried out on any property they owned.

With kind regards,

Jim and Rhonda Bowling

Another happy customer—Wow Moment

Bardon House $830 p.w.

4 bed, 2 bath,