Property Management Services for Owners:                                               (For Tenants)

10 reasons we are the right company to manage your house/s (link)

Our Vision,                         Our Process, 
Our Contracts,                    Our Code of Ethics and Code of Practice,
Our Professional Body       Smartbond for Owners

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At Last!  Someone that will act in YOUR best interests without you having to down tools and do it yourself!

                              No more phone calls late at night!

                 No more minor maintenance issues to find repairmen for!

Let The Property Shoppe take all the stress out of
managing your property portfolio - remember -
WE WILL TAKE CARE OF YOUR HOUSE AS IF
IT WAS ONE OF OUR OWN!

Why Are Our Property Management Services Special?

- Because I have had a "That is IT!!" moment too!!

It was 2007, and I had had enough of tenants interrupting my daily work, and maintenance issues arising when I was working to my mortgage brokering deadlines.

So I put some of my properties into Management by local companies. 
I soon found that the service provided by others didn't meet my needs - how could it - my property decisions were being made by employees - by people who did not have the same requirements for the property that I did!  I needed the property looked after - and the rent paid.  I wanted prompt action whenever required, and to know that the occupants of my houses had been checked out thoroughly.  I found that unoccupancy was high, and too much tolerance for missed rent payments.  I found on one property there hadn't even been an in-going property inspection!!

It was crazy! - I had looked after all my properties far better than this when I didn't have the time to do it properly!!  My solution?  I employed an assistant to act as my own property manager - on an hourly rate, to look after my houses in the way I would if I had time to do them myself. 

From this beginning, The Property Shoppe was born.

The Property Shoppe now offers this service to you – the busy property owner, who does not want to make the daily decisions, yet requires a reasonable return from your properties. 

I will act in your capacity, and my property manager will implement it.  Simple. 

At all times I have my property manager reporting to me about the daily happenings on the houses, and I advise the course of action I wish to take, and it happens.

Get your FREE 15min Rent Appraisal requested now!

We have three pricing plans to choose from:

• The standard pricing plan is a 7.5% fee + $35 per inspection, + $250 marketing levy when re-tenanting your property. (all prices are +GST)  This plan works out more cost effective when your property has a steady tenant in it, however is still well priced in the local market if you DO have a change of tenancy!  This plan most suits an owner whose cashflow is required to be steady and consistent.
  
• The rent management only plan - a hybrid service where The Property Shoppe will monitor all tenancy transactions and administration, and the owner is responsible for conducting inspections and showing the home to prospective tenants.  Base fee 7.5% (+GST), plus marketing fee which reflects the services required when re-tenanting your property.  Best suited for houses that are not in our region, where the owner is willing to take care of the legwork, however requires assistance on monitoring rent payments and other admin tasks, such as vetting tenants.
• The pay as you go model, which has a base fee of just 5% (+GST) which pays for the monitoring of the moneys into and our of your owners account, and for the knowledge that we provide; and then we add a $50/hour rate (+GST) which pays for the TIME spent implementing the management of your property, and the costs incurred (eg tribunal fees) which are also passed on to the owner. The marketing fee, when you need it, is $200 for advertising and credit checks, PLUS you pay separately for time spent marketing the property.  This option is very pure in its pricing - you pay for what you get.  You are not paying for other people’s property management if your property is easy to manage, and if it is not an easily managed property, you are paying for the time we take to do what is required, which is time that you don’t have to spend away from your own busy day.  This plan is only available to investors with more than 5 properties with us, and most suits an owner who has a line of credit facility which is able to even out the bumps of the expenses incurred in keeping a property tenanted.
  

My vision is to provide value-based EFFECTIVE management of your rental properties.

I can’t promise the world, because it’s not always in my power to deliver it, but I can promise that

"I will look after YOUR house as if it was one of my own"

That means:

• Thorough tenant screening process – but flexible enough to be able to rent it!
• Follow through on non-payment of rent – my policy is: NO-ONE lives in  house for free!
• Keeping on top of tenant and maintenance issues as they arise - and doing regular pre-emptive checks.
• An expert eye to what improvements to the property will result in a better return for the owner.

Our Key to success is:

1. Only an owner can think like an owner - Lynnette owns her own properties, and can keep an owners perspective at all times when making decisions with rental properties.
2. We recognize that no one person can have all the attributes required to be a top-performing property manager. We have split the role into two parts, tenancy manager (tenants/properties) and business manager (owners/problems)
3. Low overheads.  With the internet revolution, property management no longer needs to be a retail business.  Overheads are cut SIGNIFICANTLY by operating a mobile business from the car and home office, whilst advertising needs are met by a leading edge website and Trade Me listings

 

So if you are looking at this page today because you have had a “That is IT!” moment, please give me a call, or use our contact me feature here on this website, and hand your property worries over to a caring, responsible company who WILL act in YOUR best interests.

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All calls which do not connect with me personally are diverted to my call centre who will take a detailed message on my behalf, and pass on by email.  If you are able to provide your email address, I WILL be in contact with you within 24hours.  Please also leave your cell phone number so I can get back to you sooner if I am able.

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Proud to be a member of the

Independent Property Managers Association (IPMA)

• IPMA is the Professional Body for non-REINZ Property Management companies. 
• It is not compulsory to be a member.  Many operators are not.
  
• ALL members of IPMA are thoroughly screened (police and reference checks), and operate under a set Code of Ethics, and Code of Practice
• It is a requirement that all IPMA member companies have a dedicated rent account that your rent is paid into, a computerised accounting system which is reconsiles the bank account, give monthly statements, and pay out their owners at least once a month.

Some of the benefits of choosing an IPMA approved property manager are:

• The majority of independent property managers are themselves property investors with firsthand knowledge and experience of the market place. The people, who own the business, run the business with all the accountability which that demands. They are not simply employees of a company who have no stake in the business. This gives independent property managers a great understanding of property investment.
• We do not charge letting fees which gives owners shorter vacancy periods due to lower entry cost for perspective tenants. Charging letting fees often jeopardizes access to the right tenant as it limits the pool of prospective tenants. Many tenants find it difficult to pay a letting fee in addition to bond and rent in advance. It is not in the owner's best interest to have short term turnover of tenants. It is in the managers best interest to find good long-term tenants quickly, minimizing down-time.
• Property management is our core industry. We are not distracted by other activities. Association members run successful businesses without a letting fee. To do this they efficiently control rent arrears, while at the same time concentrating on superior service levels.
• We take great care to select the right tenant for each property, including extensive credit checks, tenant history reference checks (including overseas referees) and we work during weekends when prospective tenants are out and about. Under no circumstances do we hand out keys - an outrageous practice and a dangerous one for owners.
• Our members do not delegate office staff to carry out rental assessments. This practice can give inaccurate expectations for an unsuspecting purchaser, and it can have ramifications for the purchaser when arranging finance.
• Our members are police and reference checked as part of the application process.
• We have systems in place, to trouble shoot before problems arise.

Go to IPMA website

YES!!!  Please tell me how to list my property with The Property Shoppe!

 

10 Reasons We Are The Right Company To Manage Your House/s

1. We own our own property - we can truly represent you at all times - AS YOU WOULD IF YOU WERE DOING THE JOB
2. We always hold our owners interests above even our own - we represent you in the landlord-tenant formula - and are not just a 3rd party clipping the ticket. We mean what we say when we say  "we'll look after your property as if it was one of our own".
3. We are a 2 manTEAM - we don't act independently, and use each others strengths to deliver a superior service
4. We are NOT personally paid by commission - therefore we will not be tempted to take on more than we can manage.  Our system is designed to fit more property managers on when the work load gets too great.
5. We routinely acheive higher rental incomes than others do - using our unique marketing formula of price ranging and open homes.
6. We regularly use fixed term tenancies as a tool to acheive more stable tenants.
7. We have a thorough tenant selection process, and unless authorised otherwise, will ALWAYS collect a 4 week bond.  Afterall - its in YOUR best interests!!
8. We will travel - if your house is a little out of town thats fine too, we just add on a vehicle charge when we visit the property, and treat it just the same as our other listings!
9. We have flexible contracts - and can work with: standard tenancies, room by rooms, furnished houses, and even short-term and casual lets.  (Ask about our new hybrid service for our out-of-region properties.)
10. We are accredited property managers with a loss of rent insurance policy available to our owners - we can organise comprehensive insurance cover against loss of rent, abandoned property, malicious damage by tenants, and P-labs.

and just because we beleive in going the extra mile -

11.   we also offer a free consultaion on how to improve the rent return on your property. 
        Either ask Lynnette to do a rent appraisal now, or download Lynnette's report now.