Built a free maintenance & Healthy Homes logbook for landlords — feedback wanted

[LandyLogbook]

Hi all,

We're two university students who built Landy (landylogbook.com) — a free shared logbook for self-managing landlords and tenants. Full disclosure: we made it, so take this as a "here's what we built, keen for honest feedback" post rather than an ad.

The...

[Fenimdusco]

Has anyone actually used Vekser for property management?

[Onward Upward]

How has the owner's right to decide if animals live in their property, been given away? And by the right wing of the current government at that. The pet bond was intended to cover properties where landlord and tenant agreed to an animal, usually cat or dog. Not to transfer property rights away from...

[Anita]

One of our properties,in Central Auckland, our ex-family home of 7 bedrooms 3 lounges 3 bathrooms has been let, for 2 yrs fixed, at monthly rent (under a Lease Contract, yet it states it is under RTA) since Feb 2020 through a management company, through our property manager who found a family of 8 people...

[crashy]

I have long suspected that our accountant is not providing the professional service paid for. We actively manage several rental properties, and are full-time renovators. We consistently provide a spreadsheet to the accountant with columns of expenses, and they consistently decide to ignore entire columns...

[Marked Rentals LLC]

Hey folks,

I’m fascinated by the range of loan programs available today that cater to different real estate needs. From robust funding for investors to affordable options for tenants, there’s something for everyone. What types of loan programs have you found most beneficial in your...

[donna]

Well, this is a bold move - the scrapping of the first homeowner grant. I get the impression this is a short term move to priortise social housing development beyond 2025 until 2027. What is saved by the FHB grant is almost what's required for just 1500 social housing homes.

See the...

[Haj]

We purchased a commercial property a year ago which we intend to build on to increase the revenue.

At present the income is well below the GST threshold of $60K.

When we purchased we set up a Ltd company to buy it with my husband and I being equal shareholders. This meant we...

[Landfield]

Unsure if it’s a good idea or not renting to refugees through Red Cross and WINZ. Anyone has already experienced with this kind of refugees family and would like to share the experiences please? Thanks...

[greencat]

It seems commonplace for PMs in NZ to charge ~10% on top of any maintenance invoices. As a LL I find this pretty annoying.

Firstly, I'm already paying the PM ~10% of the rent every week and yet I'm not sure that my property actually requires nor receives any attention whatsoever most weeks...

[kafosa]

Hi,

PM awarded a job to fix drainage across two cross leased properties - one of which I own. Consent was sought from the PM/landlord of the adjoining property, but obtained. Was informed contract was awarded and deposit had been paid out of rental income only after the job had been completed....

[investernewbie]

Hi All,

We are currently looking at renting out our property during this challenging time with xmas and New Year coming up. We have this tenancy applicant whom is very keen to take on the property, whom earn 6 figure salary ($100000) as a manager for a company. Her landlord reference check...

[skid]

Does anyone know if getting a hearing aid is tax deductible for someone managing their properties?

cheers

[Johnyx]

Hi All, I am considering buying a rent roll (property management fees) all based in Auckland, and I am wondering, how many properties can i realistically manage on my own? I can afford about 100 properties, but is that too much for one person to handle on their own? Any advice would be much appreciated....

[Athena]

My (now former) property manager quit suddenly without providing a reason. It turns out that they badly mismanaged the property and bought in a tenant that is violent, potentially on drugs, so they just ran away rather than dealing with the problem.

After I found a new PM, the new PM found...