Tips For House Hunting From Trust Property Management

Because they believe in giving their clients quality service, Trust Property Management have taken the time to provide some tips to house hunters, to ensure they are ‘quality’ tenants, and they begin with the old adage, “First impressions do count.” This doesn’t just mean dressing well, but being on time. Instead of arriving three minutes late, they suggest five minutes early.

 

They also have a word of advice regarding pets. From experience, they suggest waiting until you have been a tenant at a property for awhile, proving you are a good tenant, before you ask about a pet.

 

Trust Property Management  have very few properties that are pet friendly and you can see why homeowners would rather avoid the risk when there may be an equally suitable tenant without a pet. In New Zealand we aren’t able to charge a “pet bond” so the legislation doesn’t help

 

References are very important, so make sure your referees are ready – it should come as no surprise to them to be called. It’s important to have someone to vouch for you, and if you’ve just moved out of home, an employer reference is a great start.

 

Landlords and property managers don’t like people who want to break fixed term leases, ignore the conditions of the tenancy or break the law. Breaking a fixed term lease will be costly for you, time consuming for everyone and should be avoided as much as possible. If you agree to one thing but do another, you’ll just make it harder for yourself to find another property. The official word about different types of tenancies is available on the MBIE website.

 

They also say they will reject any application that seems dishonest or suspicious. They also complete a high level of referencing and are sure to find out what you might forget to tell them. Credit, background, reference checks will show what you don’t want to divulge. The more thorough and detailed you are in your application, the better impression you will give about the kind of tenant you will be.

 

For more information on full house management, rental property management and rental appraisals please go to http://www.trustproperties.co.nz .