Ensuring your investment is as safe as houses
You know the saying. Here at Ray White we live by it.
Securing an investment property is a great achievement. Establishing or growing your investment portfolio will bring you joy and security for many years to come. Ray White are here to help you manage your landlord journey from the very beginning.
Take the guess work out of your investment and choose a trusted, local, experienced agency to protect one of your most valuable assets.
Our service, your investment.
Choosing to have your property professionally managed is a big commitment. Whether it’s your first property, the family home or part of a growing investment portfolio, we know how important it is for you to know your asset is being looked after to the highest standard.
Ray White offers competitive fees, professional service, local knowledge and is backed by a national brand trusted by hundreds of thousands of landlords.
With offices in Parkes, Forbes, Condobolin and West Wyalong we are able to expose your property regionally like no other agent.
Our property management team has almost 1,000 residential and commercial properties under management. At Ray White we believe that exceptional property management equals confidence for property investors.
It is also the security of knowing that your requests will be met every time and your property managers are fully equipped with the skills and systems required to manage your investment. Property management is more than coordinating tenancies and rental payments — it’s about helping you achieve your financial goals.
Tap into the strength of the Ray White Group and benefit from competitive loans, insurance and the unrivalled market intelligence that will help maximise returns on your investment property.
When it comes to managing your property portfolio, nothing is more powerful than experience.
As a Ray White client you will benefit from 108 years of market insight and the collective strength of 700 offices in the Ray White network. With numbers like these, it’s no wonder the Ray White name is synonymous with property management in Australia.
We are local agents working for you
Our professional property management team in Parkes, Forbes, Condobolin and West Wyalong work together to achieve the best outcomes for you and your investment.
Our unique approach to property management ensures that you when you choose our agency to manage your property you don't rely on one individual, you engage a whole team of highly skilled agents that specialise in individual areas of the property management process.
We are able to work together across all of our offices by using cloud based technology that can be securely accessed from anywhere. Our team are committed to making sure they go in to great detail when taking records to ensure all staff are across any communication with clients.
When you choose Ray White you are choosing over 15 local expert agents for the price of one.
YOUR LEADERSHIP TEAM
Tracie Robertson
Managing Director/Principal
Tracie has been part of the Ray White business since 1999 and took the reins to Ray White Parkes in 2006 and has both relocated and grown the business to now have 4 agencies, over 20 staff and almost 1,000 properties under management.
Lee Marsh
Property Manager/Accounts Manager
Lee is a leader in Forbes Property Management with over 18 years experience to offer. Attention to detail and her specialist knowledge of the industry ensures the best results for her landlords.
Holly Bush
Senior Property Manager
In her role as property manager Holly oversees the entire leasing process and looks forward to providing exceptional customer service to her clients in the West Wyalong region.
Protecting your investment
1. Legislation and compliance
Over the last few years, the Federal and State Government have introduced legislation into our industry that require landlords and tenants to comply with statutory laws. This is an ever changing landscape and as such, we must ensure that you remain compliant and your tenants remain safe. These laws require us to engage the services of licensed tradespeople to undertake, monitor and service these particular areas:
- Smoke alarm servicing
- Blind cord compliance
- Water efficiency certificate
- Pool and spa safety
2. Tenant selection and zero tolerance
We are the competition creators - driving strong marketing campaigns between tenancies drives higher prices and more tenants. When using Ray White technology, we process every single application that is submitted for your property. This translates to better tenant selection and higher standards.
We also adopt a zero tolerance policy to all facets of property management. We don’t tolerate arrears, poor upkeep, poor conditions and poor relationships. We educate for the end and tenants know this from the get-go.
3. Insurance
Having insurance on your property is not only a requirement for us to manage your property, but also essential to help protect you from risk.
No matter how strict the tenant screening processes are, there’s never a guarantee that things can’t go wrong. This is where landlord and building insurances come in. Whilst any malicious damage is communicated to investors immediately, this is so insurance companies can be notified and you can lodge your claim.
4. Repairs and maintenance
Providing ongoing care and maintenance to a property is in everyone’s best interest.
If a property is kept in a good condition then it is simply a matter of maintaining and refurbishing. Once it falls into disrepair then it can be much more costly to bring back to life. Our team will act quickly and proactively to protect and maintain your investment.
Your Landlord Journey
There are many steps involved in your future journey as a landlord with us. Our goal is to ensure you have full transparency around what happens throughout this journey and when it occurs.
Clear communication and setting the right expectations is a key element to our successful relationship, so we encourage you to ask questions and let us know if there is anything you’re unsure of. It is a long and varied journey for each investor and as such, we will continue to educate you at each step along the way.
This outline details these key steps and the difference between Ray White and our competitors is that throughout the journey, the following ethos is applied at every stage.
What's the real value of a great tenancy?
We understand how important your property investment is and we make it our goal to identify what this means for you and we will help you find the right tenant who will make your property their home. To achieve the best return on investment possible in the current market and reduce your vacancy time our key objective is to get as many high quality applicants as possible. We’ll market your property to our own network and online to find the right tenant.
Digital advertising
Advertising your property online allows us to reach potential tenants on a 24/7 basis. Furthermore, we are able to display your property almost immediately, maximising exposure to the market and minimising vacancy periods for our investors.
Your investment will be promoted through the following sites:
- Realestate.com.au
- Domain.com.au
- Raywhite.com
- Raywhite.com (local office website)
Tenant databases
We ensure the details of any high quality applicants are kept and added to a prospective tenant database so when a new property becomes available a tenant and property can be matched immediately. By having access to a prospective tenant database, we ensure consistently tenanted properties and vacancy periods that are kept to a minimum.
Power of the network
The size of our national network and our reputation in the marketplace means we receive a large number of walk-in enquiries to our various locations. Prospective tenants can easily speak with a property manager in person, who can suggest a suitable rental property. If the property manager does not have a fitting match, they can easily contact another Ray White office close by to arrange a suitable placement. For our investors, this means a greater reach of prospective tenants branching out much further than just one individual office.
Finding the best possible tenant in the shortest amounts of time.
We know first impressions count and there is no second chance on a first impression. Properties need to be presented in the best possible light in order for us to secure the best quality house-proud tenants and give you the maximum rental return.
We’ll advise you on improvements, and presentation to attract high quality tenants including the recommendation that properties be professionally cleaned before presentation, to achieve greater returns.
What you need to know about switching property managers.
Switching property managers isn’t as difficult or as expensive as many may think. There are many misconceptions on when and how you can switch property managers which can lead to landlords counting down the days until either their agreement is over or their tenants move out. But this doesn’t have to be the case.
If you aren't familiar with your property manager and their services, this might be your calling to consider switching to a property manager that puts you and your profit first.
Common misconceptions about switching
These are some of the most common misconceptions amongst home owners;
- I have to wait until the tenancy is up before switching property managers
- It will bring a massive change and disruption to my tenant
- I will have to find new tenants for my property
- A new lease will have to be signed by my tenant
The truth about switching
You can change property managers whenever you’re ready, with minimal disruption to both you and your tenants. If you’re worried that you’ll be causing inconvenience to your tenants, fear not. The property management contract only ends the relationship between you and your current property manager, the relation between you and your tenant remains in place. So you can rest assured that everything will remain the same, if anything, we may be able to re-evaluate your rental return to generate a profit.
Many property management agencies usually have a notice period for ending an agreement that can range from 30-90 days.
Switching to Ray White is simple!
- 1.Tell us about your property: Answer some simple questions about you and your investment property.
- 2.Sign the agency agreement: Tell us where your rent should go and provide some more information so we can prepare the paperwork for you to sign. (This can be done electronically)
- 3.We'll transition your property: You can sit back and relax. One of our team members will give you a call to let know how we will transition your property to Ray White.
You can change property managers whenever you’re ready, with minimal disruption to both you and your tenants. At Ray White we help our landlords profit from their property and help you protect one of your biggest assets. Have confidence knowing that your property is being managed by someone that you know and trust.
The next steps...& our exclusive offer to you!
To discuss our services and to find out more about the special arrangements in place for landlords that are transitioning to Ray White from another agency contact our team on (02) 6862 1900.
Every investor has different investment strategies and reasons for investing - we’d like to understand this scope so we can achieve the best result and work towards this with you.
If you have any questions about your landlord journey please don't hesitate to contact us.
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Contact Us
Ray White Parkes | Forbes | Condobolin | West Wyalong
Head Office - Ray White Parkes - 228 Clarinda Street, Parkes NSW