When you are relocating to Sydney, there is a lot to consider, and the biggest problem facing people who are relocating is the issue of where to live. It is incredibly difficult to get a sense of where to live without a concept of Sydney, budgets, suburbs, property styles and qualities, what you can afford at any particular price point in each area and so on. That is before considering the availability of local schools, medical facilities, transport, pets and proximity to work.
One of the major problems that many international and interstate would-be tenants face is securing a rental property in the competitive Sydney market, without a rental history, and without being a current resident of Sydney. Many property managers are reluctant to put forward overseas and inter-state tenants to their landlords as references can be difficult to verify, the person may have no Australian identification, perhaps have not secured work yet and may not have viewed the home. These are all considered pre-requisites to an application being placed before a landlord for approval.
At Find My Rental Property, my many years of real estate experience and close connections with property managers ensure that I know what a property manager is looking for and what needs to be prepared in an application for it to be approved. As well as this, I know Sydney extremely well and have got my briefing process down to a fine art, so I can easily use research and analytic skills to determine when the brief that is in front of me will be achievable. Armed with an achievable brief and a top-quality application, I find rental homes for my clients confidently and with skill and accuracy.
My most recent client was relocating to Sydney from Queensland for work. She had been looking for a rental home for 8 months. She had been down to Sydney a few times to view properties, dismayed that they were nothing like the online images. She had applied for four properties and been rejected for all of them. Dismayed, stressed and worried as she was running out of time, she reached out to me. I sought a detailed property brief and was able to advise several areas for her to review to allow a more achievable brief. These were areas that she had not thought to consider and she was delighted to have more opportunities opened to her. Then, we spend a lot of time working on her application. She had been unsure just what was needed for a gold-star application and had only provided the bare basics: a driver’s license, a payslip and her Medicare card. I know that so much more is needed, and was able to guide her with this.
Finally, I set out on her search armed with a realistic property brief and a stand-out application. The search commenced on Tuesday and during the week, I sent her several amazing properties to consider. On Saturday, I set out to inspect three homes for her. She loved all of them, I applied on her behalf for her favourite home and at 9.45am on Monday, I took a call from the property manager to let me know that the landlord had approved my client’s application.
At Find My Rental Property, I represent clients and have their best interests at heart, while at the same time making it easy for property managers to work with me to approve my clients for the homes that my clients love. It is a win-win. Property Managers have great respect for me and keep me informed of off-market rental properties so that my clients have priority by being aware of homes before they are presented to the general public. I also maintain connections with private landlords to access off-market properties.
I do the hard yards, think outside the square and build a strong reputation with Property Managers and landlords who in turn prioritise my clients.
Melissa Maimann is a Licensed Real Estate Agent, Buyer's Agent and Rental Search / Relocation Agent in Sydney. She saves tenants time and frustration by offering an affordable service that finds and secures the best rental properties quickly, easily and efficiently. If you need a Licensed Real Estate Agent to find your next rental home for you, don't hesitate to make contact.