maintenance

renovation tips

Fitzpatricks - 20/08/2014

A well-maintained rental property not only ensures happy tenants, but also higher rents. Does your property need some long awaited renovations? Here are some of our favourite methods for improving an investment property’s rental potential. Wash the walls and repaint them Keep your colours neutral throughout, that way it will go with however your tenant chooses to furnish the property.

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air conditioner action time

Fitzpatricks - 22/08/2012

It can be tempting to ignore maintenance – why fix something that isn’t broken?  But when an air-conditioning unit breaks down, you can discover the hard way that maintenance is never wasted! Not only is there the immediate repair bill for the unit itself, there are the costs of repairing water damage to roof, plaster and carpet, which can leave a big hole in the …

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