Mountaineer@lemmy.world to AustraliaEnglish · 1 year agoHow much has rent increased around Australia?www.sbs.com.auexternal-linkmessage-square15fedilinkarrow-up131arrow-down11
arrow-up130arrow-down1external-linkHow much has rent increased around Australia?www.sbs.com.auMountaineer@lemmy.world to AustraliaEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square15fedilink
minus-squaresillinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·1 year agoDo they get paid on a % commission? More money for them if rent is high.
minus-squareWhirlybirdlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·1 year agoYep, commission based on rent price. They said if the current tenants can’t pay it they will have no trouble finding someone that will. Beginning to see why real estate/property managers are looked at in the same way that used car salesmen are.
minus-squareMountaineer@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year ago“A rising tide lifts all boats”. They can then justify raising rents for anything else in the area.
minus-squareWhirlybirdlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·1 year agoYep that was one of their main points - “other homes in your area are charging this much”
Do they get paid on a % commission? More money for them if rent is high.
Yep, commission based on rent price. They said if the current tenants can’t pay it they will have no trouble finding someone that will. Beginning to see why real estate/property managers are looked at in the same way that used car salesmen are.
“A rising tide lifts all boats”.
They can then justify raising rents for anything else in the area.
Yep that was one of their main points - “other homes in your area are charging this much”