Everything self-managing actually involves
We've built the first 5. The other 13 are on the list — tell us which one you need and it moves up.
What should I be charging?
See what tenants in your suburb actually pay for a place like yours, and exactly where your rent sits against them.
Tenancy Services bond data
ReadyWhen can I put the rent up?
Work out the first date you can legally raise the rent, when notice has to go out, and what the market says it could be.
Residential Tenancies Act + bond data
ReadyWhat are similar places getting?
Median and range by bedroom count for every New Zealand suburb, updated as new bond data is published.
2,167 suburbs
ReadyAm I Healthy Homes compliant?
Walk the five standards, see what you are missing, and get the record-keeping list that goes with them.
The five Healthy Homes standards
ReadyWhat's due, and when?
Track a property and get one email a year, 60 days before you can review the rent — with the market figures for that date.
Your properties
Coming next
The rest of what self-managing actually involves. Tell us which you want first.
How do I find good tenants?
Where to advertise, what to put in the listing, and how long places in your suburb take to let.
How do I avoid a bad tenant?
What you can and cannot ask, what to check, and where landlords get themselves into trouble.
My tenant has stopped paying
The actual sequence — what to send, when, and what the Tribunal expects you to have done first.
What does the law actually say?
Plain answers to the questions landlords search for, with the section of the Act that backs each one.
How do I do inspections properly?
Notice periods, what to photograph, and a report that will stand up if it is ever needed.
Who do I call to fix this?
Local tradies other landlords actually use, and what a fair price looks like.
Have I got the paperwork right?
Agreements, notices and letters that match what the Act requires.
How does the bond work?
Lodging, transferring, and claiming at the end without it turning into a dispute.
I am heading to the Tribunal
What to expect, what to bring, and the mistakes that lose otherwise winnable cases.
Why is my place not renting?
How fast rentals turn over in your suburb, and what a long vacancy is really costing you.
What can I claim?
Keeping records through the year so tax time is an export rather than an excavation.
Am I properly insured?
What landlord policies expect of you — including the inspection intervals that void cover.
Should I still be doing this myself?
What a manager would cost against what self-managing costs you in time, vacancy and rent left on the table.