Licensee holidays. They can be as elusive as snow on the roof on a hot Aussie Christmas Day. Yet, they can be done! Gone are the days where as Licensee you are all but forbidden to take some precious annual leave. No longer are you tied to the physical compound of your desk. With all the amazing advances that come ... read more >>
With the ups and downs naturally associated with the real estate sales market, it is important to take care of your rental roll clients. Your rental roll clients are the ones that will (hopefully) be there through the thick and thin of the sales cycles. When sales times are low, the rental roll keeps clicking along. Just the same, when ... read more >>
New Year Resolutions or New Year Job? The New Year brings not only New Year Resolutions in the bucketloads, but also a lot of thought about current employment options. It's a time where people decide to stay put if they are happy in their current role, or to make a change. We see many Trust Accountants decide to move on from ... read more >>
Weak passwords are a hacker's dream and everyone else's nightmare. The reality is that the online world is far from safe. Hackers are on the constant look out for weak passwords and systems they can breach quickly and easily. Unfortunately, people are still failing to secure their online information and despite the warnings, online accounts are protected by common and ... read more >>
Choosing the Right Trust Account Auditor Strap yourselves in for what is going to be an epic blog of epic proportions. Yet as we may joke about the dry nature of our audit topic this month, it is one to actually be taken quite seriously. Yes we are talking about the importance of using a qualified real estate trust account ... read more >>
The day our Director transferred $100,000 instead of $1,000…and how you can avoid the same mistake. Before you think, no - that can’t be right! Think again. Yes these mistakes can, and do happen (even to the best of us). Major mistakes can happen in the blink of an eye – whether from a momentary lapse in concentration or simple ... read more >>
As a business owner, it is natural to look for ways to increase your bottom line and reduce costs. In our last blog on 8 Ways to Reduce Costs for Start-Up Real Estate Agencies we discussed various ways start-up agencies can minimise costs. This included shopping around on items like software, insurance and considering a virtual office as opposed to bricks ... read more >>
Australia thrives on small business. It is what makes our country go round. So the reality of the number of small business that fail to succeed is definitely a cause for concern. According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics, more than 60% of small businesses cease operating within the first three years of opening their doors. How Can You Reduce ... read more >>
Working like a boss on holidays. Working and holiday are generally two words that should never go together in the same sentence. Unfortunately, as many Real Estate agency owners know, finding that right work/life balance can often prove difficult. As discussed in our earlier months blog 'Being a Licensee & Taking Holidays', good planning and modern technology make working remotely a ... read more >>
Being Licensee & holidays...Is it really possible? Being a Licensee or Officer in Effective Control and taking a long-awaited holiday may seem like two terms that just don’t go together. If you are a Licensees who hasn’t seen the inside of your travel luggage for a good 5, 10 or perhaps even 15 years, then you are not alone. But ... read more >>
