Twilight Opens begin, the Excitement of the Home Buyer Show & the release of our iPhone App is Close!!

From the desk of Leah Calnan, Director of Metro Property Management...

So October has rolled around and with it has come Daylight Savings which we love. More time in the afternoon to do outdoor activities and enjoy the warm weather (when the warm weather decides to pop up) and for Metro it means the beginning of our Twilight Opens for Spring/Summer. During certain weeknight evenings we are now able to show potential tenants more properties during the week which is great news for both our Tenants and Owners. These times, we have been told, are often more convenient for 9-5 workers as it means their weekends are left free to enjoy the sunshine rather than searching for their new homes, if that is what they would prefer.

 

In other news we recently attended the Home Buyer and Property Investor Show where we had a fantastic stall dressed in our eye catching Metro colours and enjoyed interacting with all of the people that came to the show be they current owners, tenants or brand new contacts that were simply interested in how we could manage their properties better and how we differ from other agencies. We handed out 250 Metro show bags (which was up from last year) and had much fun engaging with new people with a keen interest in what we do. We felt it was a busier year this year than last but we have yet to receive the attendance numbers from the event co-ordinators, either way there are plenty of people out there seeking investment properties.

Speaking of the purchase of investment properties... we held our final Self Managed Super Fund seminar for 2011. Many attended and really enjoyed it and felt they learnt something new, which was great. If you missed out feel free to contact my assistant Melissa Venn on 03 9831 3006 or via email at melissav@metropm.com.au , she can pass your details on to Nicholas Don of Metro Wealth who hosted the evening. Nic can offer you an obligation free Personal Review in which he will run through the benefits of SMSF with you on an individual basis and assess other financial matters that perhaps could be improved.

Also this month we will see our MetroPM iPhone application be released onto the Apple iTunes store for our clients and friends to download. We are in the final stages of approval and we will advise you as soon as it is released via our website, Facebook and Twitter so that you can be the first to use it and rate it! We think you will really enjoy the features that will assist you whether you are a current tenant, owner, investor looking to lease their property or a tenant looking for a new home. We will keep you posted as always.

Until next time...

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And out of the cold we come...

From the desk of Leah Calnan, Director of Metro Property Management...

So here we are in September & SPRING! and goodness hasn’t the year flown already! Lots happening at the office this month, to begin with I decided to surprise the team with a Team Appreciation Day which we were all very excited about (myself included). At the recent REIV Property Management Conference we heard from many innovative and inspirational speakers one of which had the idea to surprise your dedicated team, not just at Christmas or the End of Financial Year but unexpectedly throughout the year. So we had a lovely lunch and a movie as a way of saying thank you for all of the hard work they put in, day in and day out. It has been a big couple of months which is great and this was a lovely treat, we had lots of laughs.

The end of August saw my assistant Melissa and I attend a very interesting conference on Social Media, we had heard a few speakers talk on Social Media over the past few years however this seminar was a little different. The speakers were from America and seemed to have a broader insight into what was working and what was not and how people use social media today to not only to talk to friends and family but to investigate property, review their experiences and interact daily with their favourite companies.

We will be implementing a few new programs to assist our clients and tenants with regards to Social Media (although as most of you know we have a Facebook & Twitter account along with a Blog, the links are on the home page of the website), we see this as a way of the future, not just a fad and we love to embrace new technology here at Metro. In fact, we are very close to the release of our iPhone application which you will find has great functionality for both tenants and owners alike...exciting stuff.

In other news we are beginning to get organised for our Home Buyers & Investors Show stand on the 7th, 8th & 9th of October. Last year was a great experience and we met many new and current owners there at the show so why not come and say ‘Hi’ again this year. We have a limited number of free tickets this year so please contact Melissa at melissav@metropm.com.au if you would like a couple posted out to you in the coming month so that you may attend.

Until next time...

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Home Buyer & Investor Show - Melbourne in July

From the desk of Leah Calnan, Director - Metro Property Management

Metro Property Management is excited to announce that we are exhibiting at this years Home Buyer & Property Investor Show at the Melbourne Convention & Exhibition Centre (MCEC), 2 Clarendon Street, Southbank. The show runs from Friday 23rd July through to Sunday the 25th of July and offers a wealth of knowledge from varied property & finance professionals.

Apart from the Exhibitor stands where you can visit those companies you have an interest in seeing & chatting to there are seminars throughout the day to offer helpful advice & information on all things real estate and finance related. Although this is Metro’s first time exhibiting at the show many of us have attended in years past and felt it was a great opportunity & a ‘one-stop shop’ for those wanting to purchase their first home, an investor purchasing another property or even those interested in building their new home.

As Metro Property Management followers and valued clients we have secured an extra special ticket price just for you...50% off the full $15 entry price, that’s just $7.50 per ticket !!! (your ticket also includes entry to the adjacent expo ‘ Trading & Investing Seminars & Expo’ for free). At that price all of your friends and family can come along to this fantastic event.

In order for you to access this special offer you will need to purchase your ticket before the event and online at the Home Buyer & Investor Show website http://www.homebuyershow.com.au/melbourne/ then, when you go to pay for the tickets you will be asked for a ‘Promo’ code which is: Exhibitor. Enter the promo code and the discount is applied! Make sure you visit us at our fantastic stand (Stand No: H79) and say Hi. We’d love to see you there!

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