Sending rain water down the drain these days is almost criminal. Storage is cheap and there are many options to choose from. With a little planning, rain water can be redirected through toilets and washing machines in new buildings. In older buildings rain water can easily be used for common area cleaning, topping up the swimming pool and watering the gardens and lawns.
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Strata tip 66: Marketing – The role of the agent
A good marketing agent is not only a salesperson, they’re an advocate, marketer and public relations officer. These days, they also need a little dash of lawyer! Brief them properly, give them firm instructions (e.g. about what they can and cannot … [Continue reading] about Strata tip 66: Marketing – The role of the agent
Strata Tip 66: Buying – The Body Corporate Interview
Most Committee’s don’t appreciate that a resident manager is a contractor of the body corporate and not an employee. As a result, almost all committees will treat the interview as a job interview. That being the case, use all of the old tricks; … [Continue reading] about Strata Tip 66: Buying – The Body Corporate Interview
Strata Tip 65: Spending – Body Corporate Managers – They’re not judges
Often a malfunctioning committee or body corporate will, in effect, refer issues to their body corporate manager to determine; most commonly disputes about by-laws. Some body corporate managers make excellent mediators; bringing parties together to … [Continue reading] about Strata Tip 65: Spending – Body Corporate Managers – They’re not judges
Strata Tip 65: Buying – Notifying of finance approval
Ideally, you should receive the loan documents and not just a finance approval letter, before you notify that finance has been approved. While there will be a lot of pressure to “go unconditional”, sometimes there are unexpected things in the loan … [Continue reading] about Strata Tip 65: Buying – Notifying of finance approval
