Let's get your property rental-ready
Bought, built or renovated? Get a Rental Performance Appraisal with local rental evidence and practical advice to position your property for the best result. Clear advice so you can lease with confidence.
An appraisal built on evidence, not a number to win the listing
A rent set too high sits empty and then drops; a rent set too low costs you every week for a year. The appraisal is grounded in what is actually leasing around your property right now, so you start at the right number and with the right expectations.
- Recommended rental range for your property as it stands today
- RP Data rental evidence for comparable properties nearby
- Current competition on realestate.com.au: what a tenant sees beside yours
- Property assessment and notes from an inspection or your plans and photos
- Rental-ready recommendations: the few things worth doing before the first open, and the things that are not

From first look to first open
Tell us about the property
Address, what's been done, and when it will be ready. Photos or plans help if it is still being built.
Pat looks at it properly
An inspection where possible, the local rental evidence, and what else is on the market this month.
You get the appraisal
A recommended range, the evidence behind it, and a short list of rental-ready recommendations.
Lease with confidence
If you'd like Rubix to manage it, marketing goes live with photos, a floor plan and a 360 tour where available. What management includes.
What tenants in Maitland actually look for
Pat's own reading from leasing in the Hunter every week. Each links to the longer article.
What Maitland tenants look for
What applications tell us about the features that move a property, from air conditioning to secure parking.
ReadWhich upgrades actually boost rent
Sustainability, safety and smart upgrades, ranked by what they return in Maitland.
ReadPets in rentals
How to handle rules and expectations, and why saying yes can widen your tenant pool.
ReadRequest your Rental Performance Appraisal
Tell Pat about the property and when it will be ready. He'll come back with the next step.
Prefer to talk? Call 02 4933 9588 or book a 30-minute chat.
Whatever stage you're at, start with a conversation.
No hard sell. Just a chat about your property, your plans and what makes sense from here.