1. Spread the load Make a ‘magic’ watering system
Make the pre family arrival cleanup a less An easy to make gravity-feed watering
arduous process and off-load a little of system provides moisture for several
that cleaning onto the smaller members plants at once. Just fill a large jug with
of the household. Create a job jar where water, and set it on a surface higher
everyone can chose a job for the day, or than the plant. Cut lengths of cotton or
make one person the ‘king or queen’ of a polyester rope that will reach from the
room that they are then solely bottom of the jug to the soil surface of
responsible for. While standards might the plants. Place one end of the rope in There are some companies that help
have to be lowered slightly, it can also the jar and the other so it’s resting on make the world tick without being
help make the holiday a more collective the soil. It will drip feed as the plant showy about it. IP Payments is one
experience and create a sense of needs water. And you come home to of those companies, providing
achievement when you make it through happy plants! For the outside garden, a technology which powers payment
to the other side! layer of mulch will help keep the earth
processes for organisations as large
damp if going away for a week or so.
Create memento boxes as Westfield and Fitness First. In
Every year birthday cards, kids artwork, Craft that personal touch 2010 IP Payments made Smart
photos etc tend to pile up and then get Handmade gift cards can really add Company’s ‘Smart 50’ list of
moved around the house, systematically that personal touch to a Christmas companies to keep your eye on. They
getting larger as the year progresses. present. Anything can be used, from even have a real estate service
Make the time this holiday period to bits of shell on the beach, to beautiful powered by their award winning
organize it all into individual ‘memento’ patterned paper that can be found at technology, called iPayRent – helping
boxes, cutting the clutter and providing a your local craft shop. Get inventive! keep your investment property at
fun family event to organize and work
zero arrears! For more information
through the boxes together.
visit www.ipayrent.com.au

2. One more good thing to arrive in of applicants for rental properties,
Santa’s stocking over the Christmas therefore delivering you a wider range
holiday season is the opportunity it of choice.
will deliver to choose your tenant. This really allows you to nitpick your
Typically the busiest time of year for ideal type of tenant – whether it be
moving house, the usual suspects the executive couple with no
include families relocating either after children, or the friendly large family
or before the school year starts or that will treat your property as their
University and TAFE students moving home.
home for Christmas to save on rent And to make this a gift that keeps on
money - they’ll move out again just giving, why not adjust the term of the
before their year begins in February. tenancy agreement to fit the holiday
This is a great opportunity for landlords season. That way the end of the
to choose the right tenant for their tenancy agreement will fall due during
property. With more people moving, the busy holiday season again next
there are a higher amount year, bringing another great supply of
choice tenants. Enjoy!
Did you know? ‘Hello’ wasn’t always
the first thing said over the phone.
The inventor of the telephone Australian conditions mean water is especially precious, and
Alexander Graham Bell initially used
we can’t take it for granted. The high turnover rate during the Christmas
‘Ahoy’ as the formal greeting when
period is the ideal opportunity to check that water saving devices are
the first operating phone service was
established in 1878. installed on outlets in your property.
http://www.ljgrealestate.com.au LJ Gilland Real Estate Pty Ltd Brisbane Qld Australia
espresso is created by apmasphere.com Whilst every effort has been made to ensure the accuracy and
completeness of the information, no guarantee is given nor responsibility taken by apmasphere.