@madeleine.cahill.sonder: There’s so much more I could have said on this one. However; I would have been talking until next week, so here’s the rest. Days on market are only part of the cost. Pushing for top-dollar rent has a few knock-on effects that don’t show up on the rental statement straight away: 1. You shrink your renter pool. Every extra $10–$20 a week rules out a group of good, reliable applicants. 2. You get fewer applicants to choose from. With fewer people applying, you sometimes end up taking whoever is left rather than the person you actually wanted. 3. The property may not be looked after. The wrong fit can mean poor upkeep, and in some cases, damage. 4. The renter is more likely to leave quickly. Renters who stretched to afford the rent often move on at the end of the first year. 5. Which means another vacancy. And you’re back to paying for days on market all over again. The right rent isn’t always the highest rent. If you can secure a great renter at a fair price who stays for years, you will almost always come out ahead.
renters are not supposed to be paying all of your bills.
2026-11-04 21:34:07
1639
✨Princess Jade✨ :
Property is an investment, sometimes you lose out, I wish owners would realise that.
2026-11-04 17:18:27
1168
aidenb424 :
I bet none of them came to you when interest rates were dropping saying my costs have gone down, lower their rent. 😒
2026-11-04 15:49:47
488
liltrano :
I recall a time when people saw a rental as an investment where the rent they received helped cover costs but they added their own money too…. Not, RENT pays off the mortgage and covers all the cost. Greed.
2026-11-04 20:26:31
430
Theirbabymybody :
The town I live in rises by the day because rentals are short of. People use their rentals for holidays homes instead which means landlords can charge what they want and they will fill their house. It’s breaking so many people
2026-11-11 09:55:47
0
Need2KnowBasis :
thats not correct. if the figures dont stack up then for the landlord its cheaper to leave the property vacant and just wait for capital growth to increase prior to sell.
2026-11-10 12:03:41
0
Rennifer :
Yep, I'm tired of paying my landlord's bills on top of my own AND the rent.
2026-11-04 16:54:14
456
JAE :
Renters aren't a bottomless bucket of cash. We are over maxed out.
2026-11-05 06:21:39
87
Brisman44 🇦🇺🦘 :
The fact that Labor abolished negative gearing.
2026-11-10 04:06:40
0
Axel and Ruby Dingo🇦🇺🐕 :
Just greedy
2026-11-04 21:26:57
124
Leesa Marie Hennesse :
yet my landlords real estate agents are trying to pressure him into increasi ng rent when he doesn't want to.. he has shown me messages from them
2026-11-10 05:40:23
2
Asharlee 📚 :
I just left my rental. I was paying $650 a week. It had sat empty with no one interested in open homes at the price point of $680 for a total of 7 weeks. They’ve dropped the rent now to be LESS than what I was paying when I lived there to get someone in. Total bs. I’m so sick of the rental market
2026-11-04 21:35:33
124
Tyr :
It’s almost like people think the investment stops at just buying the house though, don’t buy an “investment” property if you don’t actually intend on investing in it beyond the purchase of the house…
2026-11-05 08:07:15
23
Stephen Fulton :
yet another example of landlord greed!
2026-11-05 01:56:03
36
✮chel✮ :
THANKYOU.
2026-11-10 04:31:55
0
justme :
if you buy a rental and you cant absorb the increases then get rid of it...we are trying to survive as well
2026-11-04 20:46:42
69
Daniel Watson 🇦🇺 :
I wish I could invest in something that guarantees me over 100% return….
2026-11-04 18:25:41
39
🌙The Boheme Mumma ✨ :
Rent was never meant to cover their entire mortgage on the property!!! 🤯,
2026-11-04 23:42:13
8
SarahW :
It’s an investment….there’s meant to be input to build wealth….long term investment becomes an asset that you own. Why should renters pay for this? If renters can afford all the mortgage costs, rates, insurances etc they would be doing this on their OWN property
2026-11-04 21:05:09
18
kailees_44 :
They seem to forget that they can claim their insurance and other routine expenses back on tax
2026-11-04 12:31:01
326
𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐇 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐌𝐈𝐊𝐊𝐈 🖤 :
try telling that to most real estates. im at $720 and its only going to go up. ill be homeless by next march
2026-11-04 12:41:21
49
Natalie 🇦🇺 :
it's not the renters responsibility to pay
2026-11-04 12:35:28
8
not4u :
So the realestate decided to put my rent up (not the owner) in order to come into the market. This is realestates grabbing more money not owners.
2026-11-04 21:40:09
5
Anthony Walker :
Since when is the rent supposed to cover everything??? 20 years ago it never covered everything!!!!!
2026-11-05 11:55:11
11
timikagautani :
My landlord wants to up my rent to $810 in January. We started at $690 Jan 2025, increased to $740 Jan 2026. 🥲
2026-11-04 13:11:32
43
To see more videos from user @madeleine.cahill.sonder, please go to the Tikwm
homepage.