{"id":8575,"date":"2018-04-15T23:06:30","date_gmt":"2018-04-15T23:06:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/1form-has-been-updated-to-help-find-top-tenants\/"},"modified":"2018-04-15T23:06:30","modified_gmt":"2018-04-15T23:06:30","slug":"1form-has-been-updated-to-help-find-top-tenants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/1form-has-been-updated-to-help-find-top-tenants\/","title":{"rendered":"1form has been updated to help find top tenants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p><strong>1form makes a property manager\u2019s job of finding the best tenant for a property\u00a0easier with an online application.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Changes have recently been made to include a bio and picture section for both tenant and pet (if the tenant has one). This will not only enhance the 1form experience, but aims to save the property manager\u2019s time by providing them with more information.<\/p>\n<p>With more than 10 million rent visits a month on realestate.com.au across Australia<sup>1<\/sup>, the rental market is competitive and finding the right tenant is at the forefront of property managers\u2019 minds.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cInvestment properties can be one of the most expensive assets a landlord has and finding a great tenant will provide them with confidence that their asset is being looked after,\u201d\u00a0<span>says REA Group Executive Manager for Rent, Kul Singh.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_69622\" style=\"max-width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.realestate.com.au\/blog\/images\/1024x768-fit%2Cprogressive\/2016\/05\/08165321\/OpenInspection-2000x15001-1024x768.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Open for inspection\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" class=\"wp-image-69622 size-large\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/blog\/images\/200x150-fit,progressive\/2016\/05\/08165321\/OpenInspection-2000x15001-1024x768.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/blog\/images\/400x300-fit,progressive\/2016\/05\/08165321\/OpenInspection-2000x15001-1024x768.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/blog\/images\/600x450-fit,progressive\/2016\/05\/08165321\/OpenInspection-2000x15001-1024x768.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/blog\/images\/800x600-fit,progressive\/2016\/05\/08165321\/OpenInspection-2000x15001-1024x768.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/blog\/images\/1000x750-fit,progressive\/2016\/05\/08165321\/OpenInspection-2000x15001-1024x768.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/blog\/images\/1200x900-fit,progressive\/2016\/05\/08165321\/OpenInspection-2000x15001-1024x768.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/blog\/images\/1400x1050-fit,progressive\/2016\/05\/08165321\/OpenInspection-2000x15001-1024x768.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/blog\/images\/1600x1200-fit,progressive\/2016\/05\/08165321\/OpenInspection-2000x15001-1024x768.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, (max-width: 939px) 60vw, (max-width: 1112px) 70vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Picture: Getty<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><span>\u201cOur recent survey<sup>2<\/sup>\u00a0found that the most important factor for landlords and property managers is finding the best tenant (83%) \u2013 it\u2019s even more important than higher rental yield and leasing out the property faster,\u201d Singh says.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The pet section in 1form asks tenants to indicate what their pet\u2019s name is, its breed and council registration number, along with a bio and picture.<\/p>\n<p>Joanne Pearson from McGrath <a href=\"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/property-center-nigeria\/\">Real Estate<\/a> in St.Kilda says she enjoys receiving applications with the pet\u2019s information, as transparency between the tenant and the agent is key to a healthy ongoing relationship.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re a very pro pet company and in the past we\u2019ve asked tenants to create a pet application to get them over the line. We love getting applications with beautiful pet photos and thought-out bios, so having this addition to 1form suits us,\u201d\u00a0she says.<\/p>\n<p>48% of property managers say that they always research the breed of the pet the tenant would like to bring into the rental<sup>3<\/sup>. By giving tenants the option of adding a complete overview of their pet, this could eliminate the time property managers spend on research.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_272839\" style=\"max-width: 1033px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" readability=\"33\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.realestate.com.au\/blog\/images\/1023x576-fit%2Cprogressive\/2018\/01\/21073034\/capi_978e14b60006e092432a82d2b5b1e2be_29b1e04894e42da93d34006d67dccbe8.jpeg?resize=1023%2C576&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Sydneysiders moving to Tassie for Sunday Tele NEWS\" width=\"1023\" height=\"576\" class=\"size-full wp-image-272839\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/blog\/images\/200x113-fit,progressive\/2018\/01\/21073034\/capi_978e14b60006e092432a82d2b5b1e2be_29b1e04894e42da93d34006d67dccbe8.jpeg 200w, https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/blog\/images\/400x225-fit,progressive\/2018\/01\/21073034\/capi_978e14b60006e092432a82d2b5b1e2be_29b1e04894e42da93d34006d67dccbe8.jpeg 400w, https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/blog\/images\/600x338-fit,progressive\/2018\/01\/21073034\/capi_978e14b60006e092432a82d2b5b1e2be_29b1e04894e42da93d34006d67dccbe8.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/blog\/images\/800x450-fit,progressive\/2018\/01\/21073034\/capi_978e14b60006e092432a82d2b5b1e2be_29b1e04894e42da93d34006d67dccbe8.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/blog\/images\/1000x563-fit,progressive\/2018\/01\/21073034\/capi_978e14b60006e092432a82d2b5b1e2be_29b1e04894e42da93d34006d67dccbe8.jpeg 1000w, https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/blog\/images\/1200x676-fit,progressive\/2018\/01\/21073034\/capi_978e14b60006e092432a82d2b5b1e2be_29b1e04894e42da93d34006d67dccbe8.jpeg 1200w, https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/blog\/images\/1400x788-fit,progressive\/2018\/01\/21073034\/capi_978e14b60006e092432a82d2b5b1e2be_29b1e04894e42da93d34006d67dccbe8.jpeg 1400w, https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/blog\/images\/1600x901-fit,progressive\/2018\/01\/21073034\/capi_978e14b60006e092432a82d2b5b1e2be_29b1e04894e42da93d34006d67dccbe8.jpeg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 100vw, (max-width: 939px) 60vw, (max-width: 1112px) 70vw, 800px\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-caption-text\">Profile pictures of both the potential tenants and pets help the agent connect. Picture: Tim Hunter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Information about the applicant has also been updated to include a bio and picture. From 7 March (when this went live) to the 18 March, over 11,000 profile pictures were uploaded to 1form showing its popularity among the rental community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s great because you get a sense of who they are with this extra information \u2013 it\u2019s not just a form. It helps to make a connection to that person,\u201d she says.<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s nothing you need to do \u2013 this additional information automatically appears on applications you receive if it\u2019s completed by tenants. You can also talk to your realestate.com.au Account Manager for more information about 1form.<span face=\"Times New Roman,serif\" size=\"3\" style=\"font-family: 'Times New Roman', serif; font-size: medium;\"><span><span face=\"Calibri,sans-serif\" size=\"2\" color=\"#1F497D\" style=\"color: #1f497d; font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: small;\"><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><sup>1\u00a0<span>Adobe Omniture, Oct \u2013 Dec 2017.\u00a0<\/span><\/sup><sup>2 Residential Consumer Omnibus, Sept 2017.\u00a0<\/sup><sup>3 REA National Property Management survey, Mar 2018.<\/sup><\/p>\n<p>&#13;\n                  <\/p><\/div>\n<p><a hre=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/advice\/renting\/1-form-updated-help-find-best-tenants\/\">Realestate au <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1form makes a property manager\u2019s job of finding the best tenant for a property\u00a0easier with an &hellip; <a title=\"1form has been updated to help find top tenants\" class=\"hm-read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/1form-has-been-updated-to-help-find-top-tenants\/\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">1form has been updated to help find top tenants<\/span>Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8576,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[695,41,818,678,645,15282,907,3053],"class_list":["post-8575","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-opportunities-in-new-markets","tag-agent","tag-property","tag-real","tag-rental","tag-renting","tag-ross","tag-tenant","tag-tenants"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/OpenInspection-2000x15001-1024x768.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":9283,"url":"https:\/\/amazingproperty.com.ng\/blog\/how-to-get-a-rental-property-with-no-rental-history\/","url_meta":{"origin":8575,"position":0},"title":"How to get a rental property with no rental history","author":"Amazing Property","date":"August 25, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 Like many firsts in life, landing your first rental lease can be challenging. 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