This year, I attempted the impossible.
I found a new house, interstate, over the Christmas/New Year period.
“Oh man, this is literally the worst time to be doing that,” sighed my friends. “It’s going to be a nightmare.”
But you know what? It wasn’t. I mean, there were all the usual annoyances that go with the process – application forms, photocopying ID, finding a friend to lie about my shocking rental history – but on the whole, it wasn’t bad at all. Certainly not the horror ordeal that I expected.
It got me thinking. When it comes to finding a house, or a job, or booking a holiday; we always seem to hang out for the ‘right time’ to tackle a project.
Maybe it’s the end of the year, or the busy season, or EOFY – but there does seem to be a silent rulebook of when, and when not, to embark on major changes. And I have a hunch it might just be a load of BS.
But don’t listen to me – here’s what the experts have to say.
“The right time to find a new rental property is….”
Despite my good luck at finding a great house over Christmas, it would seem I might be the exception to the rule.
Park Trent Property Group say that the start of the year is a busy time for people snapping up rental properties.
“With the new year comes a new start for tenants on the move,” they write.
“Kids are on school holidays, and the Christmas break provides families with an opportunity to pack and move house. It’s a time of year when people can take an extended period off work to move and get settled before the start of the school and work years.”