Highfields Country Real Estate in Toowoomba, Queensland | Estate agent

Highfields Country Real Estate

Locality: Toowoomba, Queensland

Phone: +61 7 4630 8122

Address: Shop 6 10498 New England Hwy 4352 Toowoomba, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.highfieldscountry.com.au/

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25.01.2022 Jillian and I just returned from 4 blissful days in Port Douglas enjoying the limpid waters of the Coral Sea and the lush rainforests and sparkling crystal rivers of the hinterland. A balmy 27 degrees and then back to the bracing winds of Toowoomba. Oh by the way, Happy Anniversary to my fabulous and well preserved love partner Jillian. Now "consciously coupled" (to me) for 14 years it shows she is not only sparky and beautiful but very patient as well. Big recommend to our accommodation at Thala resort. Built in 1996 by the current owners. A central reception and restaurant area with individual chalets set in the rainforest. Easy paths to two beaches. All done exceptionally well.

25.01.2022 This month's war stories from the real estate crypt....saved the following for several owners and tenants this month..installed a flouro light for a short tenant (saved the tenant a $75 call out). fixed the toilet cistern while I was there (saved the owner an $85 plumber call out). Checked a leaky HWS. Not leaking at all. Saved the tenant an $85 call out for a "no fault found" job; Checked sticking rolla door. Quick spray with Inox. Saved the owner an $85 call out. Checked non functioning panel lift door. Turned it off then on again and it worked?? Saved owner an $85 call out. Busy month but most of the jobs were at addresses that I was passing anyway so no big impost on my time but great for minimising outgoings..Call us if you want fabulous property management.

24.01.2022 SCREAMING FOR SALES LISTINGS... If you or one of your many friends or aquaintances are thinking of selling please put them in touch with me or give me a contact number. I will give them 110% (is that possible??) of my attention and have the skills and technology available (look I use facebook so isn't it obvious..) to get them their dream (or close to it) price. Don't be sucked in to using high profile agents with HUGE advertising demands. We can give your home excellent exposure. BIG is no longer beautiful as buyers will find us as easily as the mega offices. Competitive commission structure to maximise your return. Oh.. by the way, we have sole access to toowoombarealestate.com.au... over 3000 hits a month. Gotta be good for YOU.

24.01.2022 e savings for landlords. Tenant said the laundry taps wouldn't turn on. QUick inspection found tap handle had stripped. 2 new handles $12.95 . sorted....

23.01.2022 Riveting Real Estate Stories...once again we visit the land of bill salvation. Tenant reported a blocked shower drain. Quick visit with the trusty wire hook & cleared the wad of hair and DENTAL FLOSS!!!**??. Sorted. Owner saves $85.Good tenant tried the draino solution to no effect. DENTAL FLOSS will not dissolve. Tenant having stern words with the kids....

23.01.2022 We need more rental properties in Highfields for qualified tenants waiting for a home. Contact me for reliable advice and platinum standard property management. 0488 091 888

21.01.2022 New listing. This absolute gem has been built for easy livin'. Neat, orivate and secure, solar power, 15,000 gallons rainwater; superb kitchen, 6.8m garage and a 7.5 m sep. shed for the toys. Owners desperate to move to their new place. Now asking for offers over $495k. Prepared to sell for several thousand dollars under build cost.

21.01.2022 ABSOLUTE CRACKER!!! Reluctant sale of this solid East Side Cottage. Prime real estate for Auction 8 October 11 am. Currently a Short Stay property showing good returns at $420 pw but rents for up to $850 pw. Well maintained and ready to go. Perfect entry level home or a great investment particularly when compared to average investment properties which show 5% return. Open every Saturday 12.30 to 1.15 pm or inspections by appointment. 2 beds, sleepout, office, aussie shed.

20.01.2022 National Park Road. Superb 200 acre property.

19.01.2022 NEW LISTING. Talk about neat. Nice 4 bedroom ensuite home in the "old" part of Highfields. Fantastic yard (2500m2) and spacious pergola area with "Partay" written all over it. 3 bay shed with toilet and shower so boys, you need only go inside to eat and whatever....new paint and floor coverings t/out. Go to highfieldscountry.com.au for more pics. Owners moving North and want it sold SAP. Open Sat 9 August or by appointment...night time if you like as it has electricity as well.

19.01.2022 Here's Jillian relaxing after a frantic month processing contracts and also managing to get Saleswoman of the month for a big contract in Trevean Gardens estate. Guess it means more jewellery Jill........

18.01.2022 Just got four managements in Toowoomba from a big office in Toowoomba. ALL are at least $40 per week under rented costing this unhappy owner a grand total of a minimum $8,000 per annum loss of rent. Very generous but I'm sure their bank isn't as charitable. 3 of the four properties had unresolved maintenance issues over 3 months old including a very faulty electrical switch....law suit waiting to happen. If you need competant property management that keeps its promises try us. We DO give a damn and will make sure that YOU, your TENANTS and OUSELVES are all in a veru harmonious business relationship.

18.01.2022 Not sure if I told you about this one. Sparkling owner occupied 3 bedroom unit in Newtown. For sale asking $283,500 neg. All bedrooms air conditioned. Beautiful bathrooms, tons of storage space in cupboards and under stairs. Extra toilet and vanity downstairs so your guests don't traipse upstairs to powder their noses. Great northern courtyard. Single lock up garage. Owners will rent back until Xmas '13

17.01.2022 Is your valuable asset being MANAGED properly?? Many properties marketed via investment seminars end up in the hands of "managers" who don't operate their businesses anywhere physically near the properties. I defy anyone to honestly say they are providing a comprehensive service when they don't clap eyes on them more than twice a year and seem to "manage" by remote control. Management is more than rent collection and 2 routine inspections a year! We have war stories of lack of attention to very basic maintenance, minimal communication with tenants and owners and crucially we see vacancies of up to 3 weeks on properties we know we can rent immediately to waiting tenants. If you want maximum return, immediate attention to all issues and very hands on management....call us. We guarantee our service.

17.01.2022 New listing....a perfect low maintenance home with disabled access 3 bedrooms and an office. Secure as fort knox and a nice enclosed pergola/sunroom puuurfect for a sunny spot on a cool Winter's morning,(remember cool???). In beautiful Trevean Gardens near Highfields. $395k neg.

16.01.2022 TESTIMONIAL. Just had the back area of our place landscaped...fantastic job so we wanted to give the contractor Alan Pope (Popey) and his workmen a big bouquet for an excellent job. A reasonably difficult site with old retaining walls, rocks and soil to be removed. Relaced by a retaining wall and paving to make the area more usable and attractive. Did the usual 3 quote requests. Popey wasn't the dearest and not the cheapest but was recommended by an acquaintance. Job completed in a week. No fuss. Great result and I can confidently recommend him to you. Alan can be contacted on 0417 709 846.

16.01.2022 Look at this. Big Family? No fights here with 3 living areas (games, media, family rooms) 3 toilets and showers. Great ensuite with a high quality spa so powerful it will almost peel your skin off...in a nice way of course. Walk in wardrobe, walk in linen, walk in pantry,,, are you getting tired. Huge bedrooms all built-in. Kitchen would get Jamie Oliver salivating,. Big island bench, tons of bench and cupboard space again. Inviting in ground pool. A long cool patio for the perfect summer barbie. $585,000 neg. It's empty, owners gone and want it gone as well.

15.01.2022 LOVE MOWING???. Love this one. 25oom2 of brown dead grass at the moment but looks fabulous with some rain on it. 4 bedrooms, lounge and rumpus. About 28 squares. Ensuite. Sep dining. double attached garage plus the shed. Asking $459,0000....hang on.. what's that Emma? It's SOLD!!!and in only 4 days so we now need a replacement for all those unhappy people who missed it. Market is turning so don't delay your ownership plans. Want to sell?? Call us as we need good stock.

14.01.2022 Dreaming of Rural Self Sufficiency.... dream no more maaaaaaaate. 10 lovely acres. Good bore with a 4 meg. irrigation licence. Deep black soil so fertile my "for sale" sign showed green shoots 2 hours after I whacked it in. A big but tired 4 bedroom home with a huge rumpus room, 2 bathrooms and a big ranch style kitchen with full combustion stove; so cosy in Winter. Cold room to store your provisions after your annual wagon trip to town. 2 double lock up garages. Large "hard stand" area behind the house if you need to park a truck. Only 12 minutes to Toowoomba ( by car) Offers over $550,000.

14.01.2022 46 Kingsthorpe-Glencoe Road Kingsthorpe. Successful auction saw this one SOLD on the day for $196,000. We need new listings URGENTLY as buyer interest unde $400,000 has increased and I have NUTHIN' much to show them....

13.01.2022 19 Highland Park Rd Meringandan. Have a go at the size of this pergola. This little beauty goes to Auction on 26 October but prior offers will be entertained. 3 beds all built-in; sep. lounge; family room with a pot belly (stove) for cosy Winters; double garage. Tenant has been here for 8 years and will stay if you are an investor. See more pics on highfieldscountry.com.au

13.01.2022 IF YOU WANT TO GET OUT OF THE RENT RAP HERE'S YOUR CHANCE. You can own this for just $316.50 a week Including your rates and house insurance so why rent??? 3 bedroom brick home. Fresh paint and young carpets throughout, security screens, air conditioned. Great kitchen overlooking the stupendous full width pergola just perfect for a BBQ or a casual drink or seven. The garage is currently used as a rumpus room and there is room for extra parking in the yard. (618m2 block). Fully fenced. see our web site highfieldscountry.com.au for more pics.

11.01.2022 Nice kitchen no??

11.01.2022 Eh.....you wanna sell your house. Give us a call. Need listings right now before the hounds of Winter chase the buyers away. We cover the wider Toowoomba and Highfields area and will work hard to get you a GREAT price. Lower commissions for any properties listed in May. 0488 091 888

11.01.2022 Just listed. Fabulous 3 bdroom unit beautifully appointed. 2 bathrooms, courtyard, single lock up garage. Owners want to rent back until December. $279,000 neg. Sorry, no inside pics avaialable as yet.

11.01.2022 Badly in need of rental properties in the Higflgfields Meringandan area. Cal me on 0488 091 888

10.01.2022 Well hello Real Estate fans...sorry for the lack of updates but I have been that busy lately bedding in a new rent roll we recently acquired from a Toowoomba office that is now defunct. Welcome to our realm to all our new Landlords and ladies. BIG bouquet to our property manager Calum Walkinshaw. A very professional and pro active chap who has made our business that much easier to run and one who can be relied upon to deliver the highest calibre service I have seen from any p...roperty manager.....and I have seen a few. He was doing a final inspection on a Darling Heights unit 2 weeks ago. Vacating tenant next door managed by another agent said they had been unable to rent it at $250 per week. Long story short we obtained the management the next day and had it rented that day for $320 per week.....don't THOSE owners love our guts. We now manage 5 of the six units in the block which were part of our recent acquisition. Calum (legend) did a water audit and owners can now bill tenants for their water use. (sorry guys but it is only fair that you pay for this the same as you would with power, gas etc). While there he found 3 units had water leaks undetected by the previous agent which are now being fixed under insurance as well as 4 of the 6 hot water systems leaking and ready to rapture....sorry I meant rupture. Better to get them fixed now than on a Sunday when they usually fail....got a discount on 4 systems as well. On to a block in North street to find each unit had a water meter but tenants were not being charged for water use. They are now. Also found that the D Hts block owners had received a half yearly water bill for $800......are you kidding???? This was due to unreported water leaks (taps etc). It will be interesting to see what the next bill will be. A happy Easter to youse all... See more

10.01.2022 More Riveting Real Estate Stories. We were contacted by a disgruntled landlord 2 weeks ago. His (nearly new) unit in Highfields had been vacant for over 3 weeks and was being "managed" by an agent in Toowoomba. We collected the keys for his unit last Tuesday (now vacant for nearly 5 weeks) and the new tenant we found for him collected her keys last Friday. We had it rented in 3 days. Can't be too hard can it??? Everybody happy. List with us; we keep our promises.

10.01.2022 Need any real estate advice....buying, selling, renting. Give me a call as I can (probably) answer your questions and help you out...obligation free.

08.01.2022 Tales from the Real Estate Crypt:- Get this; just had a consultant email us for one of our landlords. She wants 120-150 inside photos of his 3 bedroom unit and 50-60 outside ones so she can advise him as to how much renovation he needs to do. All of them resized and named and put in separate folders and also a sketch plan of the inside and outside. Presumably we are the bunnies she wants to do all this (at no cost). She charged the landlord $1300 for the inside advice and $...1200 if he needs the outside advice but is not prepared to get out of her office to inspect the place. We rang him and said he should get his money back and we will just get quotes for painting, floors etc. and can advise him more accurately and for minimal cost and will actually go to the property. I wish I could get this much money out of people for so little effort..Beware the "Consultant" bearing no gifts and wanting big chunks of money for them.... PS we need sales listings like the proverbial mad dog needs shooting. Call us for an appraisal.

08.01.2022 Highfields Better Business Group was privileged to hear from Australia's next Olympic 400m champion Josh Robertson. Josh is Toowoomba born but considers himself a" Thargo boy" having spent his formative years in Thargomindah far western Queensland. Educated at Rangeville primary and Harristown High in Toowoomba he was then offered a scholarship to Toowoomba Grammar and completed grade 12 last year. He is currently the fastest 400m sprinter in Australia and 5th fastest in the ...world. He is heading for the Track and Field championships in Eugene Oregon this year. Josh was offered attractive contracts from two NRL clubs but turned these down to pursue his passion for running very fast.... He is seeking sponsorship from anyone who can kick in a few bucks to assist his career. Contact me for information as to where you can direct your tax deductable donation. We hope to see Josh flogging the competition at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Be afraid Usain Bolt..... See more

08.01.2022 New listing. 18 Kalimna Drive Highfields. Neat 4 bed 2 bath 2 car home backing on to a large park. Close to all Highfields amenities. Urgent sale.

08.01.2022 Did I tell you how good we are at Property Management?? Steady traffic to our office from large offices tell us that contrary to their advertising they just aint delivering in four major areas. 1. Regular rent reviews. Most managements coming to us are horrendously under rented. 2.prompt attention to maintenance 3.Lack of or almost nil communication with owners 4. No commitment to regular or casual property inspections. By casual I mean having a drive by on a regular basis as a back up to quarterly inspections. So easy, we are out there in the market place every day. Give us a call... we never sleep.

08.01.2022 Need a BIG BLOCK for your dream home??? Look at this cracker..3000m2 with a H1 soil test. A 10m X 10M powered shed with a mezzanine floor, retaining walls to the eastern boundary and other boundaries partly fenced. Already levelled and ready to build on. As they say..they aren't making any more of these in Highfields so if you prefer your domain to be gracious and spacious with grounds that stop traffic then check it out.

07.01.2022 Funny Real Estate story from the crapt....Asian lady took possession of her new home but rang the builder several weeks later complaining bitterly that the plumber was no good and her drains were very stinky and everything in the house "smell like s....t". Builder and plumber attended and could find no obvious cause for the smell, which was very strong and even the lady was a bit on the nose. Went to the back of the property to look around and noticed 2 bags of dynamic lifter... (processed chicken manure) leaning against the water tank. Long story short it was revealed the lady had been mixing up the chicken poo and putting it into her rainwater tank so she could fertilise the garden and lawn, not realising this rainwater also went to the laundry (tub and washing machine), toilets and garden taps. She now gets invitations to dinners again.... See more

06.01.2022 LOOK!!! Unit site in Wilsonton with an existing triplex. Retiring owner wants it SOLD ASAP. Seeking expressions of interest. Room for another 5 units on the block***. 1287m2. ***Subject to TRC approval.

04.01.2022 Happy to announce we will soon have a name change. We have brainstormed this for several weeks and have decided that our new handle will be................................bruntons real estate. Pretty catchy hey... The motivation for this is due to a few things. The Highfields tag was proving too parochial (try spelling that without Wikipedia) as the Toowoomba Sellers think Highfields is somewhere near Rockhampton so why would you want to list with an agent THERE! As our offic...e is now within the Toowoomba boundary a name change is well overdue. This give us easy access to all our Highfields and Toowoomba managements and we like to be able to get to places quickly to react to the various demands we get from our tenants and owners. After over 30 years in this great industry I think I am getting the hang of it so give me a call if you need your place SOLD for a legendary price. Speaking of Selling, stay posted for two fabulous upcoming Auctions. A unique East Toowoomba property "tightly held" for many years and a neat Cottage also in this prestige precinct. Excited?? We are. See more

04.01.2022 Final inspection on a Toowoomba home today and found this delightful message from the vacating tenants who have moved to a new job opportunity interstate. Good to know our philosophy of treating everyone with respect and in a spirit of mutual co-operation makes all our lives that much better..in case you can't read the note it says Bob and Calum, thanks for looking after us so well. Much love the Brose family. Shucks I'm a bit overcome...all good. Bond refunded today.

04.01.2022 BIG month. Sold almost all our stock and need more property for our rampant buyers. This market is what I comically describe as "Seller's Revenge" where shortage of good homes means Buyers (God bless them) can't flog Sellers down to the Buyer's dream price. It's buy now or miss out so don't annoy me with terrible offers. Good promotion combined with experience and careful pricing will get you a great result. Call us for an appraisal.

03.01.2022 Highfields. Great unit a cut above the rest. All you need for very comfy secure living with high ceilings spacious living area exiting to a sheltered private courtyard well aspected for sun and shade. Two big bedrooms with ensuite and a large walk in robe to the main bedroom. Laundry provides space for ironing and has huge linen space. Great kitchen with stainless steel appliances and stone bench tops. Big pantry. Lots of great extras including air conditioning, security screens and soft lighting. Epoxy coating to garage floor for easy cleaning.

02.01.2022 Had a great response to my plea for new residential listings. Two Toowoomba properties listed and sold in 2 weeks. 25 Wilfred Street, a tired 60's belle; a perfect reno proposition. Sold for $226,000. 5 Stehn Street. Tired little shocker, also a 60's vintage and also rock solid with hardwood framing and cypress pine floors typical of the era. Sold for $220,000. These little gems are ready for the next phase of their lives and more history to be made as new families move in.....BUT...now I need some more stock so call me if you are thinking of selling...I know a reliable agent who will move heaven and earth to get you top dollar. Sellers..it's your turn to prosper. Lots of buyers + no good stock= great sale prices.