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Kate Johnson

DIRECTOR / LICENSEE IN CHARGE

Hello! I am Kate, Yes THE Kate behind Managed by Kate.

I was raised in the Hunter Valley with very humble beginnings. From an early age I had a love for Real Estate (I do not know many eight year old’s who would steal the Real Estate section from their Grandfathers Sydney Telegraph – but, that was me!).

I started my career in 2008 with an International Real Estate Agency as Property Officer – before long my passion and ambition was recognised and I was promoted to Department Manager at only 22! I was then awarded HRATA Trainee of the Year for Property Real Estate for the Hunter Region and went on to visit our International offices in the United States.

I have spent my entire career focusing on Property Management in various Team Leader – Office Management roles being nominated and winning multiple awards until I was advised in 2017 of serious health scare..

After being forced to resign my position, on Australia Day 2018 I was advised that the surgery was a success and I was cancer free. I had made myself a promise that if I were given a second chance at life I would follow my life long dream and open my own agency!

With approximately $0.00 in savings and nothing but sheer determination, passion and resilience, Managed by Kate was born. The year wasn’t finished with surprises, later that same year my very own daughter Lexi Grace was also born.

Growing a business ORGANICALLY and ETHICALLY from the ground up whilst raising two small babies has not easy by any means, however they say if it were easy, it wouldn’t be worth having!

Now moving into our fifth year shortly, we have beaten the odds for not only small business owners however specifically for women in business! Having survived drought, COVID, Mouse plagues, floods just to name a few.

We offer a unique, One of a Kind Service as a boutique agency. What does this mean? Simply put – we are different from every other agency. We tailor our service around YOUR specific needs and the needs of your property.

With an emphasis on Property Investment as a priority unlike large generic agencies who focus solely on residential sales, our aim is to bring more investment to the area and create more housing for our growing population during this housing shortage.

It has been wonderful to see so many new investors, investing in our region. Most recently I was able to Manage a Million dollar renovation project of a run down block of units returning $910 per week with 80% arrears rate into a beautiful gated complex, providing 8 new residences with 0% arrears, 100% occupancy returning $130k annually.

I have been awarded Agency of the Year for Gunnedah through Rate My Agent for 2019, 2020, 2021 & 2022! YES you read that correctly, I have been able to maintain a FIVE Star Service since opening – which we continue to maintain and are incredibly proud of.

We look forward to continuing to evolve our services with our International training in the United States later this year – bringing you the best possible service!

Thanks for taking to the time to learn about us!

Kate X

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Kate has taken the hassle out of owning a rental property
"We don't need to worry about a single thing with our rental property as Kate takes care of everything and keeps us fully informed of everything. I highly recommend Kate as she is professional and genuinely cares about all her clients going above and beyond for them"
Lesley P
Lesley P
Fantastic Agency
"Once again I cannot praise Managed by Kate enough. Definitely the "BEST AGENCY IN GUNNEDAH. Without a doubt Kate is to be commended on her PROFFESSIONALISM, PROMPTNESS, POLITELINESS, PEOPLE SKILLS, AND PUNCTUALITY - Just to name a few qualities. Just give her a go, you will find Kate and her team are SIMPLY THE BEST - Thank you so much Managed by Kate"
Karen W
Karen W
Fantastic Service
"Kate has provided such a wonderful experience for us renting our home out for the first time. She was so flexible with meetings, extremely knowledgeable with the market, and very quick to get back to us with appraisals and all communications! Kate has been an absolute pleasure to deal with. She has taken all the stress out of organising our property and has gone above and beyond for us!."
Ayla Q
Ayla Q
Personalised, Professional & Caring
"Awesome knowledge and advice combined with super easy to use web based document completion provided by Managed by Kate, really helped to make my resettlement from Sydney to Gunnedah problem and stress free. Kate was contactable and super happy to provide guidance and assistance throughout the process of locating a property suitable for my individual circumstances. Once located the property lease was organised and settled efficiently and with integrity. Sincerest thanks to Managed by Kate."
Margot & Chloe
Margot & Chloe
Great Management
"We are new clients to Kate and we are awestruck at the professionalism she has shown. All issues have been dealt with quickly and precisely. All request's we have made have been met and in many instances exceeded results and our expectations. Kate is extremely friendly and effective in her job. We are very happy with the results she has attained for us. Very recommended.."
Bec C
Bec C

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