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The quest for an off-market period home in Yarraville

By Cate Bakos | February 28, 2016

Late last year a fabulous couple from Sydney engaged our services to help find them a home down south to relocate to. Their mission seemed achievable; three bedroom property, sizeable block size for a garden and entertaining area, private outlook, well lit internal spaces, within walking distance to rail, near to local parkland, and… offering good NBN…

… a day in our office – Sharyn Raffa

By Cate Bakos | February 22, 2016

The lovely Sharyn joined us six months ago today. We love her calming influence, her cheery optimism and her fabulous fritatta dishes she brings in. Unprompted, Sharyn sent us this blog… and we think it says it all. We share an office space of 25sqm and we love it. We overtalk each other when the…

Where in Melbourne can you still find a period house for under $400,000?

By Cate Bakos | February 21, 2016

A new client approached us a week ago about assisting with the negotiating and auction bidding for a house she’d identified herself. The street was one I was very familiar with; Adelaide Street Albion. She had chosen well. Close to station, surrounded by plenty of period houses and near parkland. I told her she’d selected…

…buying a Kensington period cottage in February…

By Cate Bakos | February 14, 2016

Securing a period single-fronted Victorian cottage in a great suburb is a challenge at any time of the year. But in February, when pent-up demand is still strong, buyer numbers still surpass house numbers, and bidders seem to be stretching to levels which surprise everyone, tackling a purchase like this one is a really challenging feat. This time…

Our first auctions of 2016…

By Cate Bakos | February 7, 2016

Our office had it’s old hum back last week. The auction files sat proudly on our desk and the phones were buzzing with deposit cheque clarification and contract legal review feedback. We’d started to really miss our auction bidding and it had been exactly seven weeks since our last public auction. This break is what shapes…

Geelong Gentrification

By Cate Bakos | January 31, 2016

Back in late 2015 Amy and I met a fantastic investor client who’s apportioned savings, borrowing capacity and cashflow position placed her in an exciting and unique investing position. She desired reasonably healthy out-of-pocket cashflow (not exceeding $650pm before tax benefit) and had targeted a spend of around $500,000. Our client valued the idea of…

…The stamp duty concession cut-off

By Cate Bakos | December 13, 2015

I met with a delightful couple some weeks ago. Their brief was simple – but it wouldn’t be easy. They had a goal to find a three bedroom home in Newport or Altona North but they were capped at $600,000. Like every other first home buyer who is keen to take advantage of the stamp…

..the pre-Christmas Rush is on!

By Cate Bakos | December 5, 2015

With only two more weekends left for the year until Melbourne’s auctions take a break for nine weeks, there is a feel of motivation (and in some cases, desperation) in the air. Some buyers have been searching for weeks, some for months, and we recently met someone who had been searching for a year. Buyers want…

…What to do when the two you like auction the same day?

By Cate Bakos | November 29, 2015

A lovely client of ours enlisted our support to help her find her future home while she juggled the difficulty of balancing ever-changing night shifts at a busy south-eastern hospital. Her brief was simple; she hoped to find a well-lit, secure modern townhouse in a quiet street. Often we assist overseas or interstate buyers who…

A great villa in Ascot Vale… chancing it at Auction

By Cate Bakos | November 23, 2015

We identified a little block of villa units in Ascot Vale earlier this year in our quest for an investment property for a young couple. In a boutique block of four, the unit we had found for past clients was at the rear of the block and had a bonus addition of a huge courtyard on title…

An amazing and cost-effective renovation in Footscray…

By Cate Bakos | November 23, 2015

Back in March this year we proudly bid at auction for this skillion roof, daggy two bedroom house in Swan Street Footscray. Our buyers were excited, but not for quite the same reasons. He had seen through it, understood our intrigue and agreed with me that his dreams of renovation could be easily achieved in…

Buying an off-market for an interstate investor…

By Cate Bakos | November 15, 2015

It’s not an unusual occurrence for us to buy for a trusting investor who makes a purchase decision without sighting the property themselves. In fact, that is our job – to guide investors through the steps, mitigate as much risk as possible, share our media clips and pictures of the property we’ve set our sights on…

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