Sunday Blog - Expert property investment insights

We recently decided to pursue a property in arguably one of Sunshine’s best streets. Not only was the property in a great street, but was a stand-out, period property. This gorgeous, three bedroom, period Californian Bungalow stole hearts, but not ours. We remained pragmatic, because after all, this asset had to do just one thing;…

We recently had the privilege of helping a client from Sydney buy his second property (this year!), and this time our brief was to find an apartment which he could purchase in his self managed super fund (SMSF). SMSF properties are a bit trickier than the average investment purchase, and the first one we’d found…

Only two weeks ago, Amy and I attended an auction in Ascot Vale’s “The Parade” – an enviable address with an easy walk on offer to Union Road’s cafes and the local rail station. Keen buyers challenged us beyond our budget but an advocate from the Eastern Suburbs lurked at the back and slammed a…

We had the pleasure of helping a very special family find their new home in Frankston South; the gateway to the Mornington Peninsula bound by the beautiful bay, the hustle and bustle of busy downtown Frankston, and the leafy treetops of sleepy Mount Eliza. This was no ordinary assignment… it had complexity. In this moving…

We had the pleasure of working with a lovely (but pragmatic) client recently. She was looking for her ‘Camberwell’ home and had set her sights on this gorgeous Victorian era three bedroom property. We conducted our comparable sales analysis and put together a ‘likely selling range’ projection for our client based on other single fronted…

Amy and I had an exciting brief with two fantastic investor clients. The challenge for us all was based on their possible future plans…. they were prepared to do some hard work, didn’t mind travelling long distances each weekend with young children in tow, and were sensible about every aspect of the strategy. They hoped…

Late last year a fabulous client of ours was the successful purchaser of this 1970’s townhouse in Yarraville. Situated near Seddon station, equi-distant between Yarraville village and Seddon’s cafe strip, and offering a great floorplan – this townhouse had a lot to offer. What it lacked however was modern appeal. We knew our client would find a…

One of our most recent adventures spanned for a few months and it was indeed a very special brief. We had the opportunity to work with a wonderful lady who’s home-finder purchase criteria was to identify a light, well renovated, two bedroom villa unit in Melbourne’s west or north-west with not only an outdoor courtyard…

A brother and sister team were looking for an optimum project to tackle in Melbourne’s inner west. They’d set their criteria and hoped to find a period Victorian cottage with ample land to extend the property in time from a two bedroom to a three – or even four – bedroom house. Their desired pockets…

We had an exciting brief for two lovely Sydney-siders; to find a suitable apartment within easy walk to shops and train station for close to $350,000. They had targeted Melbourne’s inner west for value, rental yield and sheer opportunity. There are not many suburbs in the inner ring suburbs that offer such buying conditions. From…

One of our most recent acquisitions for clients of ours was this beautiful circa-1880’s home in one of Hawthorn’s favourite streets – Kinkora Road. All kinds of questions and emotions came up during the due-diligence phase of the assignment.This house met all of our clients’ criteria – and they had been developing their own criteria…

After an auction loss, an exciting off-market sale which was retracted for an auction launch and MONTHS of searching on their own before finding us, we had the recent pleasure of helping a wonderful local couple secure their new home on a full block of land on budget. Having found themselves at the end of their…