….Raglan St Port Melbourne
Port Melbourne as we know it today is a thriving, beautiful beachside mecca only 5km from Melbourne’s CBD. It is home to luxurious shops, high end cafes and restaurants and is one of the states highest median household income suburbs. Interestingly though, Port Melbourne wasn’t always like this. It was one of the cities poorest…
…Thornbury
Recently we had the pleasure of assisting two first-time property purchasers who chose to make their first acquisition an investment property. We targeted areas where we felt they could achieve maximum growth, steady rental demand and tame negative cashflow outgoings with their budget of $405,000. We chose Thornbury and Fairfield as suitable target areas, knowing…
Converted Churches… why they are special yet challenging
I received a call from a lovely past client on late Friday afternoon. Her friends were planning on bidding at auction for a landmark church, recently renovated and converted into a pair of townhouses, split neatly down the middle of the church and offering a beautiful 3BR interior with suspended bridge hallway in the old…
Eastwood Street, Kensington
When prospective clients ask me to help them find a metro asset which can produce a gross rental return of 5% or better, I usually brace myself for a tough assignment. The reason for this is that in most circumstances, finding returns like this usually spell compromise, and I don’t like compromising much when it…
Spotswood – one of Melbourne’s tiniest suburbs
This sleepy little suburb is one of the remaining few which offers incredible value to buyers who are looking for period houses within a distance of 6km to the city. Take this cute Victorian cottage for example; bought last week for $540,000 in arguably one of Spotswood’s best streets. When I first arrived at…
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