Archive for 2017
Beautiful Black Rock
Some assignments go down in history as being particularly memorable for good reasons. Sometimes the journey is a long one with a fantastic reward at the end, and often our clients are an absolute delight to work with from the minute we commence our search. This assignment was both. Back in October we commenced our…
Read MoreThe perfect investment for time poor investors
by Amy Mylius One of the best things about an ‘off market’ property is that it hasn’t had the exposure of online advertising and a five week auction campaign with dozens of buyers walking through the door. One of the worst things about this type of property is that the vendor hasn’t committed to any marketing expenses…
Read MoreIs the Quest for 100% Costing You In a Moving Market?
We enjoy our home-finder briefs, but the process is enormously different to our investor briefs at the strategy phase.We don’t look at metrics, nor do we cover off rental yields or vacancy rates. We just focus on two segments, but they are often complex, difficult and confronting for buyers. These two critical steps upon commencement…
Read MoreCate Bakos Property – Suburb Snapshot: Footscray
Houses vs Units.. and where do Townhouses fit?
Our auction bidding list this weekend featured a combination of houses and units…. units of varying style and size, but well-located, beautifully proportioned and enticing for tenants and home-buyers alike. Sadly for two particular clients, their hard work, patience and due diligence didn’t pay off yesterday and we were mildly surprised by the strength of…
Read MoreWhy it is OK not to buy interstate – Cate’s discussion with Kevin Turner on Real Estate Talk
The importance of understanding cashflow
This week we have had the pleasure of working with a mixed array of client briefs; from home-finders to investors. Not unlike other weeks, our investor assignments have all been unique and our metrics we’ve targeted have been engineered based on cashflow. Many investors assume that investing is all about capital growth, but there are other…
Read MoreWhy it is OK not to invest interstate – Interview with Cate Bakos for Real Estate Talk
When to Skimp and When to Spend – an article by Cate for Smart Property Investment
Investing in Ardeer…
One of our first purchases of the year was for a young investor-client with a budget of circa $600,000. When we started our journey in late 2016 our strategy focused on well located townhouses whilst concurrently keeping our eye out for opportunities in Sunshine and surrounds for houses on full blocks. Not surprisingly, the median…
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