Posts by Cate Bakos

Last week we were alerted to a Californian Bungalow in Coburg’s Donne Street which caught our attention. On some 300sqm of land, boasting a beautiful floor plan and great neighbourhood, our biggest challenge was gleaning enough details to send to our interstate investors who would need to be able to make a swift decision if…

Yesterday on the still, crisp winter’s day at Gillies St Fairfield, the crowd milled in anticipation outside the gorgeous three bedroom, period styled co-joined cottage. Houses like this are often termed “crowd-pleasers” by us, because they have broad owner-occupier appeal based on a third bedroom, generous rear courtyard and great open-plan living area. From couples…

Selecting an out-performance property takes a lot of facets into account. From cashflow considerations to capital growth drivers, quality of tenant and amenities to name a few. Diving a little deeper and looking carefully at the demographic make up, any changes in this data, and the rate of change can give way to some really exciting discoveries.…

A recent adventure with two investor clients took us on a trail in Melbourne’s inner west. We were on the hunt for a period two bedroom property in a pretty street offering easy accessibility to rail and cafes. The biggest challenge we faced throughout our quest were the competing buyers out there; home-finders, investors, and other…