News
Brisbane Buyers Agent Case Study: Lutwyche PPR
Brief Clients David and Francine were looking for their forever home in Brisbane after relocating from Interstate Budget of up to $1.4m Principal Place of Residence purchase with long term growth Within 15km of Brisbane CBD Room for a Pool Well regarded State School...
Sunshine Coast Buyers Agent Case study: Peregian Springs 2
Brief Clients: Donne & James from NSW were looking to purchase their second investment property with our assistance Budget: $1m Goals are to purchase an Investment property for long term growth & good rental yield Within 5-7km to the beach Low maintenance and...
Brisbane Buyers Agent Case Study: Clontarf
Brief Repeat Clients Jennifer and Shane were looking to purchase their second investment property using Property Zest Budget of up to $700k Investment property for medium to long buy and hold Within 25km of Brisbane CBD Immediately rentable Good capital growth and...
Sunshine Coast Buyers Agent Case study: Golden Beach
Brief Clients Cheryl & Peter were moving from Tasmania to the Sunshine Coast to be close to family Budget up to to $650,000 Purchase a principal place of residence within a 5-10km distance to family They wanted to be close to facilities and services, within...
Brisbane Buyers Agent Case Study: Windsor
Brief Clients Denis & Jackie looking to relocate from the Gold Coast to Brisbane for 1-2 years Budget of up to $800k Principal Place of Residence for 1-2 years and then an Investment Property Medium to long term buy and hold Investment property for long term...
Brisbane Buyers Agent Case study: Everton Park
Brief Clients Rebecca and Michael looking to purchase an investment property for the short term and one day live in it Budget up to $1.6m Investment property for long term buy and hold Capital growth and high yield Within 10km of Brisbane CBD Immediately rentable...
Sunshine Coast Buyers Agent Case study: Kings Beach
Brief Clients Ed and Claire were looking to purchase an Investment Unit on the Sunshine Coast Budget up to $600,000 Goal is to purchase a residential unit for long term growth and solid rental yield Location is to be close to the water and with views if possible Owner...
Granny Flats in Brisbane City Council – Recent Changes
The granny flat has traditionally been used as a means to house relatives at the same property in a secondary dwelling. In more recent years, it has become a means of generating additional income from a property for property investors and homeowners and provide...
Brisbane Buyers Agent Case Study: North Lakes
Brief Clients S & N looking to buy an investment property in Brisbane Budget up to $750k Goal was an investment property for long term growth, something that was fairly modern, immediately rentable and had low ongoing maintenance costs Location 1.2km to State...
Brisbane Buyers Agent Case Study: Morayfield
Brief Our client, Lydia was looking for an investment property in the Moreton Bay Region Budget of up to $650k Looking for an investment property with long term growth, immediately rentable and low ongoing maintenance costs Looking for something fairly modern Within...
Brisbane Buyers Agent Case study: Thornlands PPR
Brief Clients Michelle and Ralph were looking to relocate from NSW to Brisbane. Budget up to $1m Goal was a long term buyer and hold as a principal place of residence. Initially their search was focused on Brisbane Northside, then moved over to the Redlands area....
Queensland Land Tax Update – Oct 2022
QUEENSLAND LAND TAX CHANGES FOR 2023 HAVE BEEN SHELVED! Recently we wrote about the upcoming changes to land tax in Queensland, earmarked for 2023. You can review the article here. Since that time, we are pleased to say, the state government has now backflipped on...
QLD Rental law changes 2022
From October 1st, 2022 new rental laws come into effect in Queensland. This article will provide a brief summary of these changes and important aspects of the changes that owners and property managers need to consider. ENDING A TENANCY Owners will only be able to end...
Selecting a property manager
Friend and colleague, Lisa Parker, from Parker Buyer Advocates in Melbourne and Kaz Young from Property Zest discuss how to find and interview a property manager. You can listen to the full episode here:Selecting a Property manager to interview Ask for referrals - BA,...
Challenges with property management
Recently I caught up with friend and colleague, Lisa Parker, from Parker Buyer Advocates in Melbourne whilst recording our property podcast, Everyday Property Investing. We both agree that finding a good property manager for your investment is a really crucial part of...
Queensland Land Tax Changes – 2023
QUEENSLAND LAND TAX CHANGES - 2023 For property owners and investors, paying land tax isn’t something new. Just for a bit of background, the current land tax arrangements are based on the land holdings you have in Queensland that exceed the tax free threshold...
Stamp Duty Reforms – what are they and how will they impact?
What is stamp duty? (From Business.gov.au)Stamp duty is a tax that state and territory governments for certain documents and transactions, which include real estate transactions. With respect to stamp duty on a property purchase this is usually paid in a lump sum up...
Podcast episode – Taking charge of your property journey
Are you one of the many people who have always planned to invest in property but for some reason just never quite got going? Or perhaps one of the many people who maybe purchased one investment property and had great plans to build that portfolio but just….got busy? ...
Brisbane Buyers Agent Case study: Deception Bay – Development site
The Project S&A were existing clients of ours, looking for an investment property to hold, with good rental return, and scope to develop the site in future (5-10 year timeline). The budget for the project was $1m. The Property The property we purchased was a...
Property Investing – What’s my purchase capacity?
So you know you want to investing in property but you’re not really sure what you can afford to buy or want to spend? There are a few considerations when it comes to working out what you spend and in this article, we’ll be talking through these considerations to make...