Lane 01 · Residential investment

Residential investment, bought on a thesis.

Whether it's your first investment property or your fifth, every engagement starts the same way: a cash flow model under the post-May 2027 tax rules, a growth thesis, and a portfolio-fit check. Then I go find the property that proves it.

Book a strategy call How it works

Client-sideYou pay the fee. Nothing comes from the sell side.

NationwideThe search follows the numbers, across Australia.

On the recordSettled purchases and Google reviews, quoted in full.

01 · The problem

The May 2027 tax changes rewrote the maths. Most agents haven't noticed.

From May 2027, rental losses no longer offset your salary year-to-year, and the CGT discount gives way to an indexed cost base. That changes which properties stack up, sometimes completely.

I built my cash flow model around the new regime, so the numbers you decide on are the numbers you'll actually live with.

Run the new-rules maths on a deal yourself with the free property cash flow calculator: the weekly after-tax cost from your purchase price, rent, deposit, loan rate and state. Costs only; no capital growth is modelled.

02 · The process

Market. Shortlist. Asset. Settled.

Thesis

Goals, borrowing position, structure. Your cash flow modelled under the post-2027 rules at 60, 70 and 80% LVR, before we look at a single listing.

Search

Suburb selection from 15,000+ analysed markets, then pocket-level scoring on 20 metrics. 60–70% of my deals come off-market or pre-market.

Execute

Full negotiation, contract review coordination, auction bidding where needed. The comps set the price, not the agent's guide.

Settle

Building and pest, valuation, settlement coordination. Client-side, nationwide, and only when the numbers say yes.

What you get

Every engagement ships with the paperwork to prove it.

Post-reform cash flow analysisCFL pool and indexed CGT: the 2027 numbers, not the 2024 ones.

LVR comparison60/70/80 scenarios so the structure decision is made with open eyes.

Comparables reportTime-indexed comps that anchor the negotiation.

Property analysis PDFThe full thesis on the asset you're buying, in writing.

Settlement coordinationBuilding and pest, valuation, conveyancer wrangling, handled.

The fee

One flat fee. No percentage of your purchase price.

$15,000 inc GST

$5,000 retainer to start the search; $10,000 success fee at exchange. Two-thirds of my fee rides on the result. You engage me directly. Other firms quoted an investor I worked with $20,000+. His story is on the results page.

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The property analysis and cash flow model are free on your strategy call, before you commit to anything.

Full search, negotiation and execution
Unlimited property negotiations
Off-market and pre-market access
Every deliverable listed above
No commissions from anyone but you

Free · 2 minutes

Take the Cash Flow Check.

The rules on rental losses changed. Eight questions and I'll show you whether your next purchase still stacks up under the post-May 2027 maths, before you spend a cent.

Start the Cash Flow Check

Stacks upDepends on the dealNumbers first

The proof

Residential · Receipt 017 days

The rentvester who couldn't afford her own suburb.

Muswellbrook, NSW · $621,000 · exchanged 7 days from engagement

Shan needed a rentvesting strategy under a $650,000 cap. I found a 2020-built four-bedroom, two-bathroom home on 485m², exchanged seven days after engagement, at $621,000, under budget. It leases at $560 a week against a $620 appraisal.

Read receipt 01 on the results page →

Residential · Receipt 0248 hrs

The off-market deal that came from a relationship, not a portal.

Banksia Grove, WA · $795,000 · off-market leaseback

This one never reached a portal. Sourced off-market through an agent relationship, a three-bedroom, two-bathroom home on 382m² was bought at $795,000, with the vendor staying on as tenant at market rent. The negotiation was wrapped in 48 hours, so there was no competing buyer to bid against and no vacancy to carry between settlement and the first rent payment.

Read receipt 02 on the results page →

Residential · Receipt 05$15K

The sceptic who'd been quoted $20,000 elsewhere.

Burdell, QLD · $15,000 flat fee (other firms quoted $20,000+) · secured below estimate

A second purchase for an existing client, quoted upwards of $20,000 by other firms for the same work. I secured a four-bedroom, two-bathroom home on 416m², below the agent's estimate, in a market where competing properties were drawing ten or more offers, on my flat $15,000 fee. It settled with an existing tenancy already under market rent, and a rent uplift locked in.

Read receipt 05 on the results page →

These purchases are drawn from my settled purchase ledger, published in full with price, date and dwelling detail for every entry on the results page, as at September 2026. Nothing above is a composite or an estimate: Muswellbrook, Banksia Grove and Burdell are individual entries in that ledger, which spans purchases in New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia and Victoria.

These are real, settled purchases, mine or my clients', named where the results page marks them. Individual outcomes vary. Full disclaimer below.

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FAQ

Questions investors ask before engaging

What does the $5,000 retainer actually cover?

It starts the engine: your strategy session, the market and pocket analysis across 15,000+ suburbs, and shortlist modelling under the post-2027 tax rules. The remaining $10,000 is only payable when I secure your property. No asset, no success fee.

Who do I engage?

You engage me. Retainer and success fee are paid to my account. I do the strategy, search and negotiation throughout.

What happens if you never find the right property?

Then you don't buy, and the success fee never exists. That's not a failed search, it's the discipline working: if the numbers don't say yes on any candidate, the answer is no, and I'd rather return you to the market later than put you in a mediocre asset now.

Do you work with first-time investors?

Yes, first-through-Nth property. The best fit is $50K+ in usable cash or equity, and genuine intent to buy within one to three months. If you're not there yet, take the free Cash Flow Check and the strategy call anyway; the analysis costs nothing and tells you how far off you are.

Can you bid at auction for me?

Yes, auction bidding is part of full execution, along with negotiation and contract coordination. In practice most of my purchases never reach auction: 60 to 70% settle off-market or pre-market, which is where the price advantage usually lives.

How much does a buyers agent cost?

$15,000 total, inclusive of GST: a $5,000 retainer to start the search, and $10,000 payable only when I secure your property. It's a flat fee, not a percentage, so a $450,000 purchase and a $900,000 purchase cost the same to buy through me.

How long does it take to buy an investment property with a buyers agent?

The search runs until the right property shows up, not until a clock runs out. Muswellbrook exchanged in 7 days. Other receipts on the results page took longer. The brief is the right asset, client-side, nationwide.

Can a buyers agent get me an off-market property?

Yes, and it's most of what I do: 60 to 70% of my purchases settle off-market or pre-market. Banksia Grove came through an agent relationship, not a listing on a portal, which is usually where the price advantage sits.

Bring the goal. I'll bring the thesis, the numbers, and the deal.

A strategy call is 30 minutes. You leave with the property analysis and cash flow model either way, free. The numbers are the pitch.

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Best fit: $50K+ in cash or equity · household income $200K+ · buying in the next 1 to 3 months.