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Notes on buying property, properly.

The thinking behind the way we work. Plainspoken pieces on Perth property, the numbers, and the traps worth avoiding. Published on Substack, pulled in here as we write them.

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Strategy · 7 min

Why we only buy in Perth, and why that is an advantage

Knowing one market completely beats knowing five markets a little. Here is what that actually buys you as a client.

12 Jun 2026Read
Fees · 4 min

The percentage-fee trap most buyers agents will not explain

A fee tied to what you spend rewards the agent for spending more of your money. Follow the incentive and you see the problem.

3 Jun 2026Read
Method · 5 min

Buy tired, uplift, tenant: the whole strategy in one line

Cosmetic work on a sound property in the right street, held for yield. Simple to say, disciplined to do well.

27 May 2026Read
Data · 6 min

Six risks we screen that most agents cannot see

Fire, flood, road and aircraft noise, public housing, and the social read underneath a suburb. What each one does to a long hold.

19 May 2026Read
Tax · 5 min

Positive cashflow beats negative gearing, and always did

Why a property that pays its own way leaves you insulated from tax reform, and free to hold through anything.

9 May 2026Read
Guide · 8 min

What a good villa actually looks like in the inner north

Low-burden strata, small owner group, house-like liveability. The features that make a villa worth keeping for good.

1 May 2026Read