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InvestorKit
Locality: Sydney, Australia
Phone: +61 1300 119 796
Address: 45 Macquarie Street, PARRAMATTA 2150 Sydney, NSW, Australia
Website: http://www.InvestorKit.com.au/
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25.01.2022 Excited to share that the #InvestorKit team is #growing once again . Nikita has officially joined our team as office manager to take on what Leigh Paliwal has been doing to #support the #team and our clients. Leigh is moving on to further support the #property acquisition side of the #business, and over this and last week there has been a lot of training, fun, learning and handing over.... I couldn’t be more proud of the impact they have been making together in supporting clients and prospective clients along their investing journey with us. #dreamteam
23.01.2022 As a #researcher, I enjoy deep diving into all things real estate. In my recent #analysis of the Australian #property market (houses only). There are approximately 600 suburbs within a total of 81 SA3s displaying good health and healthy trends that are already or will likely soon push up #prices. E.g low and/or lowering stock levels in comparison to usual sales volumes (more market pressure), low and lowering #vacancyrates (increasing rental pressure), rising rents, falling d...ays on market and more etc... SA3’s = are a cluster of #suburbs in capitals, or the regional city itself depending on the size of the population). This measurement helps normalise data rather than creating volatile swings at a suburb level. It’s also in most cases, not too big of a sample size like some LGAs, which makes it more meaningful. I shared a sample of some of these regions (can’t give them all away ) with Smart Property Investment recently. Click the below article to check some of them out! https://www.smartpropertyinvestment.com.au//21552-top-5-su
21.01.2022 Something we will never take for granted, is #testimonials and #recommendations. It is a moment for our clients to take a moment, reflect on their experience of working with us and truly communicate how they felt about it all. This lovely couple shared their experience of working with us.... To read these two testimonials, simply click the image(s). And to learn more about our results and what others are saying about us, you can click here: https://campaign.investorkit.com.au #buyersagent #investing #property #realestate #service #invest
20.01.2022 Rent-vesting isn't just about flexibility in your lifestyle there's also some great benefits and flexibility that will assist in your property investing journey too!
19.01.2022 I presented some custom #research to the team at Smart Property Investment We carried on from our last discussion on cooling markets. This time I share data on 7 capital city cold spot regions (regions = SA3s, which are a cluster of suburbs)... I feel that it’s my duty of care to provide #data that is 2 sided. Every single year there are hot and cold #markets, why not talk about both? Yes, there will be markets within markets (e.g some warmer suburbs within these regions) however, these data points can safeguard your #assets. *Each of these regions are in the top 5 cold markets for their respective cities. #investing #researcher #investorkit #buyersagent https://www.smartpropertyinvestment.com.au//21602-7-region
19.01.2022 It may go against the great Aussie dream of owning and living in your Forever Home but hear us out on why a Forever home may not exist. . .
18.01.2022 We received great responses on our VIC house price map that we recently created, and so we are now sharing a video on the NSW market. You can click on this video to hear more. This doesn't solely focus on risk ahead, it is simply showing a heat map using the last 12months (which includes a large "covid" portion).... Key points: - Houses are mostly positive, with many areas also showing gains (small / medium / large are all present). Units have been markets feeling the pain. Most of Sydney posting very healthy movements for house prices. - For house #markets that are showing losses, the majority are below 5%. Areas with higher supply have seen a slower recovery to date. - The #regional markets of #Orange and #Dubbo have had great consistent levels of growth. - Some of our premium and inner markets have elevated vacancy rates, however none of which have placed an impact on pricing yet. - Sydney has seen immense volatility over the last 3 years. Hence the concept of "RECOVERY" vs "GROWTH" needs to be understood. Otherwise you are likely reviewing it with bias. Should these trends continue over the next 6-12 months, recovery is out the picture and it would be a clear "growth" classification. Hope you find it of value #research #researcher #invest #buyersagent
17.01.2022 Counter cyclical buying isn’t for every one. Too many first home buyers try to execute it and usually get it wrong... In the current environment many use headlines being seen in #Melbourne and think it’s a blanket approach all over Melbourne.... Which isn’t the case at all, as stock levels vary from suburb to suburb. I was asked by Smart Property Investment to comment on potential #countercyclical #buyingopportunities during #covid and some #data on what’s being seen in Melbourne. You’ll pick up ways to find opportunities using the tips in this article, but don’t forget the risks that come with it too. https://www.smartpropertyinvestment.com.au//21641-how-to-g
17.01.2022 There is one piece of #data that we get which is very important. When you are trying to capture it on the reports there is usually a lag. I have access to over 30+ contacts who we engage to visit #openhomes across multiple capital and regional cities. They are attending many open homes for us and collecting head counts, photos of shoes outside and more interesting points.... It allows us to see things in real time. I haven’t shared much on this until now. We took an average of first open home attendance, across #Brisbane, #Adelaide, #Sydney and a few regional markets across all states (no WA/NT). When taking the average across the last 4 weeks. 1. First open home attendance = 26 people 2. % of properties we visited that had contracts exchanged within the first week of listing = 70% (rounded down) This has genuinely been the hardest time in our business since we started it to buy #properties. Our clients who have been a part of the search journey will say the same. Days on market falling like it is and happening across soo many locations are clear signs of booms starting in many pockets of #australia. Which is unreal considering the times. #research #invest #investing #realestate #property #investorkit #buyersagent
17.01.2022 It’s a very good feeling when you can support long time friends on their #investing journey! Andrew, thank you for the kind words, a massive congratulations to you as well. An epic result on your #investment #property purchase for sure. ... #buyersagent #research #investing
16.01.2022 We’ve been working closely with sales agents during these low stock times to target tenanted properties #offmarket or get them tenanted via vendor rent backs. This is an example of where it’s worked and we were able to secure our client their first #investment #property. With 1.91 months of inventory in this suburb it was super challenging but we got there .... The #vacancyrate in this suburb is 0% . Congratulations Mandy and Ali, thank you for the kind words. #buyersagents
16.01.2022 Saw this article in The Australian I remember going back to 2017/18 (north east #tasmania), 2018 (#ballarat & #Launceston), 2019 & now (#Bendigo). I’ve purchased in many of these markets for myself & clients, so glad we did!... This was all done prior the #covid #trends, as it didn’t take covid for me to realise that there are more than the capital cities. Many including myself, as a result of growth have revalued & taken out equity to buy more. Today they are some of Australia’s strongest housing markets (% growth wise, as well as balance of yields). Coming from #NZ & seeing housing growth in cities with 10s of thousands and in some cases 100s of thousands of people, I never quite understood the attitudes in #Australia towards capital vs regional #investing. I was baffled, as In my opinion they were all cities, had their own micro #economies, and simply needed to be looked at with relativity. Not comparing & . As a #researcher, I see this mistake made by investors all the time. They disregard relativity when looking at #data, and as a result miss #opportunities. Those who think of good & bad times to invest are usually time poor individuals who don’t have the time or resources to analyse all the opportunities. This is always a market moving somewhere!
14.01.2022 Cameron and I from the Smart Property Investment team discuss cooling #markets. #Hotspots are flying around everywhere in the #investment world! If you can use #data to find areas demonstrating potential, you can also use it to avoid certain areas. https://www.smartpropertyinvestment.com.au//21590-how-to-s... I share more on this in the article below.
13.01.2022 A massive #congratulations to one of our clients who picked up this epic deal! When working with experienced #investors who have built a substantial #residential #investment #property #portfolio, we take them to the passive stage of #investing. This stage is all about adding HIGH #CASHFLOW #ASSETS! As their current portfolio is doing the heavy lifting and risk management. ... #Commercial #properties are one example, and so are #unit / #townhouse blocks like this. Price: $905k Rent & Yield: $950pwk / 5.45% After Lifting to market rent of $280+pwk per 2 bed detached townhouse it would = $1,120 pwk / 6.44% This block has major upside: - 4x detached 2 bed townhouses on a dual street block with them all being street facing giving them more appeal - Can be fully split providing many future options. Renovate, sell individually, or even knock down rebuilds etc... Blocks bring diversity, cashflow, and can fast track rental growth in a portfolio through rising rents across 4x places. In the right location they also give various exit strategies as well as #capitalgrowth. #invest #buyersagent #investorkit #realestate
13.01.2022 Tim Lawless (from CoreLogic Australia) and I were recently featured in this Smart Property Investment article. We share #data and commentary on the border closures. If you’re wondering why #property prices haven’t tanked with 200k+ p.a people no where to be found?... This will give you some added insights on top of the stimulus/low rates etc.. that people commonly mention. The border closures indirectly impact prices from a flow on sentiment, rental #demand for certain asset types in certain locations, and business/employment impact. They aren’t immediate and aren’t a blanket approach for all locations and asset types in #Australia. Hope you find this insightful. P.s there will be a lag in #supply as a result of the drop in approvals and time it takes for supply to catchup (in the medium term, not short term), in comparison to pent up demand pressure that can come when certain things open up. #investors #realestate #buyersagent https://www.smartpropertyinvestment.com.au//21671-how-will
12.01.2022 Very excited to share this #podcast episode on the Smart Property Investment show that I was able to jump on with a valued client and friend Lorna. Her journey is very #inspirational and to reflect on what we have achieved together over the last year during the craziest times of our life was special. From one #property in her #portfolio, we worked with her and her fantastic #mortgagebroker William Thai and his #finance team at Mortgage Pros to add 3x more #investments across... 3 states in 12 months. Her #portfolio sits at over $1.6m+ and delivers her just over $23k+ in #passiveincome after interest, buffers and outgoings. Which will help supercharge her results in the long term alongside the #capitalgrowth some of her assets are already seeing through Bank valuations. Click on the link below to tune in as we break it all down. Her drive and ambition combined with her very sound financial behaviours already has us strategising for the 5th investment together. #research #investing #invest #buyersagent https://www.smartpropertyinvestment.com.au//21709-how-buye
12.01.2022 It’s been a while since I shared a #clientreview. Truly #grateful for each and everyone we get. Gianna and Joe were referred by mutual friends who we had supported as well. Half of all the purchases we make are now either a repeat purchase or an introduction from another client. This demonstrates the high level of #trust we aim to build with everyone we work with.... The journey we have had together has been #transformational! - Mortgage Pros came through with a restructure of finances, interest rate savings, access of equity across their portfolio, and a pre-approval for the next #investment. Russell and his team a true #finance #strategists not mortgage brokers, and also personally look after Leigh and I. - We were able to use our #research to diversify their portfolio and add an asset in a fast growing market, even during these times. - looking ahead, together through our post settlement service we will look to further expand their #portfolio.
11.01.2022 NAB has changed its outlook on the #property market ahead. Here is the most recent forecast release from them.
10.01.2022 Very excited to have joined Emma Ryan on the Real Estate Business TOP 100 AGENTS podcast. As an REB 2020 Award winner for Australia’s Rising Star award, I was asked to share more on: - what I felt set us apart in order to win the award... - How InvestorKit has fared through COVID-19 - Current market trends we have unearthed through our research - Things for investors to be wary of when buying in a low-stock environment - and more... Link below to check it out! https://www.realestatebusiness.com.au//20307-the-character
10.01.2022 ABS June estimates are out, they will do more refining to it in the coming months. However, we have charted the trends being seen. #Melbourne - The shift is very real, it’s deepest in recent years. Regional Victoria has been the biggest beneficiary of the change and as has #QLD.... #Sydney - Still in decline, however, the rate of it as slowed. #Perth - Has been recovering over the last 3 years and now sits at neutral position. In line with its longer term averages. #Adelaide - A similar picture to Perth. #Brisbane - A strengthening region. Consistent increases since 2010. Key points to note: 1. The losses in our 2 big cities aren’t substantial as a % of their #population. However, it is amplified in its impact because of the fall off in overseas migration. 2. All of the biggest receipients of the biggest drops, are regional markets. They will see a big impact, as it only needs a few more people with intentions to make large financial decisions to see change in that market. 3. On the flip side Brisbane (whilst positive news) and the neutral to slightly positive news for Adelaide/Perth, again the %s of these changes against the current population aren’t substantial enough to change their markets. E.g internal migration to Brisbane has been improving since 2010 however, only since 2019 have growth trends started showing there. Which is where supply needs to be analysed 4. The biggest tests are yet to come, when borders open....however, with migration within the same region markets being the biggest winners. We are unsure of how much of a shift we may see in the state to state play. I would say that Melbourne is in for deeper drop offs though when we count the rest of the quarters data. #research #data #property #realestate #investment #investing
09.01.2022 A tailored service that respects your time, level of education you desire as part of the process, and specific #investing goals you’re looking to achieve. Thank you Prema Lakshmi for the kind words. Congratulations once again to you and Hari on this journey! We really appreciate these kind words... Super excited about this #investment and it’s strategic location + long term potential. #realestate #research #data #property #invest #buyersagency #investorkit
09.01.2022 Here’s the recents months update on national housing inventory levels.
08.01.2022 Fiona Siu and Kevin Kol started their journey with us last year, owned one #property and were looking to start expanding their #realestate #portfolio. Their results have been nothing short of #inspiring. Working together with our team, we were able to support them with 3x more purchases over the last one year to take their portfolio to four properties across three states! ... This came as a result of their great #financialhabits and #mindset, the strategies we crafted together, and the #equity #growth in #properties we purchased for them. Like many of our clients, they had local knowledge but faced a few challenges e.g. Lack of time, #strategy, the right team around them etc.. and in turn access to relationships, #research, and overall guidance/execution support. Click play (and don't forget to have the video settings on HD) to hear from Fiona and Kevin on their #experience of working together with our team to achieve these #amazing milestones. #buyersagents #researchers #buyersadvocates #InvestorKit
08.01.2022 The right location, right property, trust and confidence. These were the words Johnson used to describe our services. Very thankful for the kind words ... #investing #investorkit #research #data #property #realestate #assets
07.01.2022 Want to know why soo many economists get it wrong time and time again?? I’m generalising here but almost all completely ignore housing for how it serves human needs (shelter), it’s physical aspects, and transactional challenges. For example:... - the roof above your head/still having to live somewhere - your emotion attached to it - your ego/reputation/mindset when others know about your tough times or that you had to sell (sounds odd but people actually think of this) - The buying costs and process - The selling costs and process - Selling feels like you are losing something (not all cases) - Family lifestyle, work life, education and more that changes - Opportunity cost, e.g what could it be if you held it for 5 or 10 more years etc.. - No one likes losing money With all the above in mind it doesn’t mean that house prices can’t decline. They can fall hard-decline-stay flat-grow-boom, however, it shows that whilst research and macro economics are helpful they don’t tell the full picture. I also personally know some of the most frequently quoted economists, and a couple of them own no properties and have never transacted before. (I cant name them though for privacy purposes). Economists aren’t property professionals, they simply know fundamentals of the economy better than most. Yes the housing market plays a huge part in the economy, however, it’s a micro component. Here is a helpful and simple exercise I do to understand their end outcome of their analysis without any deep dive of my own. Imagine X happens (what they said is correct) what do you do? E.g house prices to fall 30% here was my thought without any research. - my family lives in an IP of mine, I’d hate to sell that. Will keep that there, they still need to stay somewhere. - I don’t want to lose money, I’ll just hold. - could I refinance now, maybe I can protect it as best as I can with low rates - I need to save more in the interim if this is what they think, to have more buffers. - I might get a pre-approval just Incase opportunities come up - if opportunities don’t come up for a few months, I take it many are doing what I’m thinking. In that case I’ll just buy irrespective and hold for the long term. The above sound familiar? Well this is what most did. Hence why: = refinances are booming and banks queues are horrendous = many people aren’t selling = some are buying = some are waiting = amongst it all, we also have to be realists, as some don’t have this choice, are impacted and unfortunately will be losing money. Hope this hack helps. It’s not research based, it’s housing and human fundamental based.
07.01.2022 I jumped on the property showcase podcast with host Tom Gilmore. We break down our entire buying process, so investors can truly understand the step by step combination of data and human touch that goes on in our world. It also shows what the typical buyer is up against when buyers agents are operating in that area. ... Lastly, we also go over the importance of process/structure/strategy when buying. This ensures even if doing it all on your own, you apply systems to get to your goal of buying the right property. Click the link below to listen to the recent episode https://www.smartpropertyinvestment.com.au//21520-property
06.01.2022 We want you to focus on what you do best, and we will do we do what we do best to get you to your #financial #goals. Jay and Chitra are experienced #investors, they have built a #portfolio, have done well but wanted to dial it up with professional support. Through a combination of industry leading #research, the support of our greater team and strong industry relationships we came together to get them in to their next #property purchase. ... Truly grateful to receive feedback like this. We look forward to getting back to the drawing board with them again for their next #investment right away. #buyersagent #realestate #investorkit
06.01.2022 Last week was the final leg of our #unlockthestocktour Started in #Adelaide, #Brisbane, #Toowoomba, Parts of #NSW, and then lastly finished off in a few cities in regional VIC. All across some of the various areas we have been buying in, before flying back from #Melbourne to #Sydney. Here’s a snippet from our dinner at one of the best beer gardens in Australia (Goldmines)... From #Ballarat, Bendigo, #Shepparton, #Warrnambool and #Wodonga etc... many of the regional VIC markets have been very kind to our clients portfolio positions, producing some solid growth in the last few years. So it was great to finish off there before returning home. The last few months have been the most challenging in our teams career for buying real estate. It is has truly been on fire on Australia which is both good and bad in some ways for our business. We learned about the successes and challenges many of the sales teams were having across the nation and got to see all the action on the ground again. A trip like this across #Australia has and will continue to make such a difference for us, our relationships, and most importantly our clients. Bring on the rest of #2021!
05.01.2022 With everything going on in #victoria, we have had multiple people reach out to get some thoughts on what's occurring "price wise". Assuming most #investors are considering #houses, we thought it would be of value to have a "House Price Map". You can click on this video to hear more.... This doesn't solely focus on risk ahead, it is simply showing a heat map using the last 12months (which includes a large "covid" portion). Key points: - Houses are mostly stable, with some areas also showing gains (small / medium / large are all present). Which really highlights "markets within markets". And a lot of the areas seeing more pain are likely to be units. - For house #markets that are showing losses, the majority are 5% and below (last 12 months), which isn't a large amount with regards to their % of value loss. Most of which are markets that are in the outer ring, irrespective of #COVID these have a heavy #supply pipeline. Which means they aren't likely to be the greatest of choices anyway. - The #regional markets in #VIC have many sitting in the large and medium gains columns, which is very healthy considering the times. - inner and middle ring #Melbourne markets that are Middle priced markets ($800k-$1.3m) are also posting gains (small to medium). Low stock is a big part here. Cheap #finance / stimulus / low confidence to list for those that don't have to / physically being unable to list. - There are unknowns e.g. due to the physical inabilities to take #properties to markets. Which is also a key test here for some pockets. Hope you find it of value #research #researcher #invest #buyersagent
03.01.2022 Once you breakdown the numbers on investing (assuming 0 capital growth)....It’s at that point you realise that money in the bank and/or offset accounts are actually earning less than investing (in many, not all scenarios). Reviewing your return on funds invested via cashflow alone is a great way to do this. https://www.smartpropertyinvestment.com.au//21534-worrying
02.01.2022 Based on a recent review of assets secured over the last 2x months combined with clients who previously secured an asset with us but were re-listing their properties for rent within the last 2 months. Here are some interesting stats: - 100% of properties had tenants secured within 2x weeks... - 90% of properties had their rents increased either via renewals or through re-listing. The smallest amount was $10, the greatest amount was $20pwk - 70% of properties received more than 1x application during their campaign period for them to make a decision on. - 100% of properties have yields above the suburb average. This is likely to be the momentum of new comparable rents that start pushing the rest of these areas up. The assets in review that were either recent purchases or previous purchases some years back being re-rented/renewed now are located across: - Bendigo - Brisbane - Ballarat - Adelaide - Devonport - Albury/Wodonga - Launceston It’s clear that in many parts (not all) of the above mentioned cities there is a looming rental crises. I define a rental crises as = below 1% vacancy rates where landlords are getting multiple applications at higher ends of ranges, and many potential tenants are regularly missing out. What does this all mean? There are micro markets experiencing unreal rental pressures, these areas are likely to take you through periods of uncertainty. Where if your analysis continues to stay national your just going to continue to feel like everything is falling down. Based on my national market by market analysis. When measuring Geographically = Australia is on track to, and in many parts is already, facing a rental crises (amazing for investors) When measuring total dwellings = The Australian rental market is facing some negative pressure / and decline. What does this mean? Some of our biggest cities (Syd/Melb) + high density markets, hold our most dwellings. They will no doubt change the national data points with their statistical weighting.
01.01.2022 Our population is over 25m+ In Sydney = 5m+ Melbourne = Just under 5m... Perth = over 2m+ Darwin = 150k+ Total of those 4 cities = 12m+ people As a % that’s close to 50% Why is this important to know?? Statistical weighting In my opinion not understanding statistical weighting is why many investors get paralysed when they chat to friends/family/colleagues about property....or when they read/watch a news segment that talks about the Australian market I’m a broken record with this, but there is no Australian market. You buy 1x property when you buy, not the 10m+ dwellings. Even in the above cities that can be broken down. Why do I raise those particular cities? Because the last time Australian markets had a decent tumble it was between mid 2017 to mid 2019 and it was these cities facing most of the damage. They represented half of the dataset for Australia. If you had statistically unreliable areas with less than 10,000 people that were declining and more WA/NT towns to the mix it represents over half. We have over 65 cities with more than 20,000 people. Understanding this is one key reason as to why I personally made over 40% in 3 years purchasing in 2017 in Burnie Tasmania before it took off. Hence why I don’t believe in good or bad times to invest. If the Australian market remains on your mind, it usually means 1 of or all of the below: - you make your judgement of markets based on your back yard or local city - you don’t have enough time to explore the many sub markets or to learn how to analyse them. Hence why it’s only normal to rely on national media. - you don’t have the skills/knowledge/resources to appropriately analyse-interpret I challenge you all to go out there and find those gems yourself or work with professionals to do so. It’s not easy but every year someone out there is buying + getting results . Every year someone out there is taking a step forward for their/their families financial future.
