Property Investment Advisors
Your trusted property investment consultants in Melbourne, we are here to help you secure an investment property with confidence and speed, and free from hassle.
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Licensed and Independent Property Investment Consultants in Melbourne
Whether you’re an experienced investor or new to the world of real estate, you want a licensed Buyer’s Advocate who provides credible information and advice.
Property Analytics are data-driven in everything we do – all clients receive proprietary market research so that they understand exactly why we recommend each property and advocate for each area as viable investment opportunities.
Transparency and honesty are the pillars of our service. These values are the major reasons why so many clients continue to work with us and refer us to their family and friends. Simply put, our dedicated staff can help you get ahead through smart property investments.
Types of Melbourne Property Investments We Secure
What Makes a Good Melbourne Property Investment?
Wealth through real estate is achieved through asset appreciation (price growth), not through cash flow (rental yield). When securing investment properties, our primary point of emphasis is future capital growth prospects. A few key property investment principles include:
- Focus on land content, because it’s land that appreciates over time, not dwellings.
- Stay in metro Melbourne, price growth in capital cities is historically much greater than in regional.
- People want to work and play near where they live, so consider important infrastructure and amenities.
- Look for value-add opportunity and manufacture capital growth through future development.
First-Class Property Advisors in Melbourne – Maximise Profit and Minimise Risk
Too many investors put future price growth at risk by limiting their purchases to areas they already know. Those who try to branch out usually lack the time, energy and diligence it takes to study market values, and they often overpay on properties as a result.
Similarly, very few buyers accurately forecast the myriad holding costs, and fewer still know how to interpret the zones, overlays, easements and covenants that can dramatically restrict future prospects. All this before inspecting the physical property itself!
Don’t understate the need for help from property investment advisors. Melbourne is an ever-evolving marketplace and Property Analytics work every day to ensure that your investments are profitable, and free from hassle and risk.
Our Essential Property Investment Tips
A large part of our job centres on minimising risks for clients. With this mind, let’s delve into a few quick tips to frame your property investment.
Read what our clients say about us..
“Andrew and his team have secured me 2 great townhouse development sites. Their data driven, analytical approach is such a step-change from others I’ve dealt with. I have gladly recommended Property Analytics to various friends and colleagues.”
Adam Sales – Developer
“Property Analytics provided data, expertise and confidence to the decision making process at a time when decisiveness was important with a fast moving market. Having someone do the time consuming research, initial viewing and analysis made business sense for us, particularly as we are part time investors with full time jobs.”
Lee Jones – Investor
“My family and I were looking to get into property development in Melbourne in 2015.Andrew his team have helped us complete two successful projects. Andrew is honest, transparent and smart. We have put a lot of faith in him and his team – we haven’t been disappointed”
Bassel Saab – Developer
“We’ve worked closely with Andrew Stone and Property Analytics for 12 years. This partnership has helped us understand our marketplace clearer. I have no hesitation in declaring that Property Analytics has greatly contributed to our success across all offices and markets.”
Arch Staver – Nelson Alexander
“Andrew is the perfect partner when seeking a development site. He brought together impressively in-depth data analysis with simple wisdom to identify the right site for our project, and gave us great confidence that we were doing the right thing.”
Greg Shoemark – Developer
“Property Analytics found the site, completed a comprehensive feasibility study, negotiated the purchase at auction (at a great price), and assembled a professional team that completed the project from end-to-end. I’d gladly recommend Property Analytics to someone thinking about getting into property development.”
Mark Aiello – Developer
“這個團隊憑藉的是用熱情達成您的託付 並以專業服務您。他們會聽取您的所需並盡
全力達成您的需求。 強烈推薦。This team is hardworking and driven. Your goals are
valued and met. Highly recommended.”
Rosie Koh – Investor
Andrew has gone above and beyond in helping us find and secure a development site and then supporting us through the planning stage. We will definitely be using Andrew again for our next project and highly recommend him to others.
Rupinder Singh – Developer
“We’d been looking for a block to build our forever family home. The help Andrew provided in determining the site’s market value, assessing the design constraints, and negotiating the purchase (at $100k less than we were willing to pay!) proved invaluable. Quality service.”
Daniel Steffanetti – Homebuyer
“Andrew is very approachable and responsive. We learnt heaps along the way to purchasing an investment property with his help. We’re pretty happy!”
Laura Piu – Investor
“Property Analytics knows the Melbourne real estate market very well. Andrew continually provides us information on emerging trends and important market conditions, and explains statistics in simple language that people can understand.”
Steve Abbott – Jellis Craig
“Andrew has proven himself as extremely professional, reliable and acts with the highest integrity. Recommend to anyone looking to make their next move in property.”
Sam Elg – Investor
“Walking ‘in off the street’ one day, I was instantly taken by Andrew’s knowledge, enthusiasm and no-nonsense approach to property and development in the Melbourne market. I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending Property Analytics.”
Charlie Cook – Developer
“Property Analytics provides invaluable information on market trends with detailed graphs and information which is brilliant to share with our clients.”
David Hart – Buxton
“We’ve completed 2 projects with Property Analytics and have been thrilled with the level of expertise and friendliness of the business. We look forward to adding more projects in the future.”
Mick Harford – Blended Services
“Every encounter with Andrew, regardless of what assistance I required, was one of honesty, integrity and efficiency. I would highly recommend Andrew and Property Analytics to friends and family without hesitation.”
Gordon Hope – Nelson Alexander
“We would like to thank Andrew for his guidance on our journey to purchasing our home. Throughout this process, Andrew had been very patient, receptive and understanding of our needs, and responded to our questions without hesitation or judgement. We couldn’t recommend him enough!”
Richard Toh – Homebuyer
“Andrew Stone has helped immensely with my first investments and developments in the Melbourne market. He marries a high level of industry expertise with commercial common sense and a practical approach. His understanding of the planning process is second to none and has helped to save money and time.”
Jim Sullivan – Investor
“Andrew is pleasure to work with and is great at his job. He is diligent, efficient and communicates in a timely manner. Very professional, trustworthy and importantly has sound judgement regarding property matters. Highly recommended.”
Nigel Mann – Investor
“It has been pleasure working with Andrew. Very experience and knowledgeable in the development space. We were able to secure a suitable development site very shortly after engaging him.”
SB Zhang – Developer
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Have questions? Some below some FAQs
We strive to be as transparent as possible in all that we do.
How to buy an investment property?
The best investment properties are ones that grow in value the most over time. Banks typically require you to tip in 20% of the purchase price in cash/savings, and, depending on your income and borrowing capacity, will lend you the remaining 80%. Get this sorted with the banks before you actively look. At the time of purchasing a property, you will need to transfer a 10% deposit to the vendor’s trust account, so make sure you have that available either via a cheque or EFT.
What is an investment property?
An investment property is a house/townhouse/apartment that you buy and then rent out to a tenant. The rental income that you get from your tenant should go a long ways to paying off the loan that you take out from the bank to own the property.
What to look for in an investment property in Melbourne?
The most important thing to consider in an investment property is future price growth prospects. Key growth drivers that we study: demographics, infrastructure, amenities, land size, orientation and zoning. Ideally, your investment property will have value-add opportunities that you can capitalise on in the future (e.g. extension or development). Prior to purchasing, make sure you itemise all immediate and near-term improvements you will need to make it rentable – look at windows, heating/cooling, appliances, gutters, and signs of any water damage or unstable floors.
How to make money from property investing?
Simple math shows that you will be far better off in 10 years from purchasing a property that will achieve strong price growth than you would from purchasing a property that will achieve strong rental yield. There is typically an inverse relationship between price growth and rental yield – properties that provide a strong rental yield (e.g. apartments or regional houses) tend to grow in value over time far less than properties with weaker rental yield (e.g. established houses). You’ll do best from purchasing a property investment that has decent land content, because it’s land that appreciates in value over time not the dwelling – think about why you get tax depreciation benefits on new builds?
How to use home equity to invest in property?
Smart investors use their money to make more money. Let’s say you owe $0.3m on your $1.om home… Your LVR (Loan to Value Ratio) is 30% whereas it could be 80%. You could pull out $0.5m, pay about 3% interest on it to the bank, and use it to purchase a Melbourne investment property that, on average, will grow in value by about 8% per annum (based on the average annual price growth over the last 40 years). And, you can get a renter in who will largely pay your mortgage off for you. You will be far better off in 10 years with a growing property investment portfolio than you would be from paying off your home loan.
How much super do I need to buy an investment property?
We’re not accountants or financial planners, but we can tell you what some of our clients have done… One client had $800k in his super. He took $400k of that and used it to purchase an investment property of $800k. The tenant who he put in paid enough rent to pay off the loan on the remainder, and he’s treating the property as a long-term investment that is growing in value while it remains largely cashflow positive.
