If you are looking for an apartment for an investment, in many ways it is harder than buying an investment  house.

You need to ensure you navigate the Body Corporate fees, land taxes, vacancy taxes,  construction defects, strata management committees, tenancy laws, building inspections, fire and sprinkler detection and property management companies -

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while also trying to find a well priced unit in a growing location, without oversupply..it goes on and on.

Then you also need to consider new or older properties, apartments or townhouses,  low rise or high rise, views or no views- and will they be blocked- car parking or no car parks, amenities and facilities or none, in a city location near transport shops and cafes, or in a quiet park or beach location, all while dealing with developers, or estate agents acting for the vendor (the seller). 

Previously, the power was all on the sellers side in Australia.

I address this in-balance by quite simply acting for the apartment buyer, using my decades of knwledge and experience to ensure you navigate this minefield successfully. 

You’re probably very good at your job, as they are at theirs. But if you are also time-poor, and relatively keen to buy, it can be an cocktail of emotions that can end up to be quite disappointing or worse, extremely costly and more stressful than it needs to be.

There are several Key Principles You Must Follow When Buying Apartments for Investment in Australia.

These include intrinsic value, location, unique features, body corporate fees, design and layout, street appeal and safety. 

Then you should also take into account supply and current demand, the 20 minute walkability test, population growth, transport options, scarcity and much more.    

If you are looking for an apartment, in many ways it is harder than buying a house.

I have purchased apartments (studios, one, two and three bedrooms) both for my own future use, as well as for investment, in Sydney and in Melbourne, so I get it!

My family moved from Sydney to Hong Kong when I was three years old so we lived in apartments, then I worked in Asia for over 30 years living in apartments.

I have also lived in apartments in Sydney, Perth and now Melbourne.

And I now CHOOSE to live in an apartment, not a house, in Melbourne.

For nearly a decade I advised Australia's developers on apartment design.

If you want a Buyers Agent for a house, there are many way more qualified than me.

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But I doubt there is anyone in the country more qualified to talk apartments than me!

Let's chat!