Real purchases, real numbers. Each case study walks through the acquisition, the strategy and the outcome, including what we'd do differently.
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Camp Hill
Off-market unit · long-term hold
Secured off-market in March 2026 for $817,000, against a most recent comparable sale of around $860,000, with a planned $18,000 cosmetic uplift once the tenancy allows.
Coorparoo
Off-market unit · value-add
Bought off-market in April 2025 for $715,000 against a comparable sale of around $780,000, then reconfigured from two bedrooms to three for $37,000.
Carina Heights
On-market unit · SMSF purchase
A 3 bed, 2 bath brick unit in a more modern complex, bought on-market in December 2025 for $935,000 with a tenant in place, and later valued at $1,120,000.
Holland Park West
Subdivision · renovation · build
A 617m² corner block bought in 2022 for $1,100,000, subdivided into a 373m² front lot and a 224m² rear lot without moving the original house.
Annerley
Two-into-three subdivision · build to sell
Two adjoining blocks of 683m² and 910m² bought off-market in February 2026 for $3.3m combined, repositioned as a low-to-medium rise project.
Carina
Small lot subdivision · build to hold
Bought in May 2023 for $1,140,000, then subdivided into a 273m² lot that sold for $1,830,000 and a 414m² lot retained for a build-to-rent duplex.
Figures are as recorded at the time of each purchase or valuation. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results, and nothing here is financial, tax or legal advice.