Melbourne investment property case studies.

i.

Reservoir, Melbourne

Pre market acquisition

Off market townhouse, eight percent under comparables

Brief. Investor with $750k of capital ready, brief: yield led acquisition in an established northern corridor with realistic value add upside.

We surfaced an off market townhouse two weeks into the engagement through a vendor advocate the public listing channel had not yet seen. Independent yield modelling held the offer below the seller's initial expectation, and the property settled with day one equity of approximately $58k against the nearest comparable. The investor used the bank revaluation eleven months later as the deposit on acquisition two.

ii.

Footscray, Melbourne

Value add and build

Cosmetic renovation, $145k bank revaluation uplift

Brief. Held investment property, four years on the schedule, never executed the renovation the investor knew it needed. Brief: scope it for return, run it cleanly, get the bank to recognise the uplift.

Investor grade scope of works, kitchen, bathroom, flooring, paint, landscaping front and rear, written for resale grade comparables, not for taste. The build ran nine weeks against a budget of $78k. Rental reset at lease delivered a 32% increase. Bank revaluation came in $145k above the valuation before renovation, and the released equity now funds a third acquisition in pipeline.

iii.

Preston, Melbourne

Resell for Profit

Subdivision margin doubled the original return thesis

Brief. Investor acquired a site believing the play was a renovation. Brief: full trade cycle, with highest and best use review run before scope was committed.

The highest and best use review identified a subdivision margin the original renovation thesis had completely missed. We coordinated the town planner, draftsperson, and council interface, ran the build, and resold both lots through a vendor advocate partner. The trade closed eleven months in, well above the original feasibility, and well above what a straight cosmetic renovation would have delivered.

iv.

Brunswick West, Melbourne

Hold & Reinvest

Two acquisitions in twelve months, single capital base

Brief. Ongoing portfolio engagement. Brief: take a single $900k deposit and architect a compounding loop, acquire, uplift, revalue, redeploy.

Acquisition one settled at a measured discount, ran a tight cosmetic uplift, and revalued at month nine. Released equity formed the deposit on acquisition two before the bank had time to flag overexposure. The investor is now midway through the second uplift with the third acquisition already shortlisted.