Bec & Stu

The situation

Bec and Stu are Australian citizens who'd lived as expats for 15 years, unsure when they'd return home. They owned in Sydney with very little debt on it, and wanted to release some of that equity to build a property portfolio while they were still overseas. They were flexible on location, and the Sydney land tax threshold was one reason to look further afield.

What they wanted

A premium lifestyle investment with strong growth and a developer they could trust. They were nervous about buying a new build sight unseen, that was the real hesitation, until we walked them through the developer's track record and delivery history, which put them at ease.

How we helped

We secured a premium off-plan apartment with Airbnb licence approval and ran the full advisory and coordination. The equity raised here, combined with debt recycling, funded a second property. They're now weighing a third.

The result

Bought at $1,249,900, currently valued around $1,450,000, an uplift of roughly $200,100 (≈16%) in about 12 months. Projected rent of $800 per week works out to a gross yield near 3.3%. From one low-debt home to a growing portfolio, run entirely from abroad.