Real Investors. Real Results.

The Situation

Sarah was a first-time investor frustrated by the complexity of the standard property market. She wanted positive cash flow from her first investment, specifically targeting Melbourne's inner suburbs where the rental market for young professionals was exceptionally strong. Every agent she spoke to was selling packaged products at prices that didn't stack up.

The Solution

BBD matched Sarah with a licensed co-living specialist builder in Footscray — a suburb where young professional demand for private rooms had dramatically outpaced supply. The builder designed a 6-room co-living property on a standard residential block. Sarah dealt directly with the builder from brief through to handover.

The Outcome

Sarah's 6-room co-living property was handed over on time and fully tenanted within 3 weeks. The final build price came in $30,000 below the equivalent co-living product being sold through project marketers in the same area. With all rooms leased at market rate, the property was positively geared from the first full month of ownership.

The Situation

James was an experienced investor with an existing portfolio and a clear goal: scale faster. He had been buying through buyers' agents and was frustrated by the pace and the margin he was giving up on each transaction. He wanted to do multiple builds in Brisbane's growth corridors without paying agent fees on every one.

The Solution

BBD arranged three consecutive rooming house builds for James in Brisbane's south-west growth corridor — all with the same specialist builder who understood Queensland's boarding house licensing requirements inside and out. Because James was placing volume, there was genuine room to negotiate, and we helped him extract better terms on each successive build.

The Outcome

Three rooming house properties, delivered over 18 months. Combined savings versus the agent-marketed equivalent: over $60,000. All three properties were positively geared from month one, with strong occupancy supported by the proximity to employment hubs and public transport. James has since introduced two colleagues to BBD.