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2025

24 articles
An $800K House Renting for $1,200 a Week. I Walked Through It. Here Are the Real Numbers.
Yan ZhuFinance & Tax

An $800K House Renting for $1,200 a Week. I Walked Through It. Here Are the Real Numbers.

I bought over 150 properties. But this one — this particular conversion in Narre Warren — is the deal I keep coming back to. Because it answers the question I get asked more than any other: can you ac

Jul 1711 min read
Melbourne Tipped to Lead the 2026 Property Boom — What the KPMG Report Actually Means
Yan ZhuSuburb Analysis

Melbourne Tipped to Lead the 2026 Property Boom — What the KPMG Report Actually Means

KPMG named Melbourne as Australia's top-performing capital for 2026, with house prices expected to rise 6.6%. But the growth won't be evenly distributed. Here's where the gains will actually land.

Jul 1610 min read
Social Media Is Destroying the Logic of Street-Front Retail. Here Is What That Means for Investors.
Yan ZhuGuides

Social Media Is Destroying the Logic of Street-Front Retail. Here Is What That Means for Investors.

The traditional logic of commercial retail property, pay more for higher foot traffic, is being dismantled by social media. When a single influencer post can fill a restaurant for twelve months, the p

Jul 1510 min read
The 30-30-30 Formula That Stops Home Upgrades From Destroying Your Finances
Joey DonRenovation & Development

The 30-30-30 Formula That Stops Home Upgrades From Destroying Your Finances

Are you considering upgrading your family home for the school zone, the extra bedroom, or just because you have outgrown the current place? Before you sign anything, I need to share a formula that has

Jul 149 min read
Canada's Housing Market Collapsed. Here's Why Australia Won't Follow.
Yan ZhuProperty Management

Canada's Housing Market Collapsed. Here's Why Australia Won't Follow.

Same immigration obsession. Same property-dependent economy. Same declining productivity. So why did Canada's housing market implode while Australia's kept climbing? Four structural differences that m

Jul 1312 min read
Our AI Found a $100K Undervalued Property in One Hour. It Took Me Three Days to Believe It.
Joey DonMarket Analysis

Our AI Found a $100K Undervalued Property in One Hour. It Took Me Three Days to Believe It.

I have been buying property professionally for years. I have built my career on knowing Melbourne's streets better than Google Maps. And last month, a piece of software found a deal in sixty minutes t

Jul 1210 min read
Stop Obsessing Over Online Property Valuations — They're Making You Worse at Investing
Joey DonScam / Warning

Stop Obsessing Over Online Property Valuations — They're Making You Worse at Investing

I've watched clients refresh Domain and CoreLogic valuations daily like checking a stock ticker. The emotional rollercoaster is real — and it's making them worse investors. Here's why those numbers ar

Jul 1110 min read
The Impossible Triangle of Property Management: Why Your PM Is Failing You
Yan ZhuInvestment Strategy

The Impossible Triangle of Property Management: Why Your PM Is Failing You

The Australian property management industry is structurally broken. When one manager oversees 170 properties, something has to give: speed, quality, or cost. Most agencies sacrifice all three. Here is

Jul 1011 min read
Melbourne Property Taxes and Legal Requirements: What Every Investor Must Know Before Settlement
Joey DonFinance & Tax

Melbourne Property Taxes and Legal Requirements: What Every Investor Must Know Before Settlement

Let me clear something up straight away. Melbourne's land tax is not the highest in Australia, regardless of which bracket you fall into. That narrative is pure media spin. Here is what the actual num

Jul 99 min read
Stop Converting Your Home into an Investment Property. Sell It Instead.
Joey DonSuburb Analysis

Stop Converting Your Home into an Investment Property. Sell It Instead.

You know why some people on average salaries own five properties while high-income earners get rejected for their second? Because high-income earners keep converting their home into an investment prop

Jul 811 min read
Australia Has a Financial Kill Line. It Does Not Target the Poor. It Targets These Two Groups.
Yan ZhuGuides

Australia Has a Financial Kill Line. It Does Not Target the Poor. It Targets These Two Groups.

Australia's financial system is not designed to make you wealthy. It is designed to filter out people who cannot control their spending. The kill line does not come for the poorest Australians — they

Jul 710 min read
3 Buyer Traps Agents Use (And the $50k Overpay Mistake to Avoid)
Joey DonRenovation & Development

3 Buyer Traps Agents Use (And the $50k Overpay Mistake to Avoid)

The agent calls. 'We've got a higher offer — can you increase yours?' That single sentence has cost Australian buyers millions in overpayment. Here are three counter-moves I've refined across hundreds

Jul 610 min read
I Used AI to Merge 10 Government Databases Into One Property Risk Map. Here Is What I Found.
Yan ZhuProperty Management

I Used AI to Merge 10 Government Databases Into One Property Risk Map. Here Is What I Found.

Australian government databases contain every risk that could affect your property purchase: flood zones, bushfire overlays, high-voltage lines, heritage restrictions. The problem is they are scattere

Jul 510 min read
The Free REA Feature That Lets You Monitor Every Property on Your Street
Joey DonMarket Analysis

The Free REA Feature That Lets You Monitor Every Property on Your Street

Whether you own property in Australia or not, there is a free feature inside the REA app that most people have never heard of. It will alert you the moment a property on your street — or any street yo

Jul 49 min read
7 First Home Buyer Mistakes That Cost Melburnians $50,000+ (I've Seen Every One)
Joey DonScam / Warning

7 First Home Buyer Mistakes That Cost Melburnians $50,000+ (I've Seen Every One)

I've watched first-home buyers lose $50,000 or more through entirely preventable mistakes. Missing the stamp duty exemption threshold by $10K. Skipping building inspections to save $600. Signing contr

Jul 312 min read
How I Helped a Couple Earning $120K Buy Three Investment Houses in Two Years (Same Deposit, Three Times)
Joey DonInvestment Strategy

How I Helped a Couple Earning $120K Buy Three Investment Houses in Two Years (Same Deposit, Three Times)

The question I get asked most is not about which suburb to buy in. It is this: how do other people your age already own three or four properties when I am still saving for my first? Today I am going t

Jul 211 min read
The One Interview Follow-Up That Guarantees You the Offer — and What It Teaches About Property Negotiation
Joey DonFinance & Tax

The One Interview Follow-Up That Guarantees You the Offer — and What It Teaches About Property Negotiation

I've interviewed over 500 people in my career. Exactly one person did the follow-up I'm about to describe. They got the job immediately. The same principle applies to every property negotiation I've e

Jul 110 min read
AI Can Be Tricked Into Recommending Bad Suburbs. Here Is How the Scam Works.
Joey DonSuburb Analysis

AI Can Be Tricked Into Recommending Bad Suburbs. Here Is How the Scam Works.

China's 315 consumer protection investigation exposed how AI training data can be deliberately poisoned. As an IT professional turned buyer's agent, I recognised immediately how the same technique cou

Jun 3011 min read
We Bought 131 Houses This Year. Here Is Exactly How They Performed.
Yan ZhuGuides

We Bought 131 Houses This Year. Here Is Exactly How They Performed.

At the start of 2020, I was the first person publicly saying to go all-in on Melbourne. Twelve months later, it is time to open the books. 131 houses purchased, all on 500-plus square metres of land,

Jun 2910 min read
When to Sell Your Investment Property: The One Rule I Actually Follow
Yan ZhuRenovation & Development

When to Sell Your Investment Property: The One Rule I Actually Follow

People ask me all the time whether they should sell after prices go up 30%. Others want to know if they should cut losses. Both questions miss the point entirely.

Jun 2811 min read
Mining Town Property: 12% Yield, 66% Price Crash. Choose Wisely.
Yan ZhuRenovation & Development

Mining Town Property: 12% Yield, 66% Price Crash. Choose Wisely.

Port Hedland: $900-$1,200 per week rent on a $500K house. Sounds like a dream. Until you realise the same houses sold for $1.5M in 2012 and lost two-thirds of their value in three years. Mining town p

Jun 2712 min read
My House Doubled in Value. My Neighbour's Didn't. Here's Why.
Yan ZhuProperty Management

My House Doubled in Value. My Neighbour's Didn't. Here's Why.

Picking the right city and the right suburb is only half the battle. Two houses 200 metres apart can deliver wildly different returns over a decade — and the reasons are invisible to untrained eyes.

Jun 2612 min read
The Fastest Way to Make Money in Property Is Not Learning. It Is Copying.
Joey DonProperty Management

The Fastest Way to Make Money in Property Is Not Learning. It Is Copying.

Somewhere in Melbourne right now, there is a property investor making $1,300 a week in rent from a single site. And somewhere else, there is a first-timer watching their fourteenth YouTube video about

Jun 2510 min read
Two Hidden Bombs That Will Reshape Australian Property — Construction Costs and Tax Reform
Yan ZhuMarket Analysis

Two Hidden Bombs That Will Reshape Australian Property — Construction Costs and Tax Reform

High interest rates aren't the worst thing facing Australian property. Two hidden bombs — runaway construction costs and looming tax reform — are compounding to create a supply crisis that will lock i

Jun 2411 min read

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