Melbourne Property Investment Blog | 460+ Articles

2023

16 articles

Yan ZhuProperty Management

We Bought 131 Houses in Melbourne Last Year. Here Is Every Number.

I called 'all in Melbourne' at the start of 2025 when everyone was chasing Brisbane and Perth. Twelve months later, the numbers are in. 131 houses purchased, 660sqm average land, 12.75% average growth

Aug 1511 min read

Joey DonMarket Analysis

I Never Sell Property. Here Is the Maths Behind 'Buy, Borrow, Die.'

My entire investment philosophy boils down to two words: don't sell. People think I am joking. I am not. I am making money. Especially when markets feel uncertain, this principle becomes even more pow

Aug 812 min read

Joey DonScam / Warning

3 Immigrant Property Traps in Australia (The $80k Mistake)

I have had over a hundred consultations where the pattern is identical. Smart, hardworking people who aced their migration journey and then made one catastrophic property decision that wiped out a dec

Aug 111 min read

Joey DonInvestment Strategy

The Six-Year Tax Clock Hidden Inside Your Home That Could Save You $127,000

Last month, David — an IT manager — walked in ready to pay $127,000 in capital gains tax. After I explained the six-year rule, he went silent for five seconds and then said: 'So the rules actually wor

Jul 2510 min read

Joey DonFinance & Tax

Three Financial Traps Designed Specifically for Gen Z in Australia. I Traced the Money.

The financial traps that caught millennials were obvious — mortgages and car loans. The ones targeting Gen Z are far more sophisticated. Disguised as freedom, wrapped in influencer aesthetics, and del

Jul 1811 min read

Joey DonSuburb Analysis

I Earned $300,000 in Passive Income From Property This Year. Here Are the Bank Screenshots.

No ads, no sponsorship, just the truth. I am an ordinary person who bought on-market properties that my clients passed on. Today I am opening my actual bank accounts to show you exactly how I earned $

Jul 1111 min read

Yan ZhuGuides

Four Mortgage Hacks That Pay Off Your Home Loan Six Years Faster. Banks Will Never Tell You.

If you think having the lowest interest rate means you have the best mortgage, you need to think again. A 30-year home loan contains over $130,000 in avoidable interest. Here are four techniques your

Jul 410 min read

Yan ZhuRenovation & Development

The Property Kill Line: Which Australian Cities Have Actually Crashed 20 Per Cent (And Could It Happen Again)?

I discovered that Australian property has a 'kill line' — the point where a 20 per cent decline wipes out a typical investor's equity entirely. Two cities have crossed it. The data on which ones is no

Jun 2711 min read

Joey DonProperty Management

My Clients Average 15.7 Per Cent Annual Growth. Most Buyer's Agents Cannot Even Tell You Their Number.

I am about to share something my competitors absolutely do not want you to see. Our actual portfolio data: 200-plus purchases, 15.7 per cent average growth, $709 average weekly rent. And I will teach

Jun 2011 min read

Joey DonMarket Analysis

You Are Not Tired. You Are Overthinking. Here Is the Mental Framework That Changed Everything.

I finally figured out why I felt perpetually drained. It was not lack of sleep or too much work. I was thinking during action and acting during thought. The moment I separated the two, everything chan

Jun 1310 min read

Joey DonScam / Warning

I Rejected a $200,000 Salary at Twenty-Five. Here Is Why Comfort Now Means Crisis Later.

My clients who achieved financial independence early all made the same choice in their twenties: they chose growth over comfort. I did the same when I rejected a $200,000 expat posting for a gruelling

Jun 610 min read

Joey DonInvestment Strategy

Six Houses in Three Years: How a Regular Nineties Kid Built a $6 Million Melbourne Portfolio

This is not a get-rich-quick story. It is a get-rich-methodically story. Six houses, three years, roughly $6 million in total value. All on regular income. All on-market purchases anyone could have ma

May 3012 min read

Yan ZhuFinance & Tax

We Bought 100 Positive Cash Flow Houses in One Year. Here Is Every Number.

Most buyer's agents cherry-pick their best two or three deals for marketing. We are publishing the averages across all 100 transactions from the past year, including the ones that underperformed. Aver

Apr 3011 min read

Yan ZhuSuburb Analysis

Your Property Grew 17 Percent. You Still Lost Money. Here Is the Maths.

A Darwin investor's property surged 17 percent in year one and 34 percent over two years. Sensational. After stamp duty, selling agent commission, legal fees, staging, and capital gains tax, the actua

Mar 3110 min read

Joey DonGuides

One Investment Property. Should You Put It in a Family Trust? I Did.

Most people think family trusts are only for the wealthy with sprawling property portfolios. I put my very first investment property into one. The asset protection alone justified the $2,500 setup cos

Mar 110 min read

Joey DonRenovation & Development

Melbourne Is Still Below Its Peak. That Is Exactly Why I Am Renovating Here.

Perth boomed. Brisbane boomed. Adelaide boomed. Melbourne sat quietly in the corner, absorbing every negative headline about land tax and population outflows. Meanwhile, we bought 100 houses here last

Jan 3011 min read

2022

8 articles

Yan ZhuProperty Management

The Hyatt Family Turned $14 Million Into $280 Million. Here Is What You Can Steal From Their Playbook.

In 1995, the Pritzker family acquired a distressed 50-storey tower in Chicago for $14 million. Twelve years later, they sold it for $475 million. Net profit: $280 million. The playbook they used is no

Dec 3110 min read

Joey DonMarket Analysis

Every Experienced Investor I Know Is Buying Melbourne Right Now. Here Is Why.

I keep hearing the same thing at industry events: Melbourne is dead, do not touch it, buy Perth instead. Then I watch those same commentators quietly send their own money to Melbourne's southeast. The

Dec 111 min read

Yan ZhuScam / Warning

Stop Listening to Rate Predictions. This Free Tool Shows You What Traders Are Actually Betting.

Every property commentator has an opinion on whether the RBA will cut or hold. Most of them are guessing. There is a free website that aggregates the actual bets of professional money market traders a

Nov 19 min read

Yan ZhuInvestment Strategy

They Built a Granny Flat and Their Pension Jumped by $18,000 a Year. Legally.

A retired couple walked into my office with $700,000 in assessable assets and a pension of $28,000 per year. They walked out with a plan to build a granny flat using $200,000 from superannuation. That

Oct 210 min read

Yan ZhuFinance & Tax

Kilsyth, Wheelers Hill, or Kew East? A Rapid-Fire Suburb Breakdown for Every Budget.

Someone asked me about 'Kilsyth' and spelt it with four letters in the wrong position. The suburb is better than the spelling. Here is a rapid-fire breakdown of the suburbs people keep asking about —

Sep 210 min read

Yan ZhuSuburb Analysis

We Bought in Frankston at $840K. Three Months Later It Was Worth $935K. Here Is Why.

Eighty-four thousand dollars of capital growth in three months. Not from a speculative crypto token — from a three-bedroom house on 612 square metres in Frankston, a suburb most Melbourne investors ha

Aug 310 min read

Joey DonGuides

7km From the CBD. Victorian Heritage. Lost $100,000. The Flemington Trap Explained.

My mate Jay grew up watching the Melbourne Cup at Flemington Racecourse. When he finally bought a Victorian terrace seven kilometres from the CBD, he thought he was combining nostalgia with smart inve

Jul 410 min read

Yan ZhuRenovation & Development

The Settlement Day Inspection Checklist That Has Saved Our Clients From 47 Disasters.

Between signing the contract and settling, months can pass. Things break. Things get removed. Our team has caught 47 material defects during final inspections — leaks, missing fixtures, undisclosed da

Jun 410 min read

Page 19 of 20 · 478 articles total

Investment Insights

2023

We Bought 131 Houses in Melbourne Last Year. Here Is Every Number.

I Never Sell Property. Here Is the Maths Behind 'Buy, Borrow, Die.'

3 Immigrant Property Traps in Australia (The $80k Mistake)

The Six-Year Tax Clock Hidden Inside Your Home That Could Save You $127,000

Three Financial Traps Designed Specifically for Gen Z in Australia. I Traced the Money.

I Earned $300,000 in Passive Income From Property This Year. Here Are the Bank Screenshots.

Four Mortgage Hacks That Pay Off Your Home Loan Six Years Faster. Banks Will Never Tell You.

The Property Kill Line: Which Australian Cities Have Actually Crashed 20 Per Cent (And Could It Happen Again)?

My Clients Average 15.7 Per Cent Annual Growth. Most Buyer's Agents Cannot Even Tell You Their Number.

You Are Not Tired. You Are Overthinking. Here Is the Mental Framework That Changed Everything.

I Rejected a $200,000 Salary at Twenty-Five. Here Is Why Comfort Now Means Crisis Later.

Six Houses in Three Years: How a Regular Nineties Kid Built a $6 Million Melbourne Portfolio

We Bought 100 Positive Cash Flow Houses in One Year. Here Is Every Number.

Your Property Grew 17 Percent. You Still Lost Money. Here Is the Maths.

One Investment Property. Should You Put It in a Family Trust? I Did.

Melbourne Is Still Below Its Peak. That Is Exactly Why I Am Renovating Here.

2022

The Hyatt Family Turned $14 Million Into $280 Million. Here Is What You Can Steal From Their Playbook.

Every Experienced Investor I Know Is Buying Melbourne Right Now. Here Is Why.

Stop Listening to Rate Predictions. This Free Tool Shows You What Traders Are Actually Betting.

They Built a Granny Flat and Their Pension Jumped by $18,000 a Year. Legally.

Kilsyth, Wheelers Hill, or Kew East? A Rapid-Fire Suburb Breakdown for Every Budget.

We Bought in Frankston at $840K. Three Months Later It Was Worth $935K. Here Is Why.

7km From the CBD. Victorian Heritage. Lost $100,000. The Flemington Trap Explained.

The Settlement Day Inspection Checklist That Has Saved Our Clients From 47 Disasters.