Why The Middle Of Every Deal Feels Harder Than the StartThere’s a moment in almost every property deal where the excitement fades. At the beginning everything feels sharp. You’ve found a site, the numbers make sense, your broker is on board and your surveyor is ready to go. You’ve told a few friends, your confidence […]

The Most Common Sentence I HearAfter mentoring hundreds of new and experienced investors I’ve noticed the same sentence pops up over and over.“Matt I didn’t expect that cost.”Subdivision is one of the most profitable strategies in Australian property but it’s also the strategy with the most hidden expenses. You can do everything right. Run your […]

The Lesson That Changed EverythingA while back, I was working with a mentoring client who’d found what looked like a cracking subdivision site.The agent was pushing urgency, the zoning checked out, and the deal had that “too good to miss” feeling.But when we ran the feasibility together, a few small details changed the whole picture […]

When Trust Saves a ProjectA few years ago, one of my mentoring clients, a builder-turned-investor was running a simple two-lot subdivision on Brisbane’s southside.Everything looked smooth on paper with approvals in place, contractors lined up, numbers stacked.Then the stormwater plan hit a snag.Council wanted a revised design that required an easement through the neighbour’s property.He […]

Why this conversation mattersI recently sat down with Alex Steffan, co-founder of Steffan Harries and creator of the property-analysis platform PropertEASE.Alex has spent two decades navigating Queensland’s planning system – helping investors and developers turn good dirt into great deals.We unpacked how the planning landscape is shifting, how to pick the right site (and council), […]