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Deal Summary · Advanced Buyers Agents

Case 001 · May 2026

Prestige Unit, St Ives

Boutique block of 7 · Upper North Shore, NSW

Purchase price

$1,351,500

Good-Value tier

134m²

Internal — 20–30m² larger than stock in 30–100+ unit complexes

$1,700/qtr

Outgoings — exceptionally low for the asset

Same day

Saturday exchange — beat multiple competing buyers

Property highlights

Luxury first-floor two-bedroom prestige unit
Boutique block of only 7 units
134m² internal plus 3 balconies + rooftop garden access
Clear size arbitrage versus larger, denser complexes
Very low outgoings — $1,700 per quarter

Client profile

Downsizers Emotionally attached · scored 9–9.5/10 Budget to $1.4M Preferred ≤ $1.35M

A buyer who'd found their property and knew it — the work was protecting them from their own attachment while still winning a contested deal.

Key achievements

Secured at the strong Good-Value tier
Beat multiple competing buyers, including a highly motivated high-net-worth North Shore buyer
Same-day Saturday exchange with $10k immediate deposit transfer — gazumping risk eliminated
Settlement aligned to the client's term-deposit maturity, effectively offsetting the buyer's-agent fee and extras
Negotiated inclusions: fridge, specific plants, wall make-good works

Gary's strategy highlights

Rapid pre-inspection Three-Tier Value Assessment
Intelligence gathered on the vendor's next-purchase pressure
Clean, unconditional, time-bound offer (two-hour expiry)
Full due diligence completed in advance — 66W certificate ready
Won on speed and certainty in a competitive situation

Result for the client

Acquired their dream downsizer at a realistic market price — with full transparency and control throughout.

Advanced Buyers Agents · Strategy. Negotiation. Execution. · The Property Detective Method™ Figures as transacted. Truthful representation — NSW PSA Act s52 / ACL.

Deal Summary · Advanced Buyers Agents

Case 002 · December 2025 · pre-Christmas

Family Home, Narrow Neck Rd, Katoomba

1,475m² block · Blue Mountains, NSW

Purchase price

$1,218,000

~$62k instant equity

~$62,000+

Instant equity — bank valuation $1.28M+ one week later

~$825/m²

Land-rate arbitrage on a 1,475m² block

7 days

Inspection to exchange — in the last trading week of the year

Property highlights

4-bed, 2-bath, 4-car solid brick home
Massive 1,475m² block
Built 1970s — strong bones, renovation upside
Excellent position for an outdoors-focused lifestyle

Client profile

First-home buyer Broker-referred Detailed / analytical Avid outdoorsman Budget to $1.3M

Knew what he wanted but not how to execute. Needed expertise and certainty to deploy his pre-approval — and wanted to preserve cash for renovation.

Key achievements

Bought ~$82,000 below the vendors' $1.30M expectation — and under Gary's fair-value range ($1.225M–$1.275M)
Bank valuation one week later $1.28M+ → instant equity of ~$62,000+
Excellent price-per-square-metre arbitrage (~$825/m²)
Retained substantial cash for a full renovation
Fast 7-day turnaround from inspection to exchange

Gary's strategy highlights

Identified vendor marital conflict through behavioural observation and cognitive interviewing
Used non-compliant works and building/pest issues as negotiation leverage
Strategic low offers to build tension, then a clean unconditional offer
Independent pest & building reports commissioned
Immediate deposit transfer on acceptance
Negotiated inclusion of a high-value custom furniture piece

Result for the client

An exceptional first-home purchase — strong instant equity, renovation budget preserved, and the timeline for a future investment property brought years forward.

Advanced Buyers Agents · Strategy. Negotiation. Execution. · The Property Detective Method™ Figures as transacted; valuation per lender assessment. Truthful representation — NSW PSA Act s52 / ACL.