Investment Property Buyers Agent

Investment Property Buyers Agent
For Investors Only

A buyers agent for investment property, nationwide. We don't work with owner-occupiers, we don't sell off-the-plan, and we don't take developer commissions. Flat fees, 250+ properties purchased, every Australian state.

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A Buyers Agent Built for Investors

Most buyers agents split their time between owner-occupiers looking for a home and investors looking for a return. The two jobs have almost nothing in common. An investment property buyers agent should be analysing rental yields, vacancy rates, infrastructure pipelines, and cash flow. A buyers agent for an owner-occupier is looking at school zones and kitchen layouts.

We only work with investors. That's the whole business. Every market we track, every off-market contact we cultivate, every due diligence checklist we run is calibrated for one outcome: a property that performs as an investment.

Our founder Peter Ly spent almost a decade in banking and finance, owns 17+ investment properties across multiple states, and has purchased 250+ properties for clients since starting APE. He buys the same way for clients as he does for himself.

If you want a local buyers agent to help you find a home near your kids' school, we're the wrong fit. If you want a buyers agent for investment property who works in your interests, in any market in Australia, keep reading. For the fundamentals, see our guide on capital growth vs rental yield.

What an Investment Property Buyers Agent Actually Does

The job is not picking a pretty house. The job is finding a property in the right market, at the right price, with the right tenant demand, and closing it before another investor does.

01

Market Selection From Data, Not Hype

We track median prices, rental yields, vacancy rates, days on market, stock on market, infrastructure spend, employment, and population growth across every state. When we recommend a market, we can show you the numbers that got it there. The loudest suburb in a podcast is rarely the best investment right now.

02

Property Search, On and Off-Market

86% of the purchases we make for clients come from off-market channels. That's relationships with selling agents in every target market, built over 250+ transactions. On-market stock gets checked daily through our own scanning systems. If a deal drops that fits your brief, you hear about it the same day.

03

Investor-Grade Due Diligence

Every shortlisted property gets a cash flow model, comparable sales review, rental appraisal from local property managers. We run our investment property calculators on every shortlist, and a building and pest inspection. We check floor plans, street appeal, easements, flood overlays, zoning, and land size. If it fails any of those, we walk. Cheap is never enough.

04

Negotiation That Reflects the Data

We know what comparable stock is selling for because we're in the market every week. We know when an agent is motivated, when a vendor has had the property on for too long, and when to pay the asking price because the property is rare. We don't overpay.

05

Settlement and Property Manager Handover

We stay in the deal until keys are in hand. Contract review coordination with your solicitor, finance coordination with your broker, pre-settlement inspection, and introduction to a property manager in the local area. You don't land with an empty property and no plan.

06

No Developer Commissions, Ever

We take a flat fee from the buyer. That's the only revenue in the business. No kickbacks from selling agents, no off-the-plan stock, no paid placements, no referral fees for steering clients toward a particular project. If you've been offered a "free" buyers agent, someone else is paying them, and you will pay for it in the price of the property.

Where We Buy Investment Property

Nationwide. The right market changes every 12 to 24 months as cycles shift. Here's the mix we're buying in right now, priced and framed for investors.

Affordable Capital City Suburbs

Adelaide, Perth, Brisbane middle and outer rings. Established houses, tenant-ready, decent land content. The bread and butter of the portfolio builds we work on.

  • Entry: $450K to $750K
  • Yields: 4.5 to 6%

High-Yield Regional Centres

Wagga Wagga, Toowoomba, Townsville, Gladstone, Mackay. Diversified economies with defence, healthcare, or resources anchors. Tight vacancy, cash flow from day one.

  • Entry: $400K to $650K
  • Yields: 5 to 7%

Growth Corridors

Logan, Ipswich, Melbourne's west, Perth METRONET catchments. Infrastructure-backed growth with tenant depth from employment hubs.

  • Entry: $550K to $900K
  • Focus: Capital growth with functional yield

Lifestyle and Coastal

Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast hinterland, Newcastle and Hunter, Hervey Bay. Inbound migration with long-term demand drivers.

  • Entry: $600K to $1M
  • Focus: Demand-led growth with holiday or permanent rental income

We buy established houses, townhouses, and the occasional unit. No new builds, no off-the-plan, no house-and-land packages. Established stock has tenant history, comparable sales, and a known building, which is the foundation of investor-grade due diligence.

How It Works

Our Buyers Agent Process

Refined across 250+ purchases. A single timeline from first call to tenant in place, not a series of handoffs.

01

Free Discovery Call

15 minutes on goals, budget, borrowing capacity, timeline. If we're not the right fit we'll tell you. If we are, we book the strategy session.

02

Strategy and Brief

We confirm the markets and the property brief. Price band, yield target, structure (personal, trust, SMSF), and the non-negotiables. The brief is the document we buy against.

03

Search and Shortlist

Off-market first, on-market every day. You'll see a shortlist of three to five properties with full analysis within two to four weeks in most markets.

04

Due Diligence

Building and pest, comparable sales, rental appraisal, floor plan and land review. If anything fails, we walk. Your fee is for the right purchase, not the first one.

05

Negotiation and Contract

We handle all negotiations and coordinate the contract with your solicitor. You approve the number, we secure the price.

06

Settlement and Tenant

Finance coordination, pre-settlement inspection, property manager introduction, and rental listing. Keys in hand, tenant secured, done.

Typical timeline: engagement to settlement in 6 to 12 weeks, depending on the market and finance.

Who Uses an Investment Buyers Agent

First-Time Investors

Buying property #1 and want the first one right. A buyers agent for investment property keeps the first purchase from becoming the reason you don't buy a second. Priced out of your home market? See rentvesting.

Time-Poor Professionals

Good income, no weekends. You'd rather pay a flat fee than spend six months researching markets and sitting in inspections.

Portfolio Builders

Three to ten or more properties. You know the game, you want deals, and you don't want to filter 50 listings to find one worth inspecting.

Interstate Investors

Best market is rarely your home market. We handle inspections, due diligence, and settlement remotely in every state. See buying interstate.

SMSF and Trust Buyers

Buying through a Self-Managed Super Fund or family trust. We coordinate with SMSF specialists on LRBA and sole purpose test compliance. See our SMSF property guide.

Expats and Overseas Investors

Based overseas, investing in Australia. End-to-end management from brief to settled and tenanted.

Buyers Agent Fees for Investment Property

Flat fee, quoted upfront, tied to the scope of the purchase. No percentage, no trailing commissions, no developer rebates. For a full cost breakdown see buyers agent fees.

Standard Investment Purchase

Flat Fee

Single residential investment property anywhere in Australia. Strategy, search, due diligence, negotiation, settlement.

SMSF or Trust Purchase

Flat Fee

Extra coordination with SMSF specialists, trust accountants, and LRBA lenders. Priced to reflect the extra compliance.

Portfolio Build

Custom Pricing

Two to five or more properties across states. Volume pricing for investors buying with a structured plan.

A percentage fee rewards the agent for a higher price. A flat fee rewards the agent for the right price. That's the whole reason our fee structure is what it is.

Buyers Agent vs. the Alternatives

There's more than one way to buy an investment property. Here's how an investment-only buyers agent compares.

Us vs. a General Buyers Agent

A general buyers agent works with owner-occupiers and investors. We only buy investment property. Different frameworks, different networks, different due diligence.

Us vs. a Developer-Paid "Free" Advisor

If it's free to you, a developer is paying. That fee is priced into the property. You pay it in the purchase price for years. We take no developer money.

Us vs. a Financial Planner

A planner gives broad financial advice. They don't inspect properties, negotiate with agents, or run building and pest. We do. Often, we work alongside your planner.

Us vs. Doing It Yourself

DIY works if you have the time, the data, and the off-market relationships. If you don't, a flat fee is almost always recovered in the negotiated price plus the market selected.

See case studies for recent purchases or read about our full investment advisory service.

Your Investment Property Buyers Agent

Meet Peter Ly

Founder & Principal Buyers Agent

Peter spent almost a decade in banking and finance before turning a deep interest in property data into a buyers agency built entirely for investors.

17+ personal investment properties across multiple states
250+ investment properties purchased for clients
Buyers in every state, led by data not by postcode bias
Flat fees, no developer commissions, no kickbacks

Peter buys the same way for clients as he does for himself. Affordable markets over blue chip. Both growth and yield, not one or the other. Established property only. Data over gut feel. And nationwide, because the best market at any point in time is rarely the one you live in.

Based in Sydney, buying Australia-wide. On-ground inspections, local market knowledge, full coordination from contract to settlement.

Peter Ly, Investment Property Buyers Agent

Related Resources

Buyers Agent Fees
Industry fee ranges and what's included.
Off-Market Properties
How investors get access before listings go public.
Investment Calculators
10 free tools for yield, cash flow, growth.
What Is a Buyers Agent
The role explained for investors.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does an investment property buyers agent do? +

An investment property buyers agent represents investors, not vendors, in the search, due diligence, negotiation, and purchase of an investment property. We analyse markets, find stock on and off-market, inspect on your behalf, run due diligence, negotiate, and coordinate settlement.

How much does a buyers agent for investment property cost? +

We charge a flat fee, quoted upfront, based on the scope of the purchase. No percentage, no developer commissions. For detail see buyers agent fees.

Is an investment buyers agent worth it? +

For most investors the fee is recovered through a better negotiated price, better market selection, and avoiding poor purchases. A single incorrect market choice can cost more than a decade of buyers agent fees.

Can you help me buy investment property interstate? +

Yes. Most of our clients buy outside their home state. We handle inspections, due diligence, and settlement coordination remotely across every state. See buying interstate.

What's the difference between a buyers agent and a property investment advisor? +

A buyers agent focuses on finding and purchasing the property. An advisor starts earlier, with portfolio strategy. We do both. If you know what you want to buy, call us a buyers agent. If you want strategy first, see our investment advisor page.

Can you help with SMSF investment property purchases? +

Yes. We coordinate with SMSF-specialist accountants and lawyers to ensure LRBA and sole purpose test compliance. See our SMSF property investment guide.

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