Greville explains why similarly priced properties can finish hundreds of thousands of dollars apart, from land value and quiet streets to off-the-plan premiums.
Greville tours Brunswick, where high land value, varied housing and CBD proximity underpin investor appeal, provided you buy within the boundaries he sets out.
Greville profiles Richmond, where retail strips and the sporting precinct sustain demand, and firm boundaries separate its best investment streets from compromised pockets nearby.
Greville tours Carlton, where CBD proximity and student demand meet Victorian terraces, and quiet village streets are favoured over main roads and higher density pockets.
Greville tours Elwood, where lifestyle drives rental demand, period and Art Deco flats offer scarcity, and Brighton Road noise and canal-side subsidence are the risks.
Greville walks Kensington street by street, favouring Victorian houses near Macaulay Road Village and showing why even the best streets have ends worth avoiding.
Greville tours Prahran and Windsor, favouring streets within walking distance of Chapel and Greville Streets, while avoiding train lines and flats without a car space.
Greville makes the case for independent advice, explaining how a valuation background means knowing the right price to pay without relying on the selling agent.
Greville tours South Yarra's Domain Road hill, where parkland, retail and heritage overlays limiting supply underpin values, though narrow streets and railway lines demand care.
Greville tours Albert Park and Middle Park, where scarce land, period architecture and amenity underpin values, and the street matters as much as the suburb.
Greville compares two first-time investors with similar starting points, showing why an off-the-plan purchase and an independently advised one ended up so far apart.
