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Investment Property Checklist Australia
General information only. Not financial advice. Data is updated as new public and government datasets become available.
Buying an investment property should not start and end with a listing ad. Before making an offer, investors should check the suburb, the property, the numbers and the risks.
This checklist is designed to help Australian investors structure their research before buying.
1. Suburb research
Check:
- median price
- estimated rent
- gross rental yield
- renter percentage
- household income
- population
- local employment drivers
- comparable suburbs
- data confidence
2. Rental evidence
Check:
- current rental listings
- recently leased properties
- property type and bedroom count
- condition and inclusions
- vacancy indicators
- rent reductions or long listing times
3. Comparable sales
Check:
- same property type
- similar land size
- similar condition
- similar street/location
- sale date
- unusual sale conditions
4. Cashflow
Include:
- rent
- interest or repayments
- rates
- insurance
- property management
- maintenance
- vacancy
- strata or body corporate
- land tax where relevant
5. Local risk
Check:
- flood risk
- bushfire risk
- insurance cost
- zoning
- development pipeline
- infrastructure claims
- local employment concentration
- body corporate records
6. Final decision
A property should only move to serious consideration after the suburb and property-level checks both make sense.
Use PropertyScoutAU to compare suburb data first, then complete the property-level due diligence.
Next step
Use the tools and suburb pages to validate estimates against current listings and local conditions.
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