Buying Gold Coast

Can $800k get you anything on the Gold Coast? Should buyers act while the market is moving more slowly?In this Q&A episode of Buying Gold Coast, Matt and Justin answer your property questions.Matt also shares how buyers can use a slower market to strengthen their negotiating position. He explains when commercial property may fit into an investment portfolio and why capital growth can be important when trying to scale. 🏡 Gold Coast Buyers Agency 👉 www.srama.com.au In this episode, we cover:What $800,000 can buy on the Gold CoastProperty investment opportunities and negotiation strategiesCommercial property and rentvestingCapital growth versus cash flowRising Gold Coast rentsFirst-home buyer adviceGranny flats, duplexes and cosmetic renovationsNew-build and house-and-land investment risksCreating value through renovationFinding reliable Gold Coast tradesEpisodes mentioned:Jason Pate episode https://youtu.be/qCQK5FS_X48 Grimmond episode https://youtu.be/JxMLF_0PsSc Darren Palmer episode https://youtu.be/w-fxGGZ1Kmo Connect with usInstagram → https://www.instagram.com/matt_srama/?hl=enTikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@matt_sramaLinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-srama-b8647b1ba/?originalSubdomain=auBGC Podcast → https://open.spotify.com/show/6ZTdnNdku9iVdkBEFrND8VGold Coast Buyers Agency → www.srama.com.au Join 3000+ for weekly insights → https://buying-gold-coast.kit.com/jointhelistIf you are serious about learning how to buy property on the Gold Coast, understand where the city is heading, spot lifestyle and development opportunities, and stay ahead of the Gold Coast property market, subscribe to Buying Gold Coast for weekly insights. → https://buying-gold-coast.kit.com/jointhelist

The budget announcement stopped the market cold. For about three weeks barely anyone showed up to opens.That's turned around now. Open home numbers are back and so is agent confidence. More appraisals usually means more listings on the way.Matt sits down with Brandon for a chat on where the southern Gold Coast market actually sits. Brandon is one of the lead buyers agents at Srama. Then they walk through three deals the team just secured across the price points that move this market. Plus the best runs and the new spots worth eating at on the southern end.🏡 Gold Coast Buyers Agency 👉 https://www.thesramagroup.com/In this episode, we cover:Where the Gold Coast property market sits, and why October could be strongHow to read the market in a 90 day windowWhat open home numbers tell you before prices moveBeachside units: what Brandon targets from Burleigh to CoolangattaWhy blocks of eight or under beat high risesA boutique unit secured off market just north of $1MThe price gap east and west of the Gold Coast HighwayWhy the same units traded in the high sevens a year agoFamily homes: school catchments and bridesmaid suburbsWhy off market isn't always the best dealWhy they let an off market property run to market, and got a better priceA Mermaid Waters corner block secured off market at $1.8MWhy duplexes are running 2.8 to 3.2 right nowThe question most buyers never ask an agentWhere to eat and the three best runs on the southern Gold CoastConnect with us Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/matt_srama/?hl=en TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@matt_srama LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-srama-b8647b1ba/?originalSubdomain=au BGC Podcast → https://open.spotify.com/show/6ZTdnNdku9iVdkBEFrND8V Gold Coast Buyers Agency → https://www.thesramagroup.com/ Join 3000+ for weekly insights → https://buying-gold-coast.kit.com/jointhelistIf you are serious about learning how to buy property on the Gold Coast, understand where the city is heading, spot lifestyle and development opportunities, and stay ahead of the Gold Coast property market, subscribe to Buying Gold Coast for weekly insights. → https://buying-gold-coast.kit.com/jointhelist

Being a developer isn't about buying sites. It's about knowing what's about to go wrong. The founder of Sherpa has been developing for decades, including through the GFC when buyers walked away from sold out buildings.He takes Matt through how a development gets funded, why he prices under the market deliberately, and the numbers that tell him a site won't work.Plus why he buys beachside, not beachfront. At Palm Beach that gap is 100%. 🏡 Gold Coast Buyers Agency 👉 https://www.thesramagroup.com/In this episode, we cover:The 5 stages of every property development, and why one is always the constraintWhy being a property developer isn't about buying sitesProperty development finance: senior debt, mezzanine funding and the capital stackWhy equity is the dearest form of debtHow a development approval creates equity before you buildWhat goes wrong: builder insolvency, trades walking, a $9M lossWhy Sherpa sells 5% under market on purposeThe site model: 40x40 blocks and why car parking governs everythingThe 60% rule that kills most development sitesProperty development for beginners: the 900sqm filterBeachside vs beachfront, and the 100% price gap at Palm BeachRooftops, retail income and lower body corporate feesWhat a $750K first home really costs to serviceProperty of the week: an off market home in Elanora — Palm Beach quality, six minutes away. Connect with SherpaWebsite → https://sherpagroup.com.au/ Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/sherpapropertygroup/ Connect with us: Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/matt_srama/?hl=en TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@matt_srama LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-srama-b8647b1ba/?originalSubdomain=au BGC Podcast → https://open.spotify.com/show/6ZTdnNdku9iVdkBEFrND8V Gold Coast Buyers Agency → https://www.thesramagroup.com/ Join 3000+ for weekly insights → https://buying-gold-coast.kit.com/jointhelistIf you're serious about how to buy property on the Gold Coast, understand where the city is heading, spot lifestyle and development opportunities, and stay ahead of the Gold Coast property market, subscribe to Buying Gold Coast for weekly insights. → https://buying-gold-coast.kit.com/jointhelist

Surfers Paradise didn't make the list. Neither did Mermaid Beach.These are the ten most expensive Gold Coast suburbs for units right now. We're going off median prices, not one-off sales. That's why some of the names you'd expect are missing. Matt runs through why each suburb made the list and where the value still sits in every suburb. The top three will surprise a lot of people. Number one isn't a suburb most buyers have on their radar. 🏡 Gold Coast Buyers Agency 👉 https://www.thesramagroup.com/In this episode, we cover:The 10 most expensive Gold Coast suburbs for unitsWhy Surfers Paradise and Mermaid Beach miss the list entirelyWhy canal front units are surgingWhy Broadbeach makes the list despite high density and cheap one-beddersThe suburb Matt tips to break into the top five within 24 monthsPalm Beach Gold Coast: from $700K to over $1.2M in roughly 12 months, and why Burleigh Heads now rivals BroadbeachAn off market unit the team secured under $1M against a $1.3M medianThe unit type Matt looks for everywhere Prices are medians sourced from realestate.com.au and other market data at time of recording. Connect with usInstagram → https://www.instagram.com/matt_srama/?hl=enTikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@matt_sramaLinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-srama-b8647b1ba/?originalSubdomain=auBGC Podcast → https://open.spotify.com/show/6ZTdnNdku9iVdkBEFrND8VGold Coast Buyers Agency → https://www.thesramagroup.com/Join 3000+ for weekly insights → https://buying-gold-coast.kit.com/jointhelistIf you’re keen on learning about buying property on the Gold Coast and staying ahead of the market, subscribe to Buying Gold Coast for weekly insights. → https://buying-gold-coast.kit.com/jointhelist

Surfers Paradise didn't make the list. Neither did Mermaid Beach.These are the ten most expensive Gold Coast suburbs for units right now, counted down from ten to one. We're going off median prices, not one-off sales. That's exactly why some of the names you'd expect are missing. Matt runs through why each suburb made the list and where the value still sits in every suburb. The top three surprised a lot of people. Number one isn't a suburb most buyers have on their radar.🏡 Gold Coast Buyers Agency 👉 https://www.thesramagroup.com/In this episode, we cover:The 10 most expensive Gold Coast suburbs for units, counted down from #10 to #1Why Surfers Paradise and Mermaid Beach miss the list entirelyBroadbeach Waters, Currumbin and Runaway Bay — canal front units and why they're surgingWhy Broadbeach makes the list despite high density and cheap one-beddersMiami — the suburb Matt tips to break into the top five within 24 monthsPalm Beach Gold Coast: from $700K to over $1.2M in roughly 12 months, and why Burleigh Heads now rivals BroadbeachCoolangatta, Greenmount and Rainbow Bay — plus an off market unit the team secured under $1M against a $1.3M medianMain Beach, the Marina Mirage redevelopment, and the older high rises worth renovatingThe surprise at #1, why limited supply makes it hold, and the unit type Matt looks for everywhere — low-set brick walk-ups, blocks of six to eight, strong land to asset ratioPrices are medians sourced from realestate.com.au and other market data at time of recording. Connect with us Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/matt_srama/?hl=en https://www.instagram.com/buying_goldcoast/TikTok → https://www.tiktok.com/@matt_srama LinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-srama-b8647b1ba/?originalSubdomain=au BGC Podcast → https://open.spotify.com/show/6ZTdnNdku9iVdkBEFrND8V Gold Coast Buyers Agency → https://www.thesramagroup.com/ Join 3000+ for weekly insights → https://buying-gold-coast.kit.com/jointhelistIf you are serious about learning how to buy property on the Gold Coast, understand where the city is heading, spot lifestyle and development opportunities, and stay ahead of the Gold Coast property market, subscribe to Buying Gold Coast for weekly insights. → https://buying-gold-coast.kit.com/jointhelist