{"id":39785,"date":"2022-08-01T22:01:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-01T10:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/?p=39785"},"modified":"2022-08-25T15:13:02","modified_gmt":"2022-08-25T03:13:02","slug":"sydney-couple-build-1-2-million-property-portfolio-in-just-three-months-news-com-au","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/propertynoise.co.nz\/au\/sydney-couple-build-1-2-million-property-portfolio-in-just-three-months-news-com-au\/","title":{"rendered":"Sydney couple build $1.2 million property portfolio in just three months"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHOTO: Amit (who did not want his surname used), and his wife Astha<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A Sydney<\/a> couple, who had been priced out of upgrading their family home, have managed to create a property portfolio worth $1.2 million in the space of just three months.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Amit, who did not want his surname used, and his wife Astha had bought a townhouse in the Sydney suburb of Quakers Hill for $610,000 six years ago.<\/p>\n

Despite saving hard and their family home growing in value to $780,000, the couple who have two children aged three and five, discovered Sydney\u2019s skyrocketing property market would mean it was impossible for them to find a new property in the city.<\/p>\n

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They had discussed the idea of buying other homes but were nervous.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was the fear of the unknown,\u201d Amit said. \u201cYou just don\u2019t know what to do, you don\u2019t want to overpay, you don\u2019t want to buy the wrong place and then have it vacant for long periods and with no tenants,\u201d he told news.com.au.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou don\u2019t know where the growth is going to be and you don\u2019t know what the projects are in certain areas and things like that.\u201d<\/p>\n

But the couple met with a buyer\u2019s agent and took the plunge in April, snapping up two properties in that month alone.<\/p>\n

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The first was in Adelaide in the southern suburb of Christie Downs, a three-bedroom, two-bathroom house.<\/p>\n

They purchased it for $425,000 and it has already grown in value by approximately $60,000.<\/p>\n

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The couple\u2019s first property was in Adelaide. Picture: rea.com.au<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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They had 20 rental applications for the property before an open home was even held. Picture: rea.com.au<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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The home has already grown in value by $60,000. Picture: rea.com.au<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The second property was purchased in Toowoomba, Queensland \u2013 a three-bedroom house for $455,000, which has also jumped in value by $50,000.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were very nervous, particularly because they actually settled very close to each other \u2026 the settlement was two days apart,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd also complicating things further was the Easter break and the Anzac Day long weekend happened as well, so it was all on short notice.<\/p>\n

\u201cI think at the time there was an election coming up, we didn\u2019t know what the policies were going to be, we didn\u2019t know what the interest rate was doing and how it\u2019s going to affect us.\u201d<\/p>\n

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But the gamble has paid off so far with Amit revealing they had 20 rental applications for the Adelaide house before the open home was even held.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo we had a very large number of applications to actually choose from and we actually managed to get more than what we actually hoped to achieve in terms of rent,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo when we bought the place, we were told $410 is a realistic expectation in terms of rent, but we actually ended up achieving $420.\u201d<\/p>\n

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The property in Toowoomba. Picture: rea.com.au<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Toowoomba home was already tenanted but Amit said it was at a significantly lower amount to the market rate.<\/p>\n

They were told they would get $450 for the place, but after the previous tenant moved out, it was only empty for three days and then rented out for $470, he said.<\/p>\n

Their latest buy has been in Bundaberg, a house for $387,000 snapped up in July, which is expected to rent out for $460.<\/p>\n

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All three properties were also bought sight unseen, Amit added, while the rents cover their mortgages.<\/p>\n

The couple paid $65,000 to $70,000 for each place including stamp duty, using a 12 per cent \u201csweet spot\u201d deposit recommended by their mortgage broker.<\/p>\n

Amit, who works in sales, said the couple still plan to use their portfolio as a \u201cstepping stone\u201d to buying a bigger place in Sydney in the next 12 to 24 months, but they won\u2019t stop there.<\/p>\n

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