Every property comes with a brochure designed to make it look like the opportunity of a lifetime. Polished renders, aspirational lifestyle imagery, and carefully chosen statistics are standard marketing tools, not proof of a good investment. Before recommending any property, the brochure is where the analysis starts, not where it ends.
The first thing to check is demand. Who is actually going to want to rent or buy this property in the future, and is that demand strong enough to support the price being asked today? Price comes next: not just whether it feels reasonable, but how it compares to recent transactions and realistic future value.
Exit strategy is often the most overlooked factor. A property might make sense to buy, but if there’s no clear path to selling or refinancing it later on reasonable terms, that’s a serious risk. Finally, every recommendation needs an honest look at risk: supply pipeline, developer track record, market cycle timing, and anything else that could affect the outcome.
A good brochure can make a mediocre property look exceptional. Real due diligence looks past the marketing and asks whether the fundamentals actually hold up.
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Keep a recommendation record
A useful review records the property, date, comparable transactions, rental evidence, ownership costs and the alternatives considered. It also names what remains unknown. Document the base case, downside scenario and exit assumptions so that the recommendation can be revisited when new evidence arrives. A brochure image or an advertised yield does not replace these checks.
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Evidence checklist added 2 October 2026. Examples are illustrative; use verified figures for the property you are assessing.