Living Property

Cosmetic Renovation

At Living Property, our work as your buyer's advocate does not end once we've help you secure the right property. Instead, we can also help you add value to your investment with our renovation for equity strategy.


Where suitable and appropriate to your circumstances, we use a buy, renovate and buy again strategy to expand your portfolio quicker. This becomes even more important during time of general uncertainty and interest rate rises, as the ability to 'manufacture' equity from a property can be a great strategy to keep your portfolio moving forward whilst others are standing still.


Our cosmetic renovation services can come into play after your purchase and are designed to help leverage your value add and create even more profitable properties to meet your financial goals.

Construction Expertise

Oliver spent 10 years in the construction industry, working hard to build his own portfolio. In just three years he went from zero to a multi-million dollar portfolio using his renovation for equity strategy.


However, he had an edge using this strategy thanks to his 'hands-on' construction expertise. He now leverages this expertise to assist his clients during the value add process, to see their equity build so they are ready to move on to the next property.

Four Steps to Profits Through Cosmetic Renovations

Living Property uses four simple steps to help you realise your property’s full equity potential:

1. Strategy

Every project begins with an in-depth discussion to help determine your goals. With a deeper understanding of your needs, we can come up with the best strategy to help you meet them. We know our clients are looking for deals so they can see their wealth grow. Instead of sitting on your money, you want to find a way to see it working thanks to smart investment decisions.

2. Site Acquisition

This is the most important step in the process, as we can’t help you succeed without the best possible property. We don’t just find a suitable property. Instead, we complete a feasibility and due diligence study to ensure the property we recommend is ideal to help you meet your goals. This is very strategic looking at all the elements of the market to find the right location, the right property and the right market conditions that will see you sell your newly renovated property for top dollar. This is how we ensure you can continue our buy, renovate, buy again strategy.

3. Project Management

When it comes to why our clients love us, project management is probably near the top of the list. We don’t just find properties, but also manage the renovate for equity process. This is a complicated, stressful process especially if you’ve never renovated a property before. Oliver’s background in construction, in hand with his own experiences using the renovation for equity strategy to grow his own wealth ensures the entire project whether it is renovation, subdivision, building works and/or development is managed from start to finish. We provide the sweat for your sweat equity.

4. Sell Or Hold

Once your cosmetic renovation is complete, we can either sell the property or ideally, continue to hold it.


The latter tends to be more advantageous in most cases as we'll be able to obtain a bank valuation and use the newly created equity to 'go again'. All the while enjoying the benefits of increased cash flow due to the additional rental income generated as a result of a cosmetic improvement in the property.

Understanding Buyer Need

As buyers’ agents, we have a better understanding of buyer need. This allows us to renovate your property to the standards they want, without ever over-investing in unnecessary changes. The real estate investment game is difficult if you don’t understand your target. We use our own experience with our clients and the buyers we encounter during the selling process to make strategic, number-driven decisions.

We avoid investing in the wrong upgrades and instead invest in the renovations that will maximise your returns. Many the rookie “flipper” has over-invested in the wrong cosmetic renovations based on their own tastes, or misleading information on popular home improvement shows. Our real-world experience allows us to make the right decisions based on true buyer desire, so you always hit the mark for perceived value and emotional triggers.

Working with the Pros

Living Property has created a network of renovation professionals including designers and tradespeople throughout Australia. We leverage our relationships to negotiate the best deals reducing your renovation costs. This allows you to make the most of your equity and grow your wealth efficiently. However, it also brings the best skills in the area to your renovation projects so your finished home is impeccable and will pass both inspection and the discerning eye of picky buyers.

Making Your Money Work for You

A major element of cosmetic renovation for equity is helping our clients meet their goals. We know you are frustrated that you have money that seems to be just sitting in a bank or other types of underperforming investments and not growing your wealth. Where appropriate and based on your circumstances, we'll work to find a property with value add potential so you have the option of seeking to 'manufacture' growth if ever required.

Less Stress, More Value

Our team is here to reduce stress. Our full-service process ensures you put in little time and see more value from what we offer. Everything we do is focused on making your life easier while increasing the value of your property portfolio. That is what cosmetic renovation for equity is all about. Putting in minimum effort and money to create the highest possible returns.

The Living Property 'dream team' manages it all for you so you can get on with your life and keep focused on the things that really matter to you. We are driven by the desire to lead better lives with family and friends, and do everything in our power to help our clients do the same.