Perth property investors are often told to avoid units. But the right apartment, villa, or townhouse can outperform the "safe" house strategy (when you know how to stack up the full picture).

In this episode of Perth Property Insider, Jarrad Mahon and buyer's agent Justine Destura challenge one of the most stubborn beliefs in property investing: that houses always beat units.

Using a real client's portfolio projection, they compare buying one $850,000 property against two units at around $600,000 each - with surprising results.

But let's be clear, this is not a green light to buy any unit you can find. 

There are specific criteria you must get right. Miss just one, and a promising investment can turn into a long, expensive headache.

Tune in to discover:

✅ How the end of negative gearing changed the units vs houses debate 
✅ The layer of research almost every investor skips before buying a strata property
✅ Why a very low strata fee can be a red flag, not a bargain 
✅ How to properly assess the suburb, pocket, complex, property, and purchase price
✅ How Perth CBD, West Leederville, Maylands, and Wembley stack up 
✅ The simple “$1,000 offer” strategy that keeps winning properties at the $600K stamp duty threshold
✅ How to compete for in-demand Perth units without overpaying or getting caught up in the heat of a bidding war

Whether you're building your first investment strategy or expanding a Perth property portfolio on limited borrowing capacity, this episode gives you the framework to judge any unit before you spend a dollar.

Key moments:

00:00:00 Intro
00:04:20 Strategic portfolio projections explained
00:07:20 One house versus two units
00:11:40 The implementation challenges
00:15:00 Perth CBD warning signs
00:18:40 Good suburb, bad property
00:21:40 Shock historical growth rates
00:24:40 Vic Park bidding frenzy
00:28:00 Winning offer strategies
00:32:40 The low strata trap

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