Articles by Brett Warren

Brett Warren

Brett Warren is National Director of Metropole Properties ensuring we deliver the highest quality strategic advice to our clients and help them buy A-grade homes or investment-grade properties. Brett is a successful property investor and after many years with Metropole is still passionate about getting the best results for his clients as he has always been.

When it comes to selling property, everyone wants the best price for the lowest possible expense. But how open to negotiation is your real estate agent likely to be? In this article, a group of experts reveal the pros and cons of haggling on costs and strategies to do it well. Picture this – you…

Whether you’re a first-time home buyer or property investor, our online calculator allows you to be aware of the costs involved in buying or selling a property before embarking on the lengthy and expensive process. In the meantime, I’ve put together all the information you might need on costs involved in buying and selling a…

Have you ever wondered what property goals the average investor is striving to achieve? And whether your goals are conservative or ambitious by comparison. Well, I’m going to give you a peek behind the scenes into the most common property goals I hear from beginning investors and real estate goals I hear from experienced investors….

As a property investor have you asked yourself, what is it you really want? I speak with hundreds of investors each year and their initial response is that they want a property. Perhaps it is their first property or possibly the next property to add to their portfolio. But that can be a very superficial…

The number of properties sold without a mortgage jumped sharply during the second quarter in Australia’s three largest states, with cashed-up buyers flocking to Melbourne CBD’s apartment market, new data reveals. The number of homes sold without a mortgage has risen 24.3% in Victoria, 31% in NSW, and 14.4% in Queensland, according to a PEXA…

If you ask 100 Australian investors which book got them into property, I reckon at least 70 would say Michael Yardney’s ‘How To Grow A Multi-Million Dollar Property Portfolio – in your spare time’. In fact, I recently re-read it – but this time the updated 16th Anniversary Edition. Its simple narrative does an incredible…

Could there be a link between running in the rain and becoming successful in life? Probably not directly, but it is a habit I have chosen to adopt. One of my favourite sayings is “Go the extra mile, it is never crowded”. I grew up playing Aussie Rules Football and played with some of the…

How long does it take to sell in the suburb you’re interested in? Despite all the dire messages in the media, home prices are climbing up all across the country, and guess what? People are still super keen on buying. And here’s the kicker – according to realestate.com.au houses are getting sold way faster than…

Deciding to enter the real estate market at a young age is a bold decision. To get the most out of your property investments and to lessen the associated risks I’ve been running a series of articles over the last few days based on an interview I had with finder.com.au regarding investing in property at a young age. …

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