Many property experts tout the line that you make money when you buy property, not when you sell. If this is true, then it’s important to ensure you’re not paying too much when you sign that contract of sale. Of course it’s more important to buy the right property than buy a secondary property at…
Articles by Bryce Yardney

Bryce is a property development specialist, having successfully sourced, project managed and completed hundreds of development projects for Metropole’s clients, helping them create substantial wealth.Visit Metropole.com.au
You’ve found the ideal new home – a beautiful established terrace and then comes the shock. The building and pest inspection reveals rising damp. What should you do? You’ll often be able to tell a home has rising damp when you enter, because there’s a tell-tale sign of a with a musty odour. Fact is,…
Every day, we pass through buildings, hop aboard trains, drive across highways, and traverse structures in our lives without stopping to think about what it took to build them. The developers behind these structures aren’t just expert architects and engineers — in many cases, they’re multi-billionaires who’ve not only built some of the most impressive…
The market has moved on to the next phase of the property cycle. This means both buyers and sellers both need to adjust their strategies to be successful. So here are some tips to help no matter which side of a property transaction you find yourself on: 5 TOP TIPS FOR BUYERS Do your homework. Now,…
We’ve all seen those listings that promise that a property will be sold on auction day or before, haven’t we? The question is: will it really be sold before auction? There are many tools in a selling agent’s kit-bag and one of the most successful is to create competition for a property. More competition means a…
Negotiating is a part of living; we do it all the time. When you walk down a crowded street you negotiate the path you take. A couple negotiates their relationship before and during marriage. Although you may not realise what’s happening, for example you take out the garbage tonight and I will do the dishes….
It can be an exciting time when buying real estate, can’t it? As I’ve said before, though, successful property investment should be less emotional than buying a home to live in. Either way, we’re all human, so sometimes our emotions can get the better of us. The thing is one of the worst times for…
You may have been misled. You see…a rash of popular reality TV programs have highlighted the easy money to be made in property renovating, which may have led you to believe that renovating is an easy and surefire strategy to generate profits from property. But the reality is, renovating won’t always make you money. In…
There are many good reasons to own the roof over your head, but there are some tradeoffs as well. With the added control comes a laundry list of responsibilities. The stability of staying put often means a loss of flexibility and with the opportunity to build equity comes some financial responsibilities. So let’s look at…
In his continuing series of articles, Bryce Yardney, Property Development Specialist at Metropole, takes readers on a step by step journey through the property development process. Today Part 19 brings us to the final instalment as I walk you through what to do with your completed project and the next steps as a property developer. For…