Direct to owners
We talk to owners of tired and vacant properties before they call an agent. You get less competition and a better price.
Off-market, under value, with the numbers already run. You get the deal, not a listing. And because we've bought, renovated and held dozens of properties ourselves, you get our eye for value on every one.
[X] minutes with Charles on how we find deals before they're listed.
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Our story
For years I bought run-down houses for myself. The boarded up, damp ones everyone else walks past. I fixed them properly and held on to them, and it's now more than 40.
Then people started asking me how I found them. Everyday Australians, young investors, FIFO workers, mum and dad investors, all happy to roll their sleeves up and build something through property, and none of them knew where to look.
So earlier this year we opened the buyers agency. More than 150 people sent in a completed application on the first day, and we hadn't done any marketing. I love that, and it told me how many people want this.
Buying the house is only one part of it. You need the numbers right, and the right finance and insurance behind you, so we bring in the brokers and specialists I use on my own projects. And we don't disappear after settlement. If there's a reno, we're there for it.
How we source properties
By the time a property is listed online, the margin is usually gone. So we find yours before that.
We talk to owners of tired and vacant properties before they call an agent. You get less competition and a better price.
Years of local relationships mean we hear about properties before they're advertised, and we're the call when a vendor wants a quiet sale.
We track suburbs, streets and sale prices across Australia, so we know where the value is sitting before anyone else does.
We still check the portals. Occasionally something slips through. But it's where we finish, not where we start.
Why trust us
We built Charlie Property buying run-down homes off-market, renovating them and holding them. Dozens of times, with our own money, and we still do. Every one of those deals sharpened the eye we now use for you.
What it's worth today, what it rents for, and what it's worth with the right work done. We've done this for hundreds of properties in our own portfolio.
If a property has upside, the estimate comes from our own recent jobs and current trade rates, not a template. If it doesn't need work, we'll say so.
A tired kitchen or an odd layout scares most buyers off. We know what it costs to fix and what it's worth once done. That's where the margin lives.
Realistic end values, realistic rents, a contingency on every estimate. We'd rather miss a deal than talk you into one.
Every property comes with the numbers, the due diligence, and our honest read on whether we'd buy it ourselves.
We take on a small number of clients at a time, on purpose. Every deal gets properly assessed and every client gets looked after.
Two ways we work with you
Some investors want a project. Some want a property that just pays off. We source for both.
An established, well-located property that fits your strategy. No renovation, no project. We search on and off-market, do the due diligence and negotiate for you, with years of buying our own properties behind every call we make.
A property with upside built in, for buy-renovate-hold, flip or manufactured equity. We go direct to owners and hand you the deal with the renovation scope, cost and end value already worked out. This is the model we built the company on.
Both start the same way: a short discovery call, then your Buyer Brief. You tell us your strategy, budget and timing. We find what fits.
Matched by strategy
You won't get the same list as everyone else. Your Buyer Brief sets the strategy, and we source against it.
You want a straightforward investment property, not a renovation. We source established properties on and off-market, matched to your budget, target yield and growth criteria. Nothing to manage.
You want to build a portfolio one properly renovated property at a time. We source off-market and run the renovation numbers, so your equity is created on day one and the rent covers more of the loan. It's the strategy we use ourselves.
You want the result without running the project. We source the deal and set up the renovation plan, and you stay across it from a distance through a project manager and trades we trust, or your own.
You want to buy, renovate and sell, and you'll manage the trades. We source under value with the exit already modelled, so you know what's left before you start.
You've got the skills and want to put them into your own property. We find the deals where your sweat equity makes the biggest difference.
WHAT LANDS IN YOUR INBOX
Every property we introduce comes worked out:
Then you have 96 hours. 72 to inspect and check it yourself, 24 to sign or pass.
PREPARED FOR JOHNXYZ Street, Suburb
[Strategy fit] • [Due diligence summary] • [Projected outcome]
Illustrative proposal template. Address masked; no live deal or projected return.
A real deal
This one's from our own portfolio. It's worked out the same way we'd work one out for you.
These are Charlie Property's own deals. Every deal is different and yours won't be the same. This is an example, not a promise.
[SUBURB]. We found it before it was listed, [how: direct to the owner / agent relationship / mortgagee sale]. Everyone else saw a problem. We saw a house with the expensive bits already in place.
Before we made an offer we ran the numbers. What it was worth, what it rented for, the reno scope line by line, and what it would be worth finished. We set the most we'd pay and stuck to it.
The renovation was completed in [X] weeks, after which the property was successfully held as a rental or sold for a profit.
Same process whether you want a straightforward property or a deal with upside.
A short call about what you're trying to achieve, your budget and timing, and whether we're a fit. No obligation, no hard sell.
We send the Deal Introduction Agreement via DocuSign. You sign, pay the minimal Commitment Fee (+ GST), and fill in your Buyer Brief: strategy, budget, areas, property type, the return you need. That brief guides everything we bring you.
We go direct to owners, work our agent network and check the open market, then run the numbers and due diligence. You see up to five properties, all within your brief.
Each property comes with the numbers run and our honest read. You have 96 hours: 72 to inspect and do your due diligence, 24 to sign the Contract of Sale or pass.
We negotiate the price, coordinate inspections and stay across your solicitor and lender through to settlement. If there's a renovation, the plan is ready before you get the keys.
Free checklist
It's the checklist I use on my own deals, written down so you can use it on yours. Ten things to check before you make an offer, plus a one-page numbers sheet. It's free, and it works whether you buy with us or not.
Meet the team
Sam is your point of contact from the first call through to settlement. Before Charlie Property he spent close to five years in insurance, managing major losses and working with builders on repairs, so he's used to keeping people clearly informed when a lot is riding on the outcome. With Sam you get a straight answer every time, even when it's "not yet".
Tesha works alongside Sam, so there’s always someone across your file. She brings more than eight years of client-facing experience across Australian property and hospitality. Most recently at CBRE Melbourne, she managed the day-to-day of a commercial property portfolio. Earlier in her career, she spent several years with Marriott International group hotels. You get someone who knows property and knows how to look after people.
About Charlie Property
Thousands of homes across Australia are sitting abandoned and derelict, written off. This is where we come in.
We buy off-market and under value, often at land value or lower. We renovate properly and economically, put homes back into the rental supply, and build a portfolio while we do it.
The buyers agency is that same eye for a deal, pointed at finding your next property instead of ours.
Charlie is the company and community I built around one idea: doing things differently isn't a liability, it's the whole advantage. Think differently.
We keep our client numbers small on purpose. Every deal gets properly assessed, and every client gets our full attention.
If you've found your way here, I don't think that's an accident. You probably see things a little differently too. Welcome, you're in the right place.
About Charles
Charles is the founder of Charlie Property and the person you'll see in our videos and webinars.
Growing up poor on a farm, I used hay bales to make pretend houses to play in. These days, I've swapped the bales for bricks - restoring abandoned homes right across the country.
I'd be nowhere without my community, so now I run a free one to give back. I've always seen the world as it could be, not as it is. That's what we do differently.
The kid who built pretend houses never stopped - he just found real ones that needed him more.
Community
The Charlie community is free to join, and it's full of people who get why you'd be excited about a house with a hole in the roof.
Charles is in there too.Client experiences
Honestly, we'd been looking on our own for ages and getting nowhere. Charlie Property's team found us a place in Herne Hill we never would've looked twice at. We're on track for about $200K.
I'll be honest, I thought 'under value' was just a sales line. Then they showed me the numbers. We got in around $300K under. Charles was on the phone the whole way through, which made a big difference.
I've done three with them now, so that probably says it all. Chester was about $100K under value. What I like is Charles just tells you straight, including when he wouldn't buy something.
Amazing experience, I feel no stress investing in Charles' projects. Communication and updates are just right, I'm confident my investment is being managed well, and I'm very likely to continue. Keep going boss, you are crushing it!
Great communication, and I loved the updates and the 1:1 with Charles to pick his brain and learn. Solid returns, an easy process, and experienced in the field, so you know your money is secure.
Three months in and it's honestly been smooth sailing! My experience has exceeded expectations, the weekly updates keep me more than in the loop, and any time I've had a question I've gotten an answer quickly. I feel confident my investment is being managed well and I understand exactly how my money is being put to work. I'm looking forward to continuing on as a money partner!
My experience has been comforting. I receive more than enough information about my project and I'm fully confident in how my money is being managed. Most definitely no concerns at all. I'm not looking for anything to improve, not for me, I'm really happy. Keep being you!
It's been transparent and easy going from day one. As a newbie you always want more visibility into the project, but I understand how busy the team is, and I respect that. Charlie Property is doing great: stay humble, stay approachable, and keep putting quality over quantity.
It's been a great experience so far. I really appreciate the regular updates, it keeps me confident that things are progressing as expected.
It's been transparent and easy going from day one. As a newbie you always want more visibility into the project, but I understand how busy the team is, and I respect that. Charlie Property is doing great: stay humble, stay approachable, and keep putting quality over quantity.
I really appreciate the transparency of the project from start, your knowledge and dedication towards your project is impressive. I would love to being a part of your future projects too. Wishing you all the best with this project and others in future
Felt like a genuine partnership rather than just a transaction. I was involved and informed the whole way through.
Two parts. A minimal Commitment Fee (+ GST) when you sign on, which covers the sourcing. Then an Introduction Fee when you buy, based on the projected profit of the deal, not the purchase price. It's built into the feasibility, so nothing comes out of the end.
No. Plenty of our clients want an established property with no project attached. Our renovation experience just means we spot value, and problems, that other agents miss.
Australia-wide. We go where the deals are, guided by your Buyer Brief.
Up to five, all within your brief. Each one assessed and chosen because it matches what you told us.
Always. We bring the property, the numbers and our honest read. Proceeding is your call, every time.
Yes. Plenty of our clients are buying their first investment property. The discovery call exists for exactly that reason.
Tell us what you're trying to achieve and we'll tell you honestly whether we can help. If we can, the first step is a short call. No obligation.