LEVELHEADBusiness Advisors

Industrial property, Melbourne · 2024

$1m of equity on day one.

A freehold industrial property bought off-market, valued a million dollars above the purchase price at settlement. A conservative structure the client's own bank was comfortable with, and the wealth-outside-the-business play in its purest form.

$1m of equity before the first rent cheque, on a projected 32.2% IRR.

The numbers we set out
$6.0mPurchase (off-market)
$7.0mValuation at settlement
55% @ 6.6%LVR (own bank)

The situation

A freehold industrial property in Melbourne, purchased off-market in 2024 for $6,000,000. The bank valuation at settlement came in at $7,000,000: a million dollars of equity on day one.

The client wanted a conservative structure their own bank would be comfortable with. Consulting and finance documents by Nick and his team; the client's own banker funded it.

What we did

A deliberately conservative structure, documented so the client's bank could move:

  • Client capital in of $2,710,000 at a conservative 55% LVR at 6.6%, funded by the client's own banker
  • A stamp duty exemption secured via the CIPT transition
  • Passing rent of $325,859 net a year (a 5.5% net yield), around 30% under market rent of $430,000
  • Rent projected to reach $517,000 a year by 2028, a projected 8.6% net yield

The outcome

A strong-profit owner, a conservative structure their bank was comfortable with, and a million dollars of equity before the first rent cheque. Cashflow after debt is projected to grow from $108,050 a year to $299,200 a year, on a modelled projected IRR of 32.2% at 7% annual growth.

Where it landed
$1.0mEquity, day one
$517k paProjected rent, 2028
32.2%Projected IRR

A real matter, published with the client's consent. Identifying details are withheld and no third party is named. Figures are the client's own; every projection is labelled and is an estimate only. Past outcomes do not indicate future results, and any transaction depends on individual circumstances and lender criteria.

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