How Baumann Engineered It
Not "buy a property and get rich." A strategic plan, on paper, around Juan's real numbers and his retirement goals, then an off-market deal that fit. Here it is, in his own words.
Christian put everything on paper. What retirement looks like for you in 15, 20 years, what you have now, what we can do to make a smart, informed, strategic decision right now. Realistic growth. Realistic costs.Then he cut the hype
Other brokers say "in five, ten years you'll have ten properties." It's not realistic. They throw information without facts. This was the opposite. Factual information on the paper, the right calculations.So he could find the right deal
We didn't have to compete with anyone. Christian found us the property off-market. They have access to those deals, so you're not bidding against other people and watching the price climb.And he ran point on all of it
When I was travelling overseas, Christian represented me through the whole process, the broker, the real estate, the contractors. He did it magnificently. We wore the same shirt. I'm buying for me, he's fighting for me.Everyone on the same team
Having the certainty of someone who knows the market, giving us different options under our budget made the decision much, much easier. Before, we were comparing Melbourne, Adelaide, Perth, totally different conditions. We weren't comparing apples with apples.The result spoke for itself
We bought it for $600k about six weeks ago, and on realestate.com it's already up $27,000. It already paid the stamp duty and the lawyer, and now we start to cash out the growth.