Body Corporate

How to actually read AGM minutes, sinking fund forecasts and special levy history before buying a Queensland unit, beyond knowing what body corporate is.

Downsizing is a different research problem from a first purchase. A property-research guide to the strata reality check, accessibility, and the downsizer super contribution rules, with retirement villages explicitly out of scope.

The rooftop solar and battery checklist nobody publishes: what buyers should ask before purchasing a home that already has a system, and the correct sequence for owners considering adding one.

Insurance is normally treated as a settlement-day formality. In a flood- or storm-exposed part of Queensland it should be tested while you still hold a finance or building and pest condition.

What to research before choosing an area in Redlands, covering storm-tide and flood mapping, the Southern Moreton Bay Islands, transport, and schools.

What to research before choosing an area in Ipswich, covering its Priority Development Area precincts, established suburbs, transport, and schools.

What to research before choosing an area in Logan, covering the mix of established suburbs and growth-corridor estates, rail and road access, schools, and community title considerations.

Understand how to research flood and waterway risk for Gold Coast canal and lake estate properties like Mermaid Waters, using official council mapping tools.

A body corporate and flood checklist for buyers eyeing an older apartment along the Gold Coast Highway in Miami, Palm Beach or Mermaid Waters.

What Gold Coast high-rise unit buyers should check about body corporate levies, sinking funds, by-laws and short-term letting before purchasing.