A buyer's agent charges $20K
and you learn nothing.
There's a better way.
PropSpotter combines institutional-grade suburb research, an automated property sourcing engine, and personal coaching — so you can invest in property with confidence for $4,990. And keep the skills forever.
100+ investors coached
Trusted Australia-wide
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The Problem
Two options. Both broken.
The DIY approach
You spend weekends scrolling Domain and realestate.com.au. You pick suburbs based on articles you half-remember and tips from a mate's cousin who “knows property.” You have no growth modelling, no demographic data, no way to filter out high-risk listings. When you finally find something, you guess at what to offer and hope for the best.
The buyer's agent approach
You pay $15,000 to $25,000+ for someone to do it all for you. They pick the suburb. They find the property. They negotiate. You sign where they point. It's convenient — but you've outsourced your entire investment decision to someone whose fee doesn't change whether you get a great deal or an average one. And next time? You pay them again. You never build the skill.
What if you could get better intelligence than a buyer's agent, automated sourcing that never sleeps, and a coach in your corner — for a quarter of the price?
The System
Research. Source. Coach.
A three-stage system that gives you everything a buyer's agent provides — plus the skills and tools they never share with you.
Research
We find the suburbs. You get the edge.
Suburb selection drives 85% of your investment outcome.
Most investors spend weeks Googling “best suburbs to invest in” and end up overwhelmed by conflicting opinions. We skip the noise.
Using 30+ institutional data sources — including SA1-level census data, supply and demand indicators, rental yields, infrastructure pipelines, demographic shifts, bushfire and flood overlays, and proprietary growth modelling — we build a comprehensive research brief tailored to your strategy, budget, and risk profile.
This isn't a generic “top 10 suburbs” list. It's a personalised intelligence document built with the same analytical depth used by institutional property investors.
What you get:
- Personalised investment strategy and roadmap
- Comprehensive suburb research brief (PDF deliverable)
- Suburb scoring across growth, yield, risk, and demographic factors
- Data from 30+ sources including ABS Census at SA1 level
- Clear rationale for every recommendation — no black boxes
Frankston
Victoria 3199
Median Price
$952K
+12.29% YoYMedian Rent
$539/wk
+0.19% YoYGross Yield
2.94%
-10% YoYVacancy Rate
1.08%
Tight30+ data sources analysed per suburb
7 Long Drive, Sunbury VIC 3429
3 bed · 2 bath · 2 parking
Planning Data
Pocket Profile (Sunbury)
Source: vicplan + ABS Census 2021 SA1
You see it first. You call first. You win.
Source
Be the first to call the agent. Every single time.
Our proprietary listing system monitors your suburbs 24/7 — you get notified before other investors even know a property exists.
In property, speed wins. The best-priced listings don't sit on Domain or realestate.com.au for weeks — they're snapped up by investors who move fast. Most investors are manually refreshing search results and hoping they spot the right one. By the time they see it, they're competing with dozens of others.
Once your target suburbs are locked in from Stage 1, we activate our proprietary listing system. It monitors your suburbs around the clock and the moment a new listing goes live — before most investors have even opened Domain or realestate.com.au that morning — you get notified with the property details and our automated screening results.
Why this matters
The average listing on Domain gets its most enquiries in the first 48 hours. PropSpotter clients are in the agent's inbox within minutes. While other investors are still scrolling, you're already booking the inspection.
What you get:
- 24/7 proprietary listing system across your target suburbs
- Instant notifications the moment new listings go live — you're first to know
- Automatic bushfire risk screening on every listing
- Public housing density analysis — flagging areas that could hurt growth
- Owner-occupier ratio checks — confirming suburb quality and stability
- Pre-screened, qualified listings delivered to you — noise filtered out
- First-mover advantage — call the agent before the competition
Coach
We guide you to the finish line. You own the result.
Real-time coaching from strategy to settlement via WhatsApp.
This is where most “property education” falls apart. They hand you a PDF and wish you luck. PropSpotter stays with you.
Through our dedicated WhatsApp group, you get real-time coaching at every stage of the acquisition process — evaluating listings, running comparable sales, deciding what to offer, handling counter-offers, navigating building and pest inspections, reviewing contracts, and managing the path to settlement.
You're not alone. But you're also not outsourcing your decisions to someone else. You make every call — with an experienced investor and data analyst right beside you making sure it's an informed one. And when it's done? You don't just have a property. You have the knowledge and confidence to do it all again — without paying anyone.
What you get:
- Dedicated WhatsApp group with your advisor
- Real-time support — not 48-hour email turnarounds
- Guidance on evaluating specific listings against your brief
- Negotiation coaching — what to offer, when, and how
- Due diligence guidance — building/pest, contract review considerations
- Support through to settlement
- Trusted contacts: property managers, mortgage brokers, inspectors
- The skills to invest independently next time
I've pulled the recent comparable sales for that street. Three similar properties sold in the last 6 months — $485K, $502K, and $510K. I'll send through the full comp breakdown so you can see how this one stacks up.
Shawn, 9:14am
Thanks Shawn. The B&P report just came back — the inspector flagged a hole in the wall in the garage. Should I be worried?
You, 9:18am
A hole in the plasterboard is cosmetic — immaterial to fix, maybe $100-200 for a handyman. That's very different from a structural crack in the foundation or a load-bearing wall. Nothing to worry about here.
Shawn, 9:20am
Real-time support, not 48-hour email turnarounds
Pricing
Everything you need. One fixed price.
No commissions. No percentage of purchase price. No hidden fees. Just a transparent fixed fee for the full system.
The PropSpotter System
$4,990
Fixed fee — one payment, full service
Research
- 2-hour strategy session and investment roadmap
- Comprehensive suburb research brief (30+ data sources)
- Suburb scoring, growth modelling, and risk analysis
- SA1-level census and demographic intelligence
Source
- Proprietary listing system monitoring your target suburbs 24/7
- Instant alerts the moment new listings go live — you call first
- Bushfire, public housing, and owner-occupier screening on every listing
- Pre-qualified listings delivered to you — noise filtered out
Coach
- Dedicated WhatsApp coaching group
- Real-time support from strategy to settlement
- Negotiation coaching and due diligence guidance
- Trusted contact network (PMs, brokers, inspectors)
Yours to Keep
- Research brief you can reference for years
- Skills and knowledge to invest independently
- No ongoing dependency — no repeat fees
Compare that to a buyer's agent: $15,000 – $25,000+ for a single purchase. No research brief you keep. No proprietary listing system. No skills you retain. PropSpotter gives you more — and it costs a quarter of the price.
Compare
Three ways to buy an investment property
Only one gives you the research, the automation, and the skill.
| Going Alone | Buyer's Agent | PropSpotter | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cost | Free | $15,000 – $25,000+ | $4,990 fixed |
| Suburb research | Google + gut feel | Their proprietary data (you never see it) | 30+ data sources — you get the full brief |
| Property sourcing | Manual — you refresh Domain daily | They make phone calls | Proprietary listing system — alerts you first, 24/7 monitoring + auto screening |
| Bushfire/risk checks | You hope for the best | Maybe — varies by agent | Automatic on every listing |
| Owner-occupier data | Not available to you | Rarely checked | Screened automatically |
| Negotiation | You wing it | They do it for you | Coached through it — you build the skill |
| Due diligence | DIY or skip it | They handle it | Guided through it — you learn the process |
| What you keep after | Trial and error | Nothing — pay again next time | Research brief + skills + independence |
| Ongoing dependency | N/A | Yes — every purchase | None — you're equipped |
Cost
Suburb research
Property sourcing
Bushfire/risk checks
Owner-occupier data
Negotiation
Due diligence
What you keep after
Ongoing dependency
A buyer's agent gives you a transaction.
PropSpotter gives you a system, a skillset, and a property.
100+
Investors Coached
Your Advisor
Meet Shawn — data nerd, investor,
system builder
Most buyer's agents rely on gut feel, relationships, and phone calls. Shawn built PropSpotter on a different foundation: data and automation.
With over a decade across FinTech startups, data analytics, and multiple successful businesses, Shawn brings an analytical discipline to property investment that traditional agents can't match. He doesn't just advise on property — he's an active investor with a personal multi-property portfolio across multiple Australian states.
PropSpotter exists because the property industry gatekeeps intelligence that should be accessible to everyone. Institutional investors have deep market data, automated sourcing systems, and demographic intelligence. Everyday Australians get Domain.com.au, a Google search, and a 30-second conversation with a selling agent who represents the vendor — not you. Shawn built PropSpotter to close that gap.
Active Property Investor
Multi-state portfolio across Australia
Serial Entrepreneur
Multiple businesses built from scratch
Built Automated Sourcing Engine
30+ data integrations and proprietary listing system
100+ Clients Coached
Through successful property purchases
FAQ
Common questions
A buyer's agent does everything for you — research, sourcing, negotiation, purchase. It costs $15,000–$25,000+ and you learn nothing. PropSpotter is a three-stage system: we do the institutional-grade suburb research, our automated engine sources and screens listings for you, and we coach you through evaluation, negotiation, and settlement via WhatsApp. You stay in control, you build real skills, and you pay a fraction of the price. After settlement, you have a research brief, the knowledge, and the confidence to do it again independently.
Three things: 1) Research — A comprehensive suburb research brief built from 30+ data sources, plus a personalised investment strategy. 2) Sourcing — Access to our automated proprietary listing system that monitors your target suburbs 24/7, screens for bushfire risk, public housing, and owner-occupier ratios, and delivers qualified listings to you. 3) Coaching — A dedicated WhatsApp group with your advisor for real-time guidance from sourcing through to settlement, including negotiation coaching and due diligence support. Plus a trusted contact network — property managers, mortgage brokers, building and pest inspectors — so you're not starting from scratch.
No — and that's the point. You stay in control of every decision. We provide the intelligence, the sourcing engine, and the coaching so you make informed decisions yourself. This means you build genuine capability as an investor — not a dependency on someone else.
Once we've identified your target suburbs through the research stage, we activate our automated proprietary listing system. It monitors those suburbs around the clock and the moment a new listing goes live — often before it appears in standard Domain search results — you get notified with the property details and our automated screening results. Each listing is checked against bushfire risk layers, public housing density, and owner-occupier ratios. You see exactly what passes and what doesn't. Then you pick up the phone and call the agent — often before other investors even know the property exists.
That's exactly who we built this for. The research brief gives you a clear, data-backed starting point. The proprietary listing system removes the overwhelm of manual searching. And the WhatsApp coaching means you're never making a decision alone. We walk you through everything — from understanding comparable sales to structuring your offer to managing the path to settlement.
We integrate 30+ data sources including ABS Census data at SA1 level, property transaction records, rental yield data, supply and demand indicators, infrastructure pipeline data, demographic projections, bushfire risk overlays, public housing data, owner-occupier ratios, and proprietary growth modelling. This is the same depth of analysis typically reserved for institutional investors.
Absolutely. Our data platform and proprietary listing system cover all Australian states. Whether you're in Sydney looking at Brisbane, or in Melbourne exploring Perth — the system works the same.
From your strategy session to receiving your research brief is typically 2-3 weeks. Once the proprietary listing system is active, the timeline depends on market conditions and how quickly the right property appears — but most clients go from first call to settlement within 2-4 months.
The research brief and everything you've learned is yours to keep. The intelligence doesn't expire. Many clients reference their brief for months or even years as market conditions evolve. You're not locked into anything.
Buyer's agents charge $15-25K+ because they do everything manually — making hundreds of phone calls, attending inspections, negotiating on your behalf. That's labour-intensive. PropSpotter uses data science and automation to deliver the research and sourcing stages more efficiently, then focuses human expertise where it matters most: coaching you through the decisions that determine your investment outcome. Less overhead, more value, better price.
It's helpful but not required. If you don't have pre-approval yet, we'll discuss your borrowing capacity in the strategy session and can recommend mortgage brokers from our network.