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No pitch, no pressure. Just a calm walk through the 7 steps of being an Alaya client, from your first plan to the day your property settles, and what each one quietly does for you.

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Before we start

We make buying property feel simple. It is one of the most complex things you will ever do.

Behind every property an Alaya client buys sits a lot of research, analysis, negotiation and coordination that you never have to see. That is the whole point. You get calm, clear decisions. We carry the complexity so you do not have to.

What follows is the journey, step by step, in plain language. By the end you will understand what it actually feels like to buy a property the Alaya way.

01
Where it begins

Your strategy session

What this gets you

"Why do I need a strategy session? I just want to buy a good property."

The property is the last piece, not the first. Before we look at a single listing, we get clear on the life you are building toward, then turn it into a simple plan you can see in real numbers: how many, when, and where they take you. Most people just buy a property. You will be building toward something, and you will know exactly how each step gets you closer.

Alaya toolPropGoal
A sample plan, modelled live in PropGoal
Investment portfolio value
202620362046
Passive income vs your goal
Income goal reached 2043
202620362046
Income goalProjected passive income
The plan in one line
To reach this client's goal, the plan is 3 properties, bought around 2026, 2029 and 2032, at roughly $720k, $700k and $680k.
20 year horizon Growth focus Reviewed every year
Illustrative model output, refreshed live as assumptions change. Every number is set with you in the room, then pressure-tested. Not a forecast or financial advice.
Meanwhile, in the background
#sarah-strategyStrategy, Client Success
02
What we are best at

Research and market selection

Strategy and research team
What this gets you

"Can't I just buy in a suburb everyone says is doing well?"

You could, but that is usually how people buy right at the top. By the time a suburb is in the headlines, most of the growth has already happened. We start with every suburb in the country and quietly narrow them down to the few that genuinely fit you, early in their run rather than late. You get to be the one who was already in before everyone else caught on.

Alaya toolThe Market Filter
From a whole country to your shortlist
~15,000Suburbs across Australia
~1,200Pass the big-picture filters
80Pass the deeper screen
A fewGenuinely fit your plan
We do the narrowing. You get a short, plain-language report on the why behind each market, not just the where.
Meanwhile, in the background
#sarah-researchResearch, Client Success, Founder
A fair question

But does it actually work?

We don't just talk markets, we call them on camera before they move, then buy in them for clients. Here are the calls.

Watch us talk through all three on camera

101Properties secured
53Suburbs
4States
~16%Avg first-year growth
See all 101 results

Secured since October 2025, across the markets we called. Figures from Alaya's results page. Estimated values are a guide, not a guarantee of future returns.

And here is what a few of them became for the clients who bought them.
VIC2 Banksia Crescent, Hoppers Crossing
+$135k in about 6 months
2 Banksia Crescent, Hoppers CrossingMetro Melbourne, VIC · Bought Dec 2025
Paid$650k
Est. value now~$785k
Growth+21%
Rent$531/wk
TAS13 Commodore Drive, Newnham
+$25k in about 4 months
13 Commodore Drive, NewnhamLaunceston, TAS · Bought Feb 2026
Paid$587k
Est. value now~$612k
Growth+4%
Rent$616/wk
VIC7/19-21 Fairway Street, Frankston
+$104k, up about 28%
7/19-21 Fairway Street, FrankstonMelbourne, VIC · Bought Feb 2026
Paid$370k
Est. value now~$474k
Growth+28%
Rent$390/wk

You can see 9 other results at the bottom of this page once you have made your way through the rest of the journey, plus a whole lot more on our results page.

03
The hunt

Sourcing your property

Your Buyer's Agent and dedicated support
What this gets you

"So you're just going to send me something off the property websites?"

The opposite, actually. 95% of what we buy never reaches those sites. We spend real time keeping relationships with agents across the country, so when something good is coming we get the call first, often before it is even listed. You are not standing in a crowd at an open home. You see the deal before most people know it exists, and we still reject almost all of it to bring you only what genuinely fits.

Alaya toolThe Off-Market Network
95%

of our purchases are off-market

We buy a lot of property, so agents call us first when something is coming up. You see it before anyone else, and every property still goes through the same checks before it reaches you.

Meanwhile, in the background
#sarah-sourcingBuyer's Agents, Client Success
04
The deep dive

Analysis and due diligence

Buyer's Agent and analysis support
What this gets you

"How do I know I'm not buying a dud, or paying too much?"

Because by the time a property reaches you, it has survived a process most buyers never see. We work through roughly 20 properties to find one worth showing you, so 19 get rejected. Every house runs through a 45-point checklist, every apartment a 49-point one. When we say yes, it is because it already earned a yes.

Alaya toolThe DD GauntletAlaya toolThe True Value Check
20 properties assessed, 1 reaches you
19rejected for you
45checks per house
49checks per apartment
You only ever see the one that passed, written up in plain English with the numbers behind it.
Meanwhile, in the background
#sarah-analysisBuyer's Agent, Client Success, Founder
05
Securing it

Offer and negotiation

Buyer's Agent, conveyancer, selling agent
What this gets you

"In a hot market, won't I just end up overpaying anyway?"

Not the way we buy. Before we ever make an offer, we already understand the property's real worth deeply, right down to the recent comparable sales, so we are never guessing or getting swept up in the moment. We negotiate calmly, from that evidence. The whole point is that you start ahead, with equity already in your corner, instead of paying tomorrow's price today.

Alaya toolThe True Value Check
Bought below the ceiling, on evidence
Bought ~$722k
$705kTrue value range$735k
We knew the property was worth up to $735k, and held firm on the evidence to buy around $722k.
Illustrative example only. Figures are placeholders used to show how the process works.
Meanwhile, in the background
#sarah-offerBuyer's Agent, Client Success
We do all of this in the background, so you never have to worry about it. You see one clear recommendation and a contract that has already been checked.
06
All the moving parts

Settlement coordination

Dedicated settlements team
What this gets you

"Isn't settlement just a pile of admin I'll be left to chase?"

Not here. The moment you sign, a dedicated team takes the whole thing off your plate: building and pest, finance, the conveyancer, the deadlines, the agent who will not call back. It all runs in the background, and we keep you across it in a clear, simple way the whole time. You chase no one.

Alaya toolThe Settlements Operation Centre
We coordinate all of the moving parts so you don't have to.
Building and pest
Finance and broker
Conveyancer
Key dates and deadlines
The selling agent
A whole team behind you, two people in front of you.
You never manage any of it. You only ever talk to two people, and they stay in lockstep so nothing falls through the gap.
Your Buyer's Agent
Your Client Success Partner
Meanwhile, in the background
#sarah-settlementClient Success, settlements, broker
All Sarah had to do was celebrate. Every chase, every deadline and every document was handled here, so the only update she got was the good one.
07
The finish line, and the start

Settlement and beyond

Your Client Success Partner
What this gets you

"And once I've bought, that's it, I'm on my own?"

Not even close. This purchase was never the finish line, it was the launchpad. The whole reason we built your plan in step one was to get you to a much bigger goal, so we keep working it: checking in every 6 to 12 months, watching your equity, and telling you the moment the next move is on. One property becomes the deposit for the next, and that is how the plan you started with actually comes true.

Alaya toolThe Portfolio Health Check
One property becomes the deposit for the next
1
Your first propertyBought, settled, and quietly growing
2
Its equity funds the nextWe tell you when the next move is on
3
The plan comes trueThe goal you set in step one, reached
Illustrative only. We check in every 6 to 12 months, so the next move comes to you. You never have to ask.
Meanwhile, in the background
#sarah-portfolioClient Success, Strategy
Real results

Real properties. Real numbers.

Not projections. A handful of the actual purchases behind the process you just walked through. Every value is estimated from current market data.

Here are some of the houses
NT28 Melastoma Drive, Moulden
+$234k in about 12 months
28 Melastoma Drive, MouldenDarwin, NT · Bought Jun 2025
Paid$430k
Est. value now~$664k
Growth+54%
Rent$618/wk
NT56 Angel Road, Johnston
+$85k in about a year
56 Angel Road, JohnstonDarwin, NT · Bought May 2025
Paid$687k
Est. value now~$772k
Growth+12%
Rent$788/wk
QLD8 Bulmer Street, Bellbird Park
+$73k in about 7 months
8 Bulmer Street, Bellbird ParkIpswich, QLD · Bought Nov 2025
Paid$813k
Est. value now~$886k
Growth+9%
Rent$634/wk
VIC71 Wattleglen Street, Craigieburn
+$95k in about 8 months
71 Wattleglen Street, CraigieburnMetro Melbourne, VIC · Bought Oct 2025
Paid$650k
Est. value now~$745k
Growth+15%
Rent$550/wk
Here are some of the units and apartments we've secured
It's early days, and the momentum is already here. We're seeing nearby apartments sell for at least 10% more than we paid.
VIC8/3-7 Sebastopol Street, St Kilda East
Nearby apartments already selling about 10% higher, in the past 4 months
8/3-7 Sebastopol Street, St Kilda EastMelbourne, VIC · Bought Mar 2026
Paid$405k
Est. value now~$446k
Growth+10%
Rent$485/wk
VIC8/8 Williams Road, Prahran
8/8 Williams Road, PrahranMelbourne, VIC
Paid$315k
AssetApartment
Rent$380/wk
Yield6.3%
VIC109/11 Copernicus Crescent, Bundoora
109/11 Copernicus Crescent, BundooraMelbourne, VIC
Paid$355k
AssetApartment
Rent$455/wk
Yield6.6%
VIC1/35 Hampton Parade, West Footscray
1/35 Hampton Parade, West FootscrayMelbourne, VIC
Paid$415k
AssetUnit
Rent$420/wk
Yield5.3%
VIC253 Lower Plenty Road, Rosanna
253 Lower Plenty Road, RosannaMelbourne, VIC
Paid$1.28M
AssetBlock of units
Rent~$1,500/wk
Yield6.1%

These are just a handful. See our full results, filtered to your budget, state and strategy, right here.

That's the journey

One property. Then, when you're ready, a portfolio.

Everything you just walked through happens for every property we buy. It is detailed and relentless, and from where you sit it feels calm and clear. That is what it feels like to work with Alaya.

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