While every investor with a spreadsheet is fighting over the same handful of capital city corridors, some of the good returns in New South Wales right now are sitting in towns most people wouldn't think to look twice at. Cheaper entry points, tighter vacancy rates, and growth numbers that would make look twice. However this is not for every investor only those with higher risk appetites and that have been around the block.
I didn't pick these towns because they're cheap or because they're sitting on some hot list. Every one made the cut for a reason, and those reasons are the whole point of the video. A few things I filtered hard on:
Economic diversification, because a town that lives or dies on one industry is one downturn away from a rental crisis. I wanted a genuine mix across health, education, government, agriculture, and services, so demand holds up even when one sector has a rough year.
Yield that actually stacks up, not just growth that looks nice on a chart. There's no point owning something that bleeds too much cash every month because you talked yourself into an optimistic vacancy assumption.
A strong owner occupier base, which is probably the most underrated factor going. Towns full of investor owned units with high renter turnover behave completely differently to towns where most people on the street actually own their home. Owner occupiers look after their properties, they push for better infrastructure and amenity because they're not going anywhere, and it tends to mean steadier, more resilient pricing instead of the volatility you get in investor heavy pockets.
In my recent video I go through exactly which small NSW towns made the cut, how each one stacks up against these criteria, and what to actually look for before you commit capital to a market this size. If you're serious about finding value before everyone else catches on, this is worth 15 minutes of your time.
Video link 👉 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tyv4Sscf934
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