Unikorn Commercial Property

11/05/2026

How much money do you actually need to enter commercial property?

This is the #1 question I get — and the answer surprises most people.

Entry-level — $400,000 to $600,000 purchase price. Deposit needed: $150,000 to $300,000.

Mid-market (most popular right now) — $1M to $1.5M purchase price. Deposit needed: $400,000 to $500,000.

Where the really good deals sit — $2M to $3M. Deposit needed: $700,000 to $900,000.

That last bracket is where the yields are sharpest, the tenants strongest, and the assets most defensible. But you don't have to start there.

Here's what most people get wrong:

When you bought your first residential property, you didn't start with a $3M house. You started small and grew. Same rule applies in commercial. You crawl before you run. You buy something accessible, learn the asset class, then scale up.

What matters more than the entry point is the strategy.

If you know where you're going — what your end portfolio looks like, what passive income figure you're working toward — every property fits into that map. You're building a portfolio, not collecting individual deals.

And here's the move most people miss: if you already own residential, you don't replace it. You combine it. Commercial and residential working together accelerates the whole portfolio faster than either does alone.

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09/05/2026

Rates are up. And I'm still buying.
I know that might sound counterintuitive right now. But let me explain why — because once you understand this, it changes how you look at the whole market.
Most investors hear "interest rates are rising" and they freeze. They stop looking. They tell themselves they'll wait until things settle down.
But here's what they're missing.
The right commercial property doesn't care what the RBA does. It puts positive cash flow in your pocket every single month — because of one thing residential property can never offer you.
Net yield.
Not gross yield. NET. That means after every outgoing — council rates, insurance, maintenance, repairs — has already been paid. By your tenant. Not by you.
That's the game-changer.
At 6.5% net yield and above, your property is still cash flow positive even in today's rate environment. The income coming in exceeds the cost of holding the asset. Month after month. Regardless of what's happening in the broader economy.
This is why commercial property is built for uncertain markets — not just good ones.
I haven't stopped buying. My clients haven't stopped buying. Because the fundamentals haven't changed. The opportunity is still there for investors who know what to look for.
Your portfolio doesn't grow while you're waiting for the perfect moment. The perfect moment is the one where the numbers work — and right now, they still do.
If you want to understand what a 6.5%+ net yield property actually looks like and whether it's the right move for your portfolio, drop me a message or comment below. Happy to walk you through it. 👇

08/05/2026

Higher Rates ≠ Worse Time to Buy.

Most investors are sitting on their hands waiting for rates to drop.
They've got the wrong end of the maths.
Rates are up. They will never be higher than they are right now. The cycle moves. The investors who do best in commercial don't time that cycle — they buy the property that pays them through it.
Here's the lens.
One of our clients bought a property in South Morang. The tenant is a department store. They've paid every month through every cycle this market has thrown at them. Rates up. Rates down. Sentiment hot. Sentiment cold. The cheque arrives.
That's the asset class. Not the trendy one. Not the speculative one. The one with the tenant who pays through downturns because what they sell doesn't disappear when the economy softens.
Vets. Medical clinics. Hairdressers. Domino's actually trades better through a recession than out of it.
Pair that kind of tenant with a yield of 6.5% or higher — which the market is now offering on the right deals — and the income covers the debt. Today. Not in 18 months when rates fall. Today.
That's the part the "wait for rates to drop" investors miss.
While they're waiting for cheaper debt, you're collecting rent that already covers your repayments. While they're waiting for the market to "feel right," you're locked into a 5-year lease with a tenant who's been paying since the last recession.
They get the cheaper debt eventually.
You get the cheaper asset, the better tenant, and three years of compounded income they didn't.
Same return. Different path. Different outcome.

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07/05/2026

When the market gets uncertain, everyone asks me the same question.
"Helen, where should I put my money right now?"
And my answer is always the same: a defensive asset. But not the kind most people think of.
Most people hear "defensive" and think cash in the bank. Term deposits. Maybe some blue-chip shares.
I think about who's paying my rent.
Because here's what I've learned across 20 years of investing and over $1 billion in commercial property deals — the asset isn't what protects you. The TENANT is.
Think about it. COVID hit and half the country shut down. But vets were still open. Medical centres were still open. Government offices, accountants, certain retail — still trading. Still paying rent.
Those landlords never missed a payment.
Meanwhile investors with the "wrong" tenants were negotiating rent deferrals and watching their cash flow disappear overnight.
This is the difference between a defensive commercial property and one that just looks defensive on paper.
In my latest video I'm walking through exactly which tenant categories hold up through recessions, rate rises, pandemics and everything in between — and why this is the first thing I look at when I'm assessing any deal right now.
If you're sitting on equity and trying to figure out where to move in 2026, this one's worth 5 minutes of your time.

07/05/2026

When the market shifts, this is the only asset to own.
Defensive commercial property.

Not because it’s exciting. Because it doesn’t care what the market is doing.
COVID. GFC. Rate rises. Doesn’t matter. The rent keeps coming. The tenant stays. The cash flow is consistent.

Officeworks, Snooze, Super Cheap Auto, and Rebel Sports are all in the portfolio. None of them stopped paying because sentiment dropped.
That’s the test. Does your tenant keep operating when everything around them gets hard?

Here’s how the best defensive tenant categories rank right now:
Vets and pet services — number one. Surprises everyone. But people do not stop spending on their animals when the market turns. Consistent, recession-proof, long leases.

Medical and allied health — radiology, specialists, GPs, clinics. People don’t stop going to the doctor because the RBA raised rates. Essential is essential.
Hairdressers — yes, really. Personal grooming is one of the last things cut. The research backs it every time.
Government tenants — the gold standard. The government doesn’t go broke. Your rent gets paid.

Accountants and wealth planners — this one people don’t expect. During COVID they were among the highest performers. When people are scared about money, they go see their accountant. Uncertainty drives them toward advisors, not away.

Money is made in turmoil. Not after it. During it.

The investors who came out of COVID ahead had the right assets already in place — properties that kept producing while everyone else was frozen.
That’s not luck. That’s structure.
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06/05/2026

Everyone's worried about interest rates hitting 7%.

I'm not. And here's why you shouldn't be either.

From 2020 to 2022, a flood of investors bought commercial property on the back of the lowest interest rates we'd seen in decades. Sounds smart, right?

The problem? Many of them paid prices that pushed yields well below where they should have been. The debt only worked because rates were at rock bottom.

Now rates have gone up — and the numbers don't stack up for them anymore.
So they have to sell.
And that's where YOU come in.

Right now, properties that would never have come to market two years ago are appearing — at yields that actually work. Distressed sellers create motivated vendors. Motivated vendors create real deals.

This is how wealth is built. Not by timing the perfect market. By understanding the cycle well enough to move when everyone else is frozen.

I've been through enough rate cycles to know this: the investors who come out ahead are the ones who position themselves correctly NOW — not the ones who wait until the coast is clear.
By the time it feels safe, the opportunity has already gone.
If you've been sitting on equity and wondering whether now is the right time — I'd love to chat about what's actually available in this market and what the numbers look like for you.

Drop a comment below or send me a message. 👇

05/05/2026

$5.13M Industrial Warehouse at 10-12 Argon Street, Carole Park — How We Got $170K Off & 5.75% Yield

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01/05/2026

No one told me I could do this.

Not my teachers. Not my family. Not the commercial property industry.

When I walked into that agent's office in North Sydney — out of breath, heels clicking, car probably getting towed outside — I had no business being there. Migrant kid. No commercial track record. No industry contacts.

But I had already handled hard things.

Sweatshop floors at 14. Moving house eleven times. A mother who looked me in the eye at 16 and said: I can't give you what you want. Go get it yourself.

By the time I ran for that contract, confidence wasn't something I talked myself into.

It was something I'd already earned.

That's the thing no one tells you about investing — especially your first commercial deal.

You don't build conviction by reading more reports. You don't get confident by attending another webinar.

You get confident by making the offer. By doing the due diligence. By settling the deal and watching the rent hit your account.

Month one you think it's a fluke.
Month twelve you're asking why you waited so long.

Personal development is great motivation. But nothing beats positive cash flow in your bank account to prove to yourself that you can handle hard things.

Make the offer. Handle it. Then do it again.
Want to know what your first commercial property move looks like? Join my FREE webinar and I'll walk you through it step by step.

Higher yields. Longer leases. Tenants who pay the outgoings. Depreciation that actually moves the needle on your tax bill.

29/01/2026

2026 is shaping up to be a defining year for commercial property.

Knowing what to buy and just as importantly what to avoid will make all the difference to your long-term returns.

In my next fortnightly live webinar, I’ll break down the asset classes, niches, and trends I’m watching closely for 2026.

📅 2 February
⏰ 7:30pm NSW/VIC | 6:30pm QLD
💻 Live via Zoom

If you're not a member of Unikorn Commercial Property and are interested in attending, please send us a message.