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The Buy Right Approach to Property Investing

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The Buy Right Approach to Property Investing will help you to achieve a passive income and financial freedom through investing in Australian property.

About the book.

Cate and Pete have been firm industry friends since 2017 and decided to combine over half a century of experience for readers. From concept to bookshelves, they have enjoyed the journey.

Meet Cate and Pete

“We became firm industry friends over pizza in Melbourne’s laneway restaurants. An idea for a book sparked after we’d shared articles and podcast interviews, and the rest is history.”

Cate Bakos

B.Sc (Hons) Chemistry
Licensed Real Estate Agent
Cert 4 Mortgage Broking
Qualified Property Investment Advisor (QPIA, PIPA)

Cate is the founder of Cate Bakos Property, a boutique independent Melbourne buyer’s agency firm and the winner of Your Investment Property magazine’s Top Buyer’s Agent of 2018 award. Cate has won national industry awards consistently since 2013, and some recent awards include being a finalist in 2019 for the Telstra Business Woman of the Year, a finalist for the Your Investment Property Buyers Agent Services award in 2019, a finalist for Industry Thought Leader of the Year and Buyer’s Agent of Year in the Real Estate Business (REB) Awards 2019, Buyers Agent of the Year (REB) 2020, and finalist for Industry Thought Leader of the Year (REB) in both 2023 and 2024. Cate served as President of the Real Estate Buyer’s Agents’ Association (REBAA) from 2019 to 2023 and is now a PIPA board member, with QPIA (Qualified Property Investment Advisor) status.

Cate co-hosts the podcast The Property Trio bringing property topics to light and separating fact from fiction. She is also a regular media commentator, contributing to newspapers, live television, podcasts, publications and commercial television. She shares her knowledge and experience regularly at seminars, volunteers her bidding skills often and enjoys mentoring young people in the industry she loves.

At a personal level, Cate has continued to build a sizeable property portfolio alongside her husband, and the pair have vast experience with renovating.

Peter Wargent

B.A (Hons) History
Chartered Accountant
Dip. Fin Services (Fin Planning)
Qualified Property Investment Advisor (QPIA, PIPA)
Grad Dip Applied Corporate Governance
Licensed Real Estate Agent

Pete is one of Australia’s most highly respected financial and housing market analysts.

In his professional career, Pete qualified as a Chartered Accountant in London, and was previously a Director at the ‘Big 4’ accounting firm Deloitte.

Pete walks the talk when it comes to investing, and he gratefully parked his career in accountancy, having achieved financial independence at the age of 33, as detailed in his best-selling first book, Get a Financial Grip: a simple plan for financial freedom.

Pete is uniquely positioned to comment on housing markets as the co-founder of an active property buyer’s agency in Brisbane, (Allen Wargent), combined with his unparalleled ability to deliver powerful, data-driven market analysis.

6-times published finance author, Pete runs a personal wealth coaching business, and is the co-host of the top business podcast the Australian Property Podcast.

An avid traveller & cricket tragic, Pete lives with is family in Noosa on Australia’s Sunshine Coast, and is often found in England during the summer months.

I have had the privilege of knowing and working with Cate and Pete in different ways over the years and have long considered them two of the very best in the property investment business. Now, they have combined their decades of experience and knowledge, somehow in just one book! Their book should be on the must-read list of every aspiring property investor. By following Cate and Pete’s simple, yet powerful, property investment approach, it is possible to build a portfolio that will ride out the peaks and troughs of property market seasons, so you can financially thrive and genuinely change the course of your life.

Nicola McDougallProperty Investment Professionals of Australia Chair

I’ve known Cate Bakos and Pete Wargent for many years; both are exceptional professionals in their respective fields. As a former president of REBAA, Cate has demonstrated her commitment to ethical business practices and client care, providing invaluable insights and guidance to help clients navigate the property market with confidence through both good and bad economic environments. And whether it’s macro or microeconomic aspects of real estate, Pete’s deep understanding of local real estate markets, coupled with his down-to-earth nature and his ability to dissect complex data and translate it into understandable insights, makes him a trusted resource for anyone seeking reliable information and advice. Together, Cate and Pete have co-authored a book that promises to be a valuable resource for anyone interested in navigating Australia’s real estate market. With their combined expertise and dedication to excellence, it’s a must read!

Catherine CashmoreDirector of Cashmore & Co Real Estate, President of Prosper Australia and Editor of Catherine Cashmore’s Land Cycle Investor

Trust is a big thing when you are spending money, especially hundreds of thousands of dollars, or even more. You would have to go a long way to find more trustworthy people than Cate and Pete. They are also smart, understand the theory behind successful property investment and, very importantly, personally invest in property themselves.
Too many property spruikers write about making a quick buck in property because it sounds exciting and sexy. The reality is as Cate and Pete point out: you need to be cautious, calculated and patient so that you end up buying the right property in the right location. If you can do this, you will make money in property, slowly but surely. I am sure that you will enjoy reading this book as it has countless tips on what to do right and also what not to do.

Peter KoulizosProperty Lecturer

Take the right approach to Property Investing.