Free Investor Checklist · 2026
The Co-Living Investor Checklist
36 checks to make before you buy a co-living or rooming house property in Australia
Co-living can deliver some of the strongest cash flow in residential property, but only when the strategy, location, design, state rules, management and exit all stack up. This free 9-page guide gives you a tick-box checklist to test any co-living deal before you sign.
Get the Free ChecklistA Free Investor Guide · 2026
The Co-Living Investor Checklist
36 checks to make before you buy a co-living or rooming house property
properT networkStrategy Before Property
coliving.net.au
Stephen Lazar
What’s inside
High Yield Is the Easy Part to Sell
The brochure shows the rent. This checklist shows you what has to be true for that rent to reach your bank account.
When Co-Living Becomes a Rooming House
The trigger points in Victoria, Queensland, NSW, SA and WA, and why classification affects finance, insurance and resale.
Model the Real Income
Five suites at $360 a week, tested at 100%, 85% and 75% occupancy, and the costs a standard rental doesn’t carry.
Strategy, Finance & Location
Fourteen checks on your goals, your lender and the demand drivers that keep rooms let.
Property, Rules & Management
Fifteen checks on design, ensuites, compliance, council approval and the manager you’ll rely on.
Guarantees & Exit
What happens when the rental guarantee ends, and who buys the property in ten years’ time.
Seven Questions for the Developer
The questions that separate a sound co-living investment from yield on paper.
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- 9-page PDF, free to download
- 36-point tick-box checklist
- State-by-state rooming house triggers
- Written for Australian investors, including trust and SMSF buyers
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Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the checklist really free?
Yes. There’s no cost and no obligation. We simply ask for your details so we can send it to you.
Is co-living a good investment?
It can be, in the right location, with the right design and proper compliance. It isn’t right for every investor, which is exactly what the checklist helps you work out.
Does it cover my state?
It summarises the rooming house and boarding house triggers in Victoria, Queensland, NSW, SA and WA. Always confirm the rules with your state regulator and local council.
Prefer to read online?
See our co-living rules guide and location research for Melbourne, Geelong and Brisbane & SEQ.
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