Compare suburbs, investigate property candidates and pressure-test the numbers in one organised workspace. Sources, dates, assumptions and missing evidence remain visible—and you decide what to investigate next.
A short public overview of the evidence-led research workflow. Detailed lessons and training are reserved for active subscribers.
Property research can quickly become a collection of disconnected listings, spreadsheets, calculations and opinions.
BuyerLens gives self-directed Australian property investors a structured workspace for organising that research, with evidence, source dates, assumptions and missing information kept visible.
This live demonstration uses Mount Low, Queensland. Start by recording your budget, preferred state, property type, yield and vacancy requirements. BuyerLens applies these filters to the available market sample and surfaces candidates matching your criteria, not recommendations to buy.
The Suburb Scorecard examines related demand, supply, market pressure and longer-term growth evidence. No single metric determines the outcome. Missing or stale evidence remains visible, and a strong evidence match requires several independent signals to align.
Here, Mount Low produces a strong evidence score, but that does not settle the question. Its typical house price exceeds this Research Case's indicative affordability ceiling, so BuyerLens marks the affordability fit as failed. An attractive suburb-level score cannot override the user's stated constraints.
The Research Coach explains the evidence already surfaced inside BuyerLens. It identifies unusual figures, missing information and property-level checks that still require independent verification. It can help prepare questions for a mortgage broker, conveyancer, property manager or inspector, but it does not select a property, inspect, value, negotiate, bid or transact for you.
Sources, dates and limitations remain visible so you can understand what is known, what is uncertain and what deserves further investigation.
BuyerLens is an education and research platform, not a buyer's agent or personal financial adviser. You inspect the evidence, challenge the assumptions and remain responsible for every decision.
BuyerLens. Property research organised around evidence you can check.
This public overview introduces the workflow. Detailed step-by-step lessons are available to signed-in members with an active subscription. General information and education only; BuyerLens does not recommend, inspect, value, negotiate, bid or transact.
The public sample shows the structure of a BuyerLens Research Case—including the awkward parts: missing evidence, contradictory signals, dated sources and assumptions that still need professional checking.
Fictional suburb and property data are used so the sample cannot be mistaken for a current recommendation. The workflow and disclosure standard mirror what a user should expect from a live case.
Open the read-only sample →From setting research preferences to recording evidence and tracking what you own, BuyerLens keeps your self-directed research together instead of leaving it across spreadsheets and tabs.
Keep your filters, candidate evidence, assumptions, decision notes and questions for licensed professionals together in one private research record.
Apply your budget, state, property-type, yield and vacancy filters to a broad market sample, then review candidates with coverage and evidence completeness shown.
Review 13 supply, demand, yield and growth signals. Missing evidence does not receive a hidden positive score, and a Strong evidence match needs several themes to align.
Ask questions in plain English. It can explain the workflow, guide your property-manager walkthrough and agent brief, prepare an auction-readiness checklist, and summarise candidates matching your filters without choosing or acting for you.
Compare two to four saved properties, record your own observations and missing evidence, and save explicit dossier versions for later review or professional discussion.
Use the stress, base and upside Scenario Lab for P&I or interest-only loans, including break-even rent, occupancy and rate plus 5- and 10-year illustrations.
See source observation dates separately from retrieval time, retain previous evidence snapshots and build a factual summary of open questions for licensed professionals.
Inspect data sources, refresh timing, methodology versions, AI limits and the checks you should complete independently before acting.
Start with your own constraints, examine the available evidence, compare candidates and preserve the questions that remain open. The Research Coach can explain each stage, but it does not replace the evidence or make the decision.
Free websites, spreadsheets and general-purpose AI can each be useful. BuyerLens is designed to keep the research trail connected so you can see what informed a conclusion and what remains unresolved.
Useful for listings, public datasets and market context. BuyerLens helps organise selected evidence against one research brief, with dates and gaps kept visible.
Flexible for calculations, but source context and changing assumptions can become detached from the result. BuyerLens keeps scenarios and evidence with the case.
Useful for explanation and brainstorming, but may answer from incomplete or stale context. BuyerLens constrains the Research Coach to the platform workflow and surfaced evidence.
BuyerLens publishes how candidates are filtered and ranked, separates observation dates from retrieval dates, penalises missing or stale evidence, and describes where AI is—and is not—used.
Hi, I'm Victor, the person behind BuyerLens. I've used a buyer's agent myself. They did a solid job, but the experience showed me how difficult it was for everyday investors to access disciplined research tools and understand the evidence behind a purchase.
So I set out to make disciplined property research more accessible. BuyerLens brings together a clear method, useful market data and an organised educational workflow—from setting research preferences through to preparing questions for licensed professionals. It complements, but does not reproduce, the representation, local judgement or transaction services of a buyer's agent.
I wanted self-directed investors to have a clearer way to organise evidence, understand calculations and prepare better questions. BuyerLens is my attempt at exactly that. It is deliberately different from professional representation: you keep control of the research while engaging licensed professionals for advice and services outside the platform's scope. It's early, I'm building it openly, and I'd love for you to be one of the first to use it.
No lock-in contracts, no per-purchase fees. Most property searches take 3 to 6 months, and BuyerLens is built to be used for exactly that window, then cancelled. Prices in AUD and include GST where applicable.
BuyerLens does not offer a free trial. Choose a monthly plan to begin, then cancel anytime from the billing portal. Your access continues until the end of the period you have paid for, and your rights under the Australian Consumer Law are not affected.
No. Buyer's agents are licensed professionals who may search, inspect, negotiate, bid and act on your behalf. BuyerLens is self-service research and education software: it organises sourced data, calculations and criteria you choose so you can compare candidates and prepare questions for licensed professionals. It does not provide representation, inspect property, contact anyone, negotiate, bid or transact for you.
No. BuyerLens requires a paid monthly subscription before the research platform can be accessed. There is no lock-in contract, and you can cancel anytime from the billing portal. Your rights under the Australian Consumer Law are not affected.
No. BuyerLens provides general information and education only, and doesn't consider your personal circumstances. For decisions about borrowing, contracts or tax, consult a licensed mortgage broker, conveyancer or accountant. The Research Coach will remind you of this at the moments it matters.
Yes. Subscriptions are monthly with no lock-in. Cancel in two clicks from your billing portal and you keep access until the end of the period you've paid for. BuyerLens is designed to be used for the 3 to 6 months a search typically takes, then cancelled, which is exactly how it's meant to work.
Payments are processed by Stripe, so BuyerLens does not receive or store your full card details. Calculator inputs stay in your browser. Research Coach messages and other data needed to provide the service are processed by the providers described in the Privacy Policy; BuyerLens does not sell personal information.
Market data — typical prices, rents, yields, vacancy, days on market, long-term growth and recent sales — is sourced from HtAG Analytics, a specialist Australian property data provider, supplemented by ABS statistics and state government data. Property searches link to the major portals. AI guidance is powered by Claude (Anthropic).
That's who BuyerLens is built for. The Research Coach starts wherever you are. It helps you understand your budget, set research preferences and learn each concept before you assess a listing.
No. It surfaces candidates matching your filters and explains the supporting data. You decide what to investigate and whether to proceed, with help from appropriately licensed professionals.
It first applies hard filters selected by you: a state-specific affordability ceiling, property type, minimum yield and maximum vacancy rate. It then ranks an evidence-enriched, state- and price-diversified sample for your selected research preference. The result is not exhaustive, and an absent suburb has not necessarily failed. Coverage, evidence completeness and source dates remain visible.
No. A dossier is a user-prepared research record, not a valuation, recommendation, inspection report or legal review. It helps you record what you checked and prepare questions. You still need to verify material facts and engage appropriately licensed professionals.
Yes, as education only. The Research Coach can prepare a remote-walkthrough checklist, a truthful agent brief and an auction-readiness checklist. It cannot contact anyone, inspect, negotiate or bid. A property manager's walkthrough does not replace qualified inspections, and a conveyancer or solicitor should review the contract and confirm auction conditions before you bid.
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